Mireia Benito takes fourth consecutive elite women's Spanish time trial title
Sara Martín second, Sandra Alonso third in Sabiñánigo
Mireia Benito (AG Insurance-Soudal) defended her title for a fourth time in the elite women's time trial at the Spanish Road Championships on Thursday, riding the 18.6km course 21 seconds faster than her closest rivals.
Benito completed the TT in Sabiñánigo in 25:59 for an average speed of nearly 43kph, earning herself the right to wear the Spanish champion's skinsuit for another year. She is now a four-time consecutive winner in the elite TT, winning every year since 2023.
The rider she beat into second this year was Movistar's Sara Martín, who finished 21 seconds down on the winning time. Sandra Alonso (Eneicat-Be Call) took third at 27 seconds.
After crashing during her recon and needing stitches, podium hopeful Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) missed out on the top three, coming in fourth, 40 seconds down on Benito.
Earlier in the day, Alejandra Neira (Baqué Movistar) took the junior women's TT title, whilst Paula Ostiz (Movistar) won the women's U23 TT, finishing fifth in the elite race.
Racing continues at the Spanish Championships on Thursday afternoon with the elite and U23 men's TTs, before the road races on the weekend, where Benito will be among the favourites again.
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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men's and women's Tours de France, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.
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