Urdaibai wins the Caixabank Flag and closes a perfect weekend for those from Bermeo
Resounding victory for Urdaibai in the Caixabank Flag disputed this Sunday in the waters of Castro. The Bou Bizkaia has been made with its fourth flag of the season and continues to lead the Eusko Label League ahead of Hondarribia and Zierbena.
For the first time so far in the league, the Biscayan crew has been in the lead from the start of the regatta The four traineras of the batch of honor had as reference the great time made by Orio in the second batch (20:03).
In the first length it has been zierbena the one that has best held up to the pace of those of Gorka Aranberri, rowing almost in the same time until the ciaboga. Hondarribia and Donostiarra have remained two seconds behind.
has been in the long second when Urdaibai has begun to tilt the regatta to his side, with differences that were increasing little by little. In the second turn, those from Bermeo already led Hondarribia by 5 seconds, Zierbena by 8 and Donostiarra by 12, who was already rowing far behind.
In the second half of the regatta, Bou Bizkaia rowed with a comfortable edge over the rest of their rivals, an advantage that has even increased at the end. Those trained by Iker Zabala finally prevailed with a time of 19:46, 8 seconds faster than Hondarribia’s and 14 seconds better than Zierbena’s. The fourth position of the flag has been for Orio, winner of the second batch, after doing a very good regatta.
In the first batchthe victory has been for kaikuahead of Lekittarra, Santurtzi and Samertolameu.
Urdaibai, leader with 76 points
In the Eusko Label League classification, Urdaibai is the leader with 76 points and 4 flags; followed by Hondarribia, with 75 points and a flag; and from Zierbena, with 72 points and a flag.

Times of the Caixabank Flag

Eusko Label League classification
Source: Eitb

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