Euskaraz irakurri: Donostiarrak irabazi du Zarauzko Ikurrina, Urdaibairi azken metroetan ateratako tarteari esker

Donostiarra has brilliantly won the Ikurriña of Zarautz, one of the most traditional races in the Eusko Label Liga calendar and in the season in general. The Gipuzkoan trainer started with a disadvantage of 5 seconds with Urdaibai, winner of the first day, and after a thrilling race they have achieved their first victory of the season.

Both boats have dominated the round of honour from the beginning, with Hondarribia and Zierbena more than one boat behind. first turnBoth Arkaitz Díaz and Gorka Aranberri’s crews set the best time in this first manoeuvre, 5 minutes and 10 seconds. A thrilling head-to-head battle between the two crews was already expected.

Little by little, The boat from Gipuzkoa has been taking the lead in the race, with Urdaibai at a distance of between 3 and 5 seconds, Hondarribia trying to get into the fight and Zierbena is already very far behind by more than 10 seconds. In the end, the Galicians had accumulated a disadvantage of 22 seconds.

The metres advanced and Donostiarra remained firm in its fight to distance itself from the leader of the Eusko Label League, which He was clinging to the 5-second lead he had gained the previous day. The last stretch was exciting. Urdaibai caught a couple of waves that brought him within 3 and 2 seconds of Donostiarra, and it seemed that the ikurriña was not going to escape, but A wave in the last few metres has given wings to Donostiarra, who finally crossed the finish line with 7 seconds ahead of Bou Bizkaia.

Great victory for those trained by Igor Makazaga, the first in a season in which they have clearly gone from less to more. With an overall time, added up for the two days, of 41:02, two seconds better than that of Urdaibai, who was second, and 28 better than that of Hondarribia, who finished third. Zierbena, second in the Eusko Label League, was fourth at 51 seconds.

As for the two previous rounds, Orio’s victory stands out, who is rowing at a high level, in the second round, with wide advantages over Getaria, Ondarroa and Kaiku, who has been penalized by a very bad maneuver at the third buoy. In the first round, the victory has been for Lekittarra.

Eusko Label League Standings

In the Eusko Label League standings, Urdaibai remains firmly in the lead with 184 points and 12 winsZierbena is second with 160 points and two wins, Donostiarra third, with 151 points and one win and Hondarribia fourth with 144 points and one win.

Global times of the Ikurriña of Zarautz

Eusko Label League Standings

Source: Eitb

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