Hondarribia has won the XIV Bandera de Bilbao that has been played this Saturday in the format of time trial in the Bizkaian capital and has been placed as leader of the general classification of the Eusko Label League. The people from Gipuzkoa have been the penultimate to get into the water and have managed to set the best time at the end of the regatta in 19 minutes and 26 seconds. Second was Zierbena and third Urdaibai.

In the first round it has been samertolameu who has entered the water first, followed by Santurtzi, ondarroa and kaiku room. The latter has been the one who has done the fastest regatta finishing in 19 minutes and 56 seconds, marking the time to beat. Santurtzi has arrived 4 seconds later, Ondarroa 6 seconds and the Galicians, far behind, 32 seconds.

lekittarra It was the drifter that opened the second round, followed by Orio, Donostiarra and Cabo, in that order. All of them have been able to beat the time set by Kaiku, but the fight for first place has focused on donostia, orio and Cape, who have practically reached the finish line together. Finally, Donostiarra has won the batch with a time of 19 minutes and 43 seconds. Orio has come second just two thousandths of a secondand Cabo has been third by a second apart. Those of Lekeitio, very far from their rivals, have reached 12 seconds.

In the batch of honor the four remaining drifters have started: Getaria, Urdaibai, Hondarribia and Zierbena. As they were arriving, Urdaibai set the best time with 19 minutes and 38 seconds. After them Hondarribia finished in 19 minutes and 26 seconds and, beating the people from Bizkaia, they waited for Zierbena not to snatch the victory from them. They have been about to, but they have needed two more seconds that they.

So, hondarribia has taken its first flag of the season and in turn has placed itself at the top of the table with 43 points. Second is zierbena to a single point (42), third urdaibai with 40 and a quarter donostia with 29.

Bilbao Flag Classification:

Classification of the Flag of Bilbao. Photo: EITB Media

General ranking:

Eusko Label League classification. Photo: EITB Media

Source: Eitb

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