During two days of racing, more than 80 participants took part in the Two Days of Classic Trial of Maeztu, which concluded today in the town of Alava with a very positive assessment by the riders.
After completing, in these two days, a total of 40 areas located on Mount Arboro and the natural area of Sabando, the The final winner was the Tarragona rider Francesc Ciurana (Fantic), with a total of 10 penalty points, which he ended up beating his main rival, the Gipuzkoan Diego Urreta (Fantic), which, with a total of 22 points, repeats the result of the last edition. In third place on the podium was the Catalan Ramon Membrives (SWM), with 37. The rider from Alava Asier Urbano (Fantic) took fourth place in the final standings.
Ciurana said he had
“enjoyed the trial: the sections, the route and the atmosphere, it’s one of the best I’ve ever experienced. You can tell they’ve worked hard to have a great career,”
said the Tarragona native.
Another of those who have valued the race in a positive way has been Manuel Soler, the first Spanish rider to achieve a victory in the Trial World Championship: “I hope to return to Maeztu next year. The race is fantastic, and the atmosphere is magnificent. The organization has been excellent“. Seven-time Trial World Champion Jordi Tarrés, who showed off remarkably yesterday, did not start today due to back discomfort.
In the Trialeros category, Mariano Gómez (Bultaco) from Madrid has maintained first place despite the good recovery of Jordi Tarruella (Montesa). Blai Jové (Ossa) closed the podium. In Pre-80, the victory of the Vitorian rider Javier Aldecoa (Bultaco) stands out, far surpassing the second classified, Miquel Isern (Bultaco).
The only female participant , Maddalen Aizpurua (Bultaco) from Gipuzkoa, finished in a meritorious third place in this category. The Valencian Vicente Ríos (Fantic ) has made the first position obtained yesterday count to prevail among the participants of the Classics category despite penalizing more points today than the second classified, the Madrid Jesús Sanz (Fantic). Manuel Casado (Fantic) closes the drawer. Finally, in the
Pre-72
category, José Luís Rodríguez (Montesa) had no problems lifting the winner’s trophy; José Alonso-Urquijo (Ossa) was second.
After the trophy ceremony, the 83 participants in the 2 Days of the Classic Trial They tasted the products of the area at the farewell lunch offered by the organisers, the Moto Club Más Gas, in the Plaza de Maeztu, which has been the starting and finishing point in this sixth edition.
The curtain is drawn on the 2 Days of the 2014 Maeztu Classic Trial, a race that has been a success both for the participation and for the sensations collected among the riders and the public. Maeztu is thus consolidated as the reference test of the State in this specialty and that of the trialists. The organization of next year’s 2 Days of Classics has already begun.
