Cyclist Alejandro García completes a lifelong dream in the United States
After achieving the title of champion of Spain Junior 2023, to get his first victory in the UHeubach CI Junior Seriesnumerous top 10 worldwide and being sixth in his first World Championship in Andorrathe young Galician Alejandro García (20 years old) has obtained its best result in the MTB World Cup in his second year in the U23 category.
The man from Carballin was third in the Olympic cross country event held in the Soldier Hollow Ski Resortbehind the German Benjamin Kruger and from French Naël Rouffiacfirst and second respectively.
He Mondraker biker, who competes in both the short distance, short track, and the long distance, culminated on American soil an escalation in his performance with his third place, as evidenced by his 17th place in the World Cup of La Thuilethe 11th of Pal-Arinsal (Andorra) or the 8th of Les Gets. Until now, in short-track his best place was 5th in Les Gets.
I am very happy with the race, super good feelings from the beginning, always being in the leading group. It was one of the main objectives of this season, to finish with a podium. I always had it there close by and this time we have achieved it
After getting off the podium, this great fan of motorcycle mechanics evaluated his performance with these words: “Very happy with the race, super good feelings from the beginning, always being in the leading group. It was one of the main objectives of this season, to finish with a podium. I always had it close by and this time we achieved it, so many thanks to the entire team, my family and friends for making it possible and doing it here in America is simply incredible, so another opportunity in a week.”
This result allows him to be 8th in the U23 World Cup ranking with 451 points, where the leader is the German Paul Schehl (Lexware Mountainbike Team) with 1,079 points, ahead of also Spanish Thibaut Francois Baudry (Canyon XC Racing) with 810 points.
After this event, the mountain bike World Cup still has one event left, the one from October 2 to 4 in Lake Placid Olympic Sites (New York, United States)where the XCO and the DH will once again share the spotlight.
