Dani Moreno and ‘Pipo’ Rodríguez, first leaders of the Titan Forest Patagonia after a spectacular first stage
The Titan Forest Patagonia This Monday, November 2, its second edition began in Chiliwith the dispute of the first of its four stages in the Aysen Region. With Villa Cerro Castillo as a venue for the first time, the participants of the mountain bike and gravel modalities faced an online stage until Puerto Sanchez.
The day began at 08:00 hours from Villa Cerro Castillo. The first kilometers on asphalt gave way to a wide track, with some sections of undulating surface, in a route that followed for much of its length the Southern Highway. Upon reaching the Murta Riverthe cyclists headed south, advancing parallel to their channel through a more wooded environment.
In that sector the routes of both modalities were separated. While the gravel participants left the Carretera Austral to take a secondary track towards the start of the day’s climb, the MTB peloton faced their most technical section: a grass track next to a stream bed that led them to the outskirts of Murta Bay.
Both routes came together again to face the main mountainous difficulty of the stage, a climb with views of the bay. After crowning it, the competitors began a rapid descent towards Puerto Sanchezwhere the first day concluded.
Results of the first day: a definition for three seconds
In a heart-stopping arrival, in the men’s MTB category, the victory went to the Chilean José Luis Rodrígueza native of Patagonia, who completed the route in a time of 03:05:09. They completed the podium German Dorhmannfrom Argentina, in second place with 03:05:12, and Oriol Coloméfrom Spain, in third place with 03:12:22.
For his part, in the men’s gravel category, the Spanish Daniel Moreno He took first place with a time of 02:52:11, followed by the Chilean Manuel Galvez (02:57:26) and the Argentine Jose Marimon (02:57:28).
In the women’s categories, Anna Ramirez He completed the double for the KH7 team with his teammate Moreno. The Catalan took first place in MTB and Dulce Sanchez in gravel, with times of 03:43:39 and 04:29:39, respectively.
