Saltos, Peraltes and MTB International are the ingredients for this weekend in Arnedo
Saltos, Peraltes and MTB International are the ingredients for this weekend in Arnedo
This Sunday the Mountain Bike Elite has an appointment in the Rioja town of Arnedo. There the second scoring test of the MTB 2017 super -presetige calendar will be played. Carlos Coloma, the winner of the first test of this season and winner also of the XCO International Ciudad de Arnedo last year will be.
The Olympic medalist is the man to beat. Not only for having been the cattle of the same test last season, but because he is the current leader of the championship. The good moment so that Coloma goes through confirms how one of the best Bikers of the planet.
Next to the Riojan will also be on the exit line the Argentine Catriel Soto and the Brazilian Gabriel Marques de Almeida, sub-23 Pan American runner-up. There are three of the main favorites to win a test that has a marked international character. The victory also aspires Jose Dias, who heads the Portuguese team.
Regarding the Bikers Nationals, in addition to the members of the PrimaFlor-Mondraker-Rotor, who will participate in the test with all its troops, there will also be teams constituted from regional selections.
The III XCO Intercional Villa de Arnedo will be based on the same layout last year. It is a 5.3 -kilometer circuit per lap with very peculiar characteristics. It barely has 200 meters of positive slope per lap that is mainly concentrated in a spectacular rise through the streets of Arnedo as a starting point.
The layout is plagued by demanding paths and sections, crossing a motorcycle zone with jumps and perals that will surely make the spectators enjoy.