Three cyclists from Alicante will represent the province at the European cycling championship, which starts this Thursday in Munich. The first to debut will be the runner from San Vicente Alexander Martinezwho is racing on the track. After that he will make torrevejenses manual penalty and Sandra Alonso, who will try to finish among the best in the road test. Maximum enthusiasm for three riders in a test that brings together the best experts on the continent.
Sprinter Alejandro Martinez Team and Individual Speed, Km CRI and Keirin. Competing in his first test this Thursday, the Alicante cyclist hanged his bike. bronze in the kilometer time trial at the first Glasgow Nations Cup and is one of the experts of the Spanish team in speed tests. He gave a sensational performance at the Kilometer CRI both in the morning qualifying round and in the afternoon final, making his dream of seeing himself in the box of this 2022 edition of the Nations Cup come true.
At 24, the man from Alicante excels at the Scottish velodrome best result of sports career yet in its infancy. The Alicante athlete confirmed that he is comfortable, especially in the 1km time trial discipline. In fact, he was already fifth in Europe Under 23 in 2020. And in 2021 she repeated fifth place at the absolute European Championships and seventh at the absolute World Championships she. The bronze achieved in Glasgow reflects the growth of Alejandro Martínez, who is currently focused on the European Championships.
“I always want to show the best version of me. Take it easy, don’t pressure me and grab everything we train. I don’t want to give a concrete result. I feel great but I don’t know where to finish, because there are big competitors and competition,” the cyclist told the FER Project website.
On your own behalf Manuel Penalver will race in the road test this Sunday. The Torrevieja cyclist has now fully recovered from an elbow fracture that occurred when a passerby literally crashed into the middle of the peloton on the Tour of Turkey in April. In the end of stage debate in the sprint, the expert faces the opportunity to go too far in the European Championship. It was his last race Burgos Tour Where a big fall deprived him of playing a sprint that could give him new joy. Now, the Burgos BiH driver is focusing all his energies on the continental race.
It is Torrevieja who already enjoys great respect in the international detachment. Sandra Alonso seeking a medal at the European Championships after recently participating in the Tour de France. He finished the test in 44th place and became the second Spaniard with the best position in the competition. He will compete in the 24km time trial and road test on the 17th and 21st of this month in Munich.
Alonso added to her record this year a bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games in the women’s dash event on an 80-kilometer route. She also won a double medal at the Spanish elite U23 Championship held in Mallorca. At the best moment of his sports career with a magnificent 2022 at the age of 23.
Signing the German Ceratizit this year, Sandra became the Spanish champion 13 times in different modes: road, track and MTB. In 2020 she finished twelfth at the European Road Cycling Championships and fourth on the Track. Three cyclists from Alicante heading to Munich with great enthusiasm and fit in their quest to be among the first in an event that will bring together the highlights of the continental scene.