Iñaki Lejarreta (Orbea Racing Team) won the third round of the GP Massi-Copa Catalana BTT International in Val de Lord, held on the circuit located in Sant Llorenç de Morunys (Lleida). Lejaretta's teammate Ruben Ruzafa was second at 1:52 ahead of World Champion Jose Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida) in third at 3:12.
"We are very happy. The tactic was to get Iñaki and Reuben away. With Hermida chasing, Lejarreta has to be strong to win. Lejarreta has proven that he is riding at a high level," said Orbea Team Director Ixio Barandiaran.
"Today was a great day," said Lejarreta, who took a break after a seventh place finish at the World Cup in South Africa.
"I had gotten a stomach virus, and I was unsure of how I would race against Hermida, Cedric Ravanel and Ruzafa, but as the kilometers passed, I saw I was stronger than my rivals and was reassured. I'm happy to have achieved a major victory and that my preparation for the next World Cup is well under way."
Next week, Lejarreta and his Orbea team will race in the Portugal Cup in Seia Lusa as its riders continue to gain UCI points to increase their chance of competing in the Olympic Games next year.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) | 1:22:09 |
| 2 | Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) | 0:01:52 |
| 3 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) | 0:03:12 |
| 4 | Tiago Jorge Oliveira Ferreira (Por) | 0:03:49 |
| 5 | Cédric Ravanel (Fra) | 0:04:13 |
| 6 | Cristofer Bosque (Spa) | 0:07:48 |
| 7 | Ever Alejandro Gomez (Bol) | 0:08:26 |
| 8 | Francesc Guerra (Spa) | 0:08:42 |
| 9 | Ramon Sagues Portabella (Spa) | 0:09:48 |
| 10 | Ruben Alemeida (Por) | 0:10:03 |
| 11 | Francesc Freixer (Spa) | 0:10:04 |
| 12 | Marcos Vasquez (Spa) | 0:11:01 |
| 13 | Adelino Moll Mut (Spa) | 0:11:19 |
| 14 | Aitor Tur (Spa) | 0:11:26 |
| 15 | Umbert Almenara Verges (Spa) | 0:11:29 |
| 16 | Adria Noguera Soldevila (Spa) | 0:12:17 |
| 17 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Por) | 0:12:21 |
| 18 | Seiya Hirano (Jpn) | 0:12:22 |
| 19 | Borja Murillo Caballero (Spa) | 0:13:27 |
| 20 | Xavier Vinyas (Spa) | 0:13:46 |
| 21 | Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) | 0:14:11 |
| 22 | Jordi Carnicer (Spa) | 0:15:15 |
| 23 | Noel Trillo Flores (Spa) | 0:15:59 |
| 24 | Roger Argelaguer (Spa) | 0:16:11 |
| 25 | Christian Collados (Spa) | 0:17:30 |
| 26 | Carlos Portilla Parrilla (Spa) | 0:17:42 |
| 27 | Oriol Domenech (Spa) | 0:18:15 |
| 28 | Enric Martorell (Spa) | 0:19:05 |
| 29 | Albert Carreras (Spa) | 0:20:19 |
| 30 | Carlos Hidalgo (Spa) | 0:21:37 |
| 31 | Guillem Marti (Spa) | 0:21:59 |
| 32 | Oscar Berral (Spa) | 0:22:49 |
| 33 | Gerard Arenos (Spa) | 0:23:09 |
| 34 | Ivan De Romo (Spa) | 0:23:35 |
| 35 | Eduard Figueras (Spa) | 0:24:15 |
| 36 | Gerard Barnolas (Spa) | 0:24:32 |
| 37 | Albert Bargallo (Spa) | 0:24:55 |
| 38 | Matias Adrover (Spa) | 0:25:46 |
| 39 | Santiago Jurado (Spa) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Arnau Planas Molina (Spa) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Adria Bachs (Spa) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Jordi Sanmartin (Spa) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Rafel Sastre (Spa) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Jesus Chinchilla (Spa) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Sergi Pujabet (Spa) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Francisco Lopez Leon (Spa) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | David Peñaloza (Spa) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Miguel Angel Rubio Martinez (Spa) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Sergio Borjabad (Spa) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Alberto Arredondo (Spa) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Oriol Cañizar (Spa) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Cristian Navarro (Spa) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Eloi Preckler (Spa) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Enric Costas (Spa) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Oscar Sabiote (Spa) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ricardo Gutierrez (Spa) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Josep Chavarria (Spa) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alfredo Saldon (Spa) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jorge Tarazona (Col) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Calmet Ricard (Spa) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | José González (Ecu) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cécile Ravanel (Fra) | 1:22:59 |
| 2 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 0:03:16 |
| 3 | Mercedes Pacios Pujalo (Spa) | 0:08:48 |
| 4 | Merce Petit (Spa) | 0:10:14 |
| 5 | Cristina Mascarreras Sabria (Spa) | 0:13:56 |
| 6 | Mariana Catedra Fernando (Spa) | 0:19:11 |
| 7 | Clara Soms (Spa) | 0:22:18 |
| 8 | Judith Sanchez (Spa) | 0:33:31 |
| 9 | Arantxa Mejias (Spa) | 0:34:00 |
| 10 | Ingrid Carbones (Spa) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Maria Del Mar Sancho Bauza (Spa) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Carolina Lopez Altadill (Spa) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Brita Henseler (Ger) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Aida Viladrich (Spa) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
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