Kiryienka and Castroviejo do battle at Chrono des Nations

World Championships medalists Vasil Kiryienka and Jonathan Castroviejo will go head to head in this weekend’s Chrono des Nations. Kiryienka won the silver medal in Doha finishing 45 seconds behind the new world champion Tony Martin, while Castroviejo took the silver medal.

Kiryienka is the defending champion, after beating Marcin Bialoblocki by over a minute last year following his recent crowning as new world champion. Castroviejo will be the last of the 25 starters to leave the start ramp, setting off at 15:28 local time. The Spaniard has had a challenging season following a crash with a spectator at the Volta ao Algarve. He since came back to win the European Road Championships in September.

Irishman Ryan Mullen took a surprise fifth place at the World Championships in Qatar last week and will be making his debut at elite level. Mullen won the under 23 competition in 2013 and the junior event the year before. The 2014 champion Sylvain Chavanel will be another starter fresh from his victory in team pursuit at the European Track Championships this week.

In the women’s competition, last year’s third place finisher Ann-Sophie Duyck, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Hayley Simmonds and Lotta Lepisto will be fighting it out for the honours of victory.

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