The Spanish Paralympic Cycling Team says goodbye to the Maniago European Championship with 8 medals

The Spanish Paralympic Cycling Team closed today in Maniago (Italy) a sensational performance in the European Championshipin which the national team finished with 8 medals.

The national expedition, led by the coach Begoña Luis Pérezhas finished with a balance of 8 metals: three golds, two silvers and three bronzes in three days of competition. Today’s day has not been able to translate into more medals, with Ricardo Ten leaving the most outstanding performance of the day finishing 4th in the MC1 class. The online tests were held on a six-kilometre circuit that did not present difficulties in the form of unevenness, with a cobbled section at the finish line.

Ten, European time trial champion on Friday, almost won the medal by being fourth in the online event. The Valencian tried during several sections of the race trying to go alone, but the race ended in a sprint with the Frenchman winning. Tarou.

In the MC3 class, Juan Alberto Jimenez and Eduardo Santas They have not been able to repeat their magnificent time trial performances. Jiménez was sixth and Santas eighth, with Roberto Martinez finishing 12th.

In WC2 Veronica Rodriguez She completed a good performance to be fifth despite a bad start that affected her race, forcing her to chase alone during the 7 laps of the circuit.

Already in the afternoon session Joan Sansó and Eloy Teruel They have not found the extraordinary sensations that led them to be European time trial runners-up on Friday. However, the national tandem has fought until the end for fourth position, decided in a very close sprint in favor of the Dutch duo.