National Championships - RR
Antigua and Barbuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Mexico, Mongolia
The only mixed Cobbles race is one of the two smallest mixed NCs with just 14 pro riders on the startlist. We have one very close intra team battle for the Antiguan championship between Bridges and Gayral, and four competitions that have clear favorites: Siric for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marcos for Cuba - although Perez is perhaps the closest to a real challenger we have in these four countries -, Ulloa for Mexico and Erdenesuren for Mongolia.
Startlist
Spoiler
ANT
Bridges
Jyme
Podium Ambition
ANT
Gayral
Joshua
Podium Ambition
BIH
Siric
Ivan
Cedevita
BIH
Crncevic
Aleksa
Evonik - ELKO
CUB
Marcos
Leandro
Minions
CUB
Perez
Cristian
Podium Ambition
MEX
Ulloa
Jose Gerardo
Los Pollos Hermanos
MEX
Prado
Ignacio Jesus
Moser - Sygic
MEX
De Luna
Flavio
Polar
MGL
Erdenebat
Bilguunjargal
Aegon - Peroni
MGL
Altanzul
Maani
BNZ-Superhero Racing
MGL
Erdenesuren
Munkhtulga
Huski Chocolate
MGL
Bolor-Erdene
Enkhtaivan
Indosat Ooredoo
MGL
Baterdene
Narankhuu
Team Puma - SAP
On the third of four cobble sectors, Bridges applied a lot of pressure to reduce the pack to just 12 riders. Now, Marcos attacks to force even more selections. Still at least two riders from every nation in here.
Nothing comes of that attack, so it’s up to the final cobbles stretch to decide most of these battles. It’s Gayral this time who pushes the pace and only Marcos, Bridges, Ulloa and Siric stick around.
After that big effort, Gayral falls behind, seemingly giving the title to teammate Bridges. Meanwhile, Erdenesuren has attacked from the group behind in an attempt to secure the Mongolian title.
No changes in the final kilometers, national championship titles go to Marcos, Ulloa, Bridges, Siric …
… and Erdenesuren. Congrats!
Result
1
Leandro Marcos
Minions
1h10'18
2
Jose Gerardo Ulloa
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
3
Jyme Bridges
Podium Ambition
s.t.
4
Ivan Siric
Cedevita
s.t.
5
Munkhtulga Erdenesuren
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
6
Joshua Gayral
Podium Ambition
s.t.
7
Flavio De Luna
Polar
+ 1'01
8
Narankhuu Baterdene
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
9
Ignacio Jesus Prado
Moser - Sygic
s.t.
10
Enkhtaivan Bolor-Erdene
Indosat Ooredoo
s.t.
11
Cristian Perez
Podium 2
s.t.
12
Aleksa Crncevic
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
13
Maani Altanzul
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 5'27
14
Bilguunjargal Erdenebat
Aegon - Peroni
+ 6'22
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National Championships - ITT
Antigua and Barbuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Mexico, Mongolia
Similar to the road race, we have one close competition - De Luna v Prado for Mexico - and four races we expect to be pretty clear cut.
Gayral is the first of the “obvious” champions - a nice agreement to share the two titles between the teammates.
Perez gives Podium Ambition their third title of this competition, handily beating Marcos by two and a half minutes.
Crncevic takes home the Bosnian title, distancing Siric by almost five minutes.
Prado is the first of the two Mexican contenders to finish, an easy best time for the moment at 1h03’39.
De Luna can’t match that, he’s 18 seconds short and the title goes to Moser!
Eventhough Bolor-Erdene did decently well, he doesn’t stand a chance against Erdenebat, who takes the fifth and final title of this time trial.
