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The test is scoring for the national ranking |
The Councilman of Sports of the City Council of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, the Sports Councilor of the City Council of Puerto Lumbreras, Juan Pérez, the President of the Cycling Club Juan Zurano, Juan Rubén Burrueco, and the person in charge of organizing the event, Manuel Antonio García , have presented this morning the first edition of the International Cycling Tour Guadalentín Valley 'Trofeo Ayuntamiento de Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras', which will be held this weekend, specifically on 26 and 27 May.
The Sports Councilor recalled that "Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras have an extensive sports agenda throughout the year, which has made us experts in the management and celebration of sporting events of draft.We welcome any new initiative with sincere satisfaction that joins the calendar, as this I Cycling Tour Guadalentín organized by the Cyclist Club Juan Zurano with the collaboration of the Cycling Federation of the Region and the municipalities of Puerto Lumbreras and Lorca, and we wait with anticipation as it will become a brilliant appointment within the sports programming of our two populations ".
Juan Miguel Bayonas stressed that "from the Department of Sports we want to congratulate those who make possible an activity that has come to stay and must have continuity because, we are convinced, it will be a great success." We invite all the followers of cycling in the Region and from bordering provinces to enjoy this test. "
More than 100 riders will participate during these days in the race, to which the team's personnel will be added, 17 teams will compete in Elite and U23 categories, both national and international, and the race is scoring for the national ranking, according to the scale established for tests 2.12.2.
The Councilor for Sports of Puerto Lumbreras, on the other hand, explained that "the teams arrive from the Autonomous Communities of Madrid, Valencia, Galicia, Andalusia, Aragon, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Navarra, Region of Murcia and internationally, from Israel There will also be a Lorca representative set, the Broccoli Mecánico-Sakata. "
The test consists of two stages, the first scheduled for Saturday, May 26, will start from the Plaza del Calderón de Lorca, with a total of 129.4 kilometers, with several mountain prizes, such as Cima Cañada of Alba of 3rd category, and arrival in Puerto Lumbreras.
Sunday's stage will be 135 kilometers long, with four mountain prizes: Puerto Carril, Lomo de Bas, 2nd category, Alto de los Lirias, also 2nd category, and Fortaleza del Sol, where the spectacular arrival to the Castle is fixed with which this first Vuelta al Guadalentín ends on Sunday.
For his part, Manuel Antonio García, organizer of the event, recalled that "cycling is a sport with a lot of tradition in Spain, being the sport most practiced today and is constantly growing. comarca on the national sports map. "
Garcia has detailed that "the organization of this cycling tour is composed of a team of cycling enthusiasts, faithful to this sport." The illusion and the work put on the table to ensure the good future of the cycling tour is being infinite with the only goal to give life to cycling, to maintain the spirit of the pioneers who invented something as special as pedal sports ".
He also thanked "the collaboration of people and institutions, who are oblivious to this cycling world, have joined either sponsoring, contributing labor or providing facilities."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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