Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) is the brand new Spanish highway 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 searching for a fifth consecutive title – and a sixth in complete – and she or he battled gamely to get again into competition 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 assert the title, 5 seconds forward of her teammate Blanco, whereas García outsprinted Martín for bronze.
“The reality is I can’t imagine it,” Ostolaza mentioned. “This can be a victory for all of the group as a result of with out them it wouldn’t have been doable. Usually, the top is crucial ingredient. You need to imagine after which give it every little thing you’ve gotten. My legs responded.
“Now we have an excellent group and that gave us a bonus. We performed our playing cards very properly. Due to Yurani’s break, I had every little thing 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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