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The first edition of the mountain bike event staged Carthago MTB Challenge, held this weekend, ended with the victory of the local athlete Ismael Sanchez, making good the saying of prophet in his own land.
Ismael, who knew the route perfectly, got no partial victory but two second places have allowed her to win the overall standings.
Sanchez was defeated by Juan Pedro Trujillo in the first stage (which began and ended in the La Manga Club) and Carlos Coloma in the second (which started at the Port of Cartagena and ended on the campus of the UCAM in Los Dolores ), two of the biggest names in Spanish mountain bike. Pablo Bravo was also very regular, which allowed him to move to the second position after the two stages.
In the women's final victory was for Anna Ramirez, who after reaching goal on Saturday with his partner Maria Casanova, in the day on Sunday scampered with a big lead.
The local hero was Cecilia Sopeña, who despite playing at home had no luck on their side by two punctures, but took third place on the podium.
The first edition of Carthago MTB Challenge attracted over a hundred participants from all over the country and even some foreign, who wanted to bring to Cartagena and La Manga to enjoy the formidable Mediterranean weather that accompanies the area.
Carthago Challenge is a project with the collaboration of the City of Cartagena, La UCAM (Catholic University of Murcia) and La Manga Club, highlighting the work of the local police in Cartagena, La Union Local Police, Civil Guard and the Federation Cartagena Murcia cycling.
At the awards ceremony attended by the coordinator of sports of the City of Cartagena, Eduardo Armada, the CEO of Sports of the UCAM, Paul Rosique, and the Dean of Academic UCAM, Juan Alfonso García.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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