TRANSGRANCANARIA BIKE 2024. RESULTS. GOLD ROSA VAN DOORN AND HANS BECKING

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TRANSGRANCANARIA BIKE 2024. RESULTS. GOLD ROSA VAN DOORN AND HANS BECKING. Our BIKE section brings you the results of the Transgrancanaria cycling race.

With the victory of Rosa van Doorn and Hans Becking, Buff-Megamo closes the week with a double victory and leads the UCI ranking as the best MTB team in the world. Last 70km day for Miguel Muñoz who repeats his victory.

Photo Carlos Díaz

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TRANSGRANCANARIA BIKE 2024.

final day

This Sunday we had the longest day, 69.7 kilometers, starting and finishing in the South Park of Maspalomas. On that day it was going to be hard after after ascending the Ayagaures ravine, descending Fataga and crossing the El Salobre area. On this very interesting day, the stage winners were Rosa van Doorn and Miguel Muñoz from Klimatiza Toteemi.

Photo Carlos Díaz

For her part, the second in the stage and overall, Dutch rider Tessa Kortekaas, meanwhile, the femenine podium this Sunday was completed by Andalusian Natalia Fischer (Scott Cala Bandida), who in her second participation in this race finished third overall. “I’m very happy to have enjoyed this great island and event again. I loved the race from the first stage to the last, even though they were short for me except today. I hope to come back again,” said the current Spanish champion. Behind her, both in the overall and today’s stage, were the Romanian based in Gran Canaria Manuela Muresan and the Portuguese Celina Carpinteiro.

Women’s Elite Stage 4 Results

In the men’s category, Cordovan Miguel Muñoz won the stage, followed by Hans Becking just 10 seconds, Enrique Morcillo completed the podium

Men’s Elite Stage 4 Results

TRANSGRANCANARIA BIKE 2024.

RESULTS. GOLD ROSA VAN DOORN AND HANS BECKING

Celebration in the Buff-Megamo team after achieving wins in both the women’s and men’s overall standings with Rosa van Doorn and Hans Becking, respectively, at the ninth Fred.Olsen Express Transgrancanaria Bike, coinciding with the week they secured the top spot in the UCI rankings as the best MTB team in the world.

Photo Carlos Díaz

Women’s race

This year’s race, for the second consecutive year within the UCI S2 category circuit, reached the final day with everything to decide in the general classification, where the Dutch Tessa Kortekaas (Cannondale ISB) and Hans Becking started as leaders but with less than a minute’s advantage over their pursuers. Thus, in the women’s race, Van Doorn started with the aim of reclaiming the red jersey she lost on Saturday by just 46 seconds, an advantage that she reduced to just 13 seconds at the first checkpoint at Parque Sur after descending the Fataga ravine. At the next checkpoint, at kilometer 50.8, she gained an 8:30 lead over her rival, a final advantage that did not decrease at the finish line, allowing her to secure her first Fred.Olsen Express Transgrancanaria Bike victory in her debut in the race.

At the finish line, Van Doorn admitted she didn’t know she had finally won by such a margin over her compatriot. “From the first ascent, I tried and kept pushing, I gave it my all. I also enjoyed today’s course, it was the best along with the views of the stage,” she explained.

Second was Dutch rider Tessa Kortekaas, based in Lanzarote, highlighted that she “really enjoyed” her first experience at the Gran Canaria event. “I didn’t know what shape I was in after the Titan Desert in Morocco – a race she won last week with victories in all six stages – but I’m super happy with the sensations, they were better than I expected.” The Cannondale ISB rider leaves the island with a stage win on Saturday, which allowed her to start the day in the red jersey, although she ultimately couldn’t defend it. “It was a battle where I was feeling the fatigue not just physically but also mentally. I’m happy to finish second in both the overall and stage, and surely, I’ll be back next year,” she concluded.

The podium was completed by Natalia Fischer (Scott Cala Bandida), Manuela Muresan and the Portuguese Celina Carpinteiro.

Photo Carlos Díaz

Women’s Elite Overall Results

Men’s race

Cordovan Miguel Muñoz started the day third in the overall standings, 1:50 behind leader Hans Becking, and attempted to regain the leader’s jersey he lost yesterday due to a mechanical issue, but couldn’t as the Dutch rider showed a high level with three final wins.

“The legs were good, a pity about yesterday’s mechanical issue because I’m in great form and could have taken the overall win, but MTB is like that, mechanical issues happen to everyone, and yesterday it was my turn. Today I started with Hans at 1:50 and tried from the first moment with my teammates Roberto and Sebastián, we set a tough pace on the first climb, I moved ahead, went with Hans, we opened a gap little by little, and I tried to attack him, but he responded well,” summarized the Klimatiza Toteemi rider who moved up to second overall. “I’m super happy, it’s my first time in Gran Canaria, and without a doubt, I’ll be back.“

Meanwhile, the Dutch champion claimed his second consecutive Fred.Olsen Express Transgrancanaria Bike. “It was tougher than last year, and also more fun,” indicated Hans Becking at the finish line, who admitted he had the advantage of remembering some routes from last year, which helped him to the final victory. “I’m very happy to win again,” he affirmed after repeating at the top of the podium, accompanied by his teammate Enrique Morcillo, in a demonstration of Buff-Megamo’s great season, once again achieving an excellent result in a UCI race. “It’s hard to stay at the top every week, but we have a great team, and we’re very happy.“

The top five in the elite overall standings and the last stage were completed by Enrique Morcillo, Spanish champion Sergio Mantecón, and Andalusian Luis Ángel Maté. The top Canarian was Blas Rivero, who finished ninth despite a mechanical issue on the second day.

Photo Carlos Díaz

Men’s Elite Overall Results