06 May 2019

The most favourite for La Rioja Bike Race 2019

The outstanding riders of the sixth edition

 

ELITE MEN

CARLOS COLOMA (ESP) - BH-Templo Cafés UCC

Riojan sportsman and race ambassador

Bronze medal in the Olympic Games of Rio 2016

Olympic Diploma in London 2012

2016 Spanish Cross Country Champion (XCO)

Winner La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2014 and 2015

 

 

VLAD DASCALU (ROU) - Brujula Bike Racing

Resident in La Rioja

2017 and 2018 Champion of Romania Sub 23 Cross Country (XCO)

 

2018 World Cup Champion Sub 23 of Nove Mesto 

6th La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2017

5th La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

 

EVER ALEJANDRO GÓMEZ (BOL) - Olympia Factory Cycling

2nd La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2017

3rd La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

3rd GAES Catalunya Bike Race shifted by XTR 2018

 

 

ENRIQUE MORCILLO (ESP) - BUFF®-Scott

2nd Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

2nd La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

6th Absa Cape Epic 2019

9th Absa Cape Epic 2018

 

ALBERTO LOSADA (ESP) - Orbea Factory

10th Absa Cape Epic 2019

 

JOSÉ MARÍA SÁNCHEZ (ESP) - BUFF®-Scott

4th Andalucía Bike Race 2019

9th Andalucía Bike Race 2013

 

 

JOSEP DURAN (ESP) - BH-Templo Cafés UCC

2018 Runner-up Spanish Cross Country (XCO) Sub 23

2016 and 2017 Spanish Champion Cross Country (XCO) Sub 23

5th GAES Catalunya Bike Race shifted by XTR 2018

 

ISMAEL ESTEBAN (ESP) - Aldro-Arrueda

Spanish Champion Cyclocross 2017 and 2018

Spanish Runner-up Cyclocross 2019

11th Andalucía Bike Race 2019

 

 

MIGUEL MUÑOZ (ESP) - BUFF®-Scott

8th Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

2017 Spanish Runner-up of MTB Marathon (XCM)

6th Andalucía Bike Race 2019

9th Absa Cape Epic 2018

 

 

DANIEL CARREÑO (ESP) - BUFF®-Scott

Spanish Champion of MTB Ultra Marathon (XCUM) 2019

7th Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

9th La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

Spanish Champion of  MTB Marathon (XCM) U-23 2016

Spanish Champion of  MTB Marathon (XCM) Sub 23 2016

7th Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2018

 

ISMAEL VENTURA- ESMTB

2017  Spanish Champion MTB Marathon (XCM)

3rd La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano 2014

 

ALEIX ESPARGARÓ (ESP)

MotoGP pilot

 

CARLOS CHECA (ESP)

Former motorcycling pilot

 

ROBERTO SOLOZABAL (ESP)

Former professional footballer and captain of the Spanish national team

 

SAMUEL TRIVES (ESP)

Ex-professional handball player and member of the Spanish national team

 

ELITE WOMEN

CLÀUDIA GALICIA (ESP) - Megamo Factory

2018 Spanish Champio Elite of Cross Country (XCO)

2017 European Runner-up of  MTB Marathon (XCM)

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Winner of La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano

2014 Champion of Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano

2017 and 2018  Champion of GAES Catalunya Bike Race presented by Shimano

2nd Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2015

2015 Spanish Champion of Spain MTB Ultramarathon (XCMU) 

2017 World Champion Sprint Mountain Ski 

2018 Winner of the Mountain Ski World Cup

 

HILDEGUNN GJERTRUD HOVDENAK (NOR) - VPG

2018 and 2019 Winner of Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 

2nd GAES Catalunya Bike Race presented by Shimano 2017

2nd La Rioja Bike Race presented by Shimano

2018 Norwegian Champion MTB Marathon (XCM)

2015 Runner-up of Norway MTB Marathon (XCM) 2017

5th Andalucía Bike Race presented by Shimano 2017

5th European MTB Marathon Championship (XCM) 2015

 

 

ROCÍO DEL ALBA GARCÍA (ESP) - BH-Cafés UCC

2018 Bronze in the European Championship of Cross Country (XCO) U23

5th World Championship Cross Country (XCO) U23 2017

6th World Cup Sub 23 Cross Country (XCO)

2017 Spanish Champion Cross Country (XCO) U23

2018 Spanish Champion Champion of Cross Country (XCO)  U23