Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) is the brand new Spanish street champion, breaking Mavi García’s longstanding dominance of the occasion in a dramatic finale on the standard circuit in San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Ostolaza’s teammate Yurani Blanco entered the ultimate 15km with a minute’s benefit over a small chasing group that was powered by García. The Liv-Alula-Jayco rider was in search of a fifth consecutive title – and a sixth in complete – and she or he battled gamely to get again into rivalry within the finale.
García and Ostolaza caught Blanco with 1.5km remaining, and so they had been joined quickly afterwards by Sara Martín (Movistar). The 4 riders fought out victory within the finale, with Ostolaza powering clear to say the title, 5 seconds forward of her teammate Blanco, whereas García outsprinted Martín for bronze.
“The fact is I can’t imagine it,” Ostolaza stated. “This is a victory for all of the workforce as a result of with out them it wouldn’t have been attainable. Often, the pinnacle is crucial ingredient. You should imagine after which give it the whole lot you will have. My legs responded.
“We have a great workforce and that gave us a bonus. We performed our playing cards very properly. Thanks to Yurani’s break, I had the whole lot in my favour. I got here to the finale with power left and I used to be in a position to win.”
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