Cyclist from Villajoyosa Felipe Orts He managed to get on the podium in the C1 category in the cyclocross competition held in Loehnout (Belgium), closing 2023 with another good result for his own record. Orts, who recently received the news of the death of a family member, experienced a big and emotional race..
In Friday’s test, Orts was clearly outclassed by category winner Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands to claim another outright victory. Back, Orts took second place in a tight sprint with Belgian Gianni Vermeersch, who overtook him, and Dutchman Ryan Kamp, whom the Spaniard managed to beat..
This was Vilero’s second podium in C1 category testing, having achieved a third-place finish in Niel, Belgium last November.
On Saturday, still celebrating third place, Orts entered the new round of the World Cup and finished 12th in Hulst (Netherlands) in another race won by Van der Poel.
Six wins in 2023
With these two quotes Felipe Orts closed 2023 with victories in the cyclocross race at the Spanish Championship in January and in tests in Marín (Pontevedra), Melgaço (Portugal), Tarazona, Xàtiva and València.. Vilero also ended his relationship with the Burgos-BH team, with which he competed in five road tests this year.
Orts’ next test will take place on January 1, as he is on the starting list for the Sven Nys Grand Prix in the town of Baal (Belgium), joining the peloton’s two biggest roosters, Mathieu van. der Poel and Wout van Aert.