Spain’s options in the time trial of the Montreal Cycling World Cup
With enthusiasm, but aware of the superiority of their rivals. The Spanish cycling team faces the Cycling World Championship from Montreal (Canada) which starts this Sunday with the individual time trial. First with the women’s race (3:00 p.m.) and then with the men’s race (6:45 p.m.), where the Swiss Marlen Reusser and the belgian Remco Evenepoel They start as clear favorites.
In Spanish, the objective seems clear, to be in the top 10, to be among the ten fastest, as the Spanish cyclists have expressed. In this sense, Mireia Benito10th last year in the ITT of the World Championship, highlighted in her statements that “we will have to keep an eye on the weather, it rains equally and it is a circuit that when you see it on the map seems quite flat and easy and when you are there it is very technical, especially the first and last part, and the riding parts, in which you can make time, are with the terrain a little broken. It will be a long effort, I think it will be the longest time trial we have done so far and it will be a matter of to be managed well and since there are no climbs I think it will be a matter of maintaining a constant and strong pace, but one that you can sustain.”
And, in terms of results, he did not hide his ambition, “realistically, I see less than a top 5 as impossible, repeating a top 10 would make me satisfied, but I want to leave with the feeling of having managed the time well.”
At your side, Paula Blasi She acknowledged that she has more of her mind set on the European Championship, since “it will adapt a little more to me and here it is more a matter of gaining sensations, gaining speed, gaining confidence with the lines. If we both got into the top 10 it would be something to be proud of.
In the afternoon in Spain, they will take to the ring Ivan RomeoU23 CRI world champion just two years ago, who will try to improve his 11th place in Montreal in Kigali 2025. In this sense, the Pucelano pointed out that “it is a time trial for specialists, a lot of work, and I think it will be very mental as well. I am confident that if the numbers come out I can be quite ahead.”
For his part, the current Spanish time trial champion, Pablo Castrillowas confident: “It is a privilege to do the world time trial. In the last time trials I have seen myself with confidence. With the level that exists, a Top10 would be a very good result.”
