A lot near hundreds of cyclists will be in competition this weekend for the tests that comprise the Road Cycling National Championship, which will be in charge of the Ecuadorian Cycling Federation, to be held in two circuits, one in the commercial area of Quito and another in the vicinity of the Middle of the World Cityin the north of the Ecuadorian capital.
The championship includes a total of four teststwo will be in the individual time trial modality (CRI) and two of the online route, for categories elite and sub-23, in women and men.
The CRI will run on Friday, February 18 in a circuit of 9.55 kilometers, which will cover the Manuel Córdova Galarza Avenue, from the roundabout at the foot of the Middle of the World monument until Cemexpo, to then return and take the detour through a section of Mango Inga Avenue, returning to Córdova Galarza and connecting with the roundabout.
The test opens at 09:00 with the female sub-23 category, followed by elite women, sub-23 men and elite, each competitor starts with a difference of one minute. The road closure time for this sector will be approximately until 1:00 p.m.
“Are Complicated and conflicting issues due to the issue of mobility that it entails for citizenship, but we look forward to your understanding of the people of the capital”, commented Santiago Rosero, president of the Ecuadorian Cycling Federation.
The online test will be held on Sunday, February 20 in a circuit of 9.6 kilometers in the north of Quito.
The exit will be on José Correa streetnorth of the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, continue along Avenida Eloy Alfaro to the Republicadvance to the Americas square and go down the United Nationsback to the El Batán stadium and Calle Correa.
After 07:00 vehicular access is closed through these sectors, with the exception of the controlled steps that there will be in the intersections of the streets Portugal and Eloy Alfaroin addition to crossing the avenues Atahualpa and Amazon.
This test it starts with the registration of signatures of competitors, from 07:00, with a cut-off time of 07:45.
The proof male elite is the one that starts first (08:00), followed by the other categories with an interval of three minutes and with an estimate of five hours of competition, until 13:00.
the national championship awards the winners with the tricolor jerseybadge that runners can wear in their different teams and competitions at local and international level, in the respective modality achieved.
the carchense Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) is one of the main attractions of the online test, along with Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost), title that Alexander Cepeda will defend, rider of the Italian team Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli.
In the female elite category (both modes) and the U-23 men’s road titles were vacant when confirming the casualties of Miryam Núñez, who suffered an accident on Sunday in Quito, and the impossibility of Nixon Rosero for getting his UCI license, due to delay in procedures at the Ecuadorian Consulate in Spain, where he will run this season for Team Lizarte.
The defense of Elite CRI title will go to Jorge Montenegro, which this year will run for the Banco Guayaquil-Ecuador continental team. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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