He tricolor jersey will travel the European routes with the cyclist Richard Carapaz, brand new national champion route after being awarded the title this Sunday in the online test of the tournament held by the Ecuadorian Cycling Federation.
The EF Education-EasyPost corridor achieved a title that had it pending and that despite being a wide favorite he lost it in 2022 at the hands of Richard Huera.
Jonathan Caicedo and Miryam Núñez dominate the time trial of the national championships
But this season he managed to confirm his favoritism, although under different conditions and with the support of two gregarious: Jonathan Caicedo and Alexander Cepeda, his colleagues at EF. Last season he ran alone, with the Ineos Grenadiers badge.
Carapaz did not want setbacks and he put his teammates to work to open a gap in the first kilometers and consolidate a break with nine menwhich with the passing of the 10 turns to the circuit (total distance of 178.80 kilometers) lost elements.
For the last turns were left Carapaz, Alexander Cepeda, and Jefferson Cepeda. this last broker from the Spanish professional team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA.
🥇 and 🥉 for our runners today in Ecuador.
After almost four hours on the break, the main runners were reduced to a group of three, including Richard Carapaz and Alexander Cepeda. Richard attacked on the last lap that brought him to the finish line.
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The three riders faced the final turns and although in the last lap the Locomotive launched a fit and managed to distance of the Cepedas, Jefferson closed the distance and closed the test with the same record.
Carapaz stopped the clock in 4 hours 11 minutes 48 seconds, followed by Jefferson (second) and Alexander in third, the same order in which the Cepeda cousins closed the individual time trial on Saturday, won by Jonathan Caicedo (EF), who after the work accomplished this Sunday for the Locomotive lagged behind
Ana Vivar, champion in ladies
the azuaya Ana Vivar (Movistar-Best PC) surprised on the day and stayed with him title in the unified category of the ladies that grouped sub-23 and elite runners.
Vivar (19 years old) managed to close an outstanding performance by winning the final stretch over Michela Molina (Federation of Azuay). Esther Galarzalast champion, ranked third.
In fourth position closed the experienced Miryam Núñez (Massi-Tactic)winner of the time trial title on Saturday, but who was unable to repeat her performance on the Sunday circuit.
The road test of the national championship was also run in the youth category, ladies and men, titles won by Heidi Flores (Team Banco Guayaquil-Ecuador) and matthew ramirez (Team Pichincha).
In the category sub-23 boys won Nixon Rosero, bank team cyclist. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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