MADRID, 13 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish pistard Albert Torres finished in eleventh position in the scratch test of the European Championship, which is taking place in Munich (Germany), while Eukene Lasarte cannot finish the elimination due to injury.
Albert Torres, seventh this Friday in the points, bet everything to get the bronze when he attacked with five laps to go. However, the Spanish rider ended up being neutralized and lost all his podium options.
At the time of the movement of the Menorcan cyclist, the first and second position already had an owner, but the bronze was still possible. However, it ended up being for the Dutchman Roy Eefting and Torres, who was deflated, finished in eleventh place.
For his part, Eukene Larrarte suffered a heavy fall in the elimination, which caused him a significant blow to the shoulder and he was unable to finish the test. The one from Tolosa, due to pain in the joint, had to be transferred to a medical center and there she will undergo more tests to find out the extent of the injury, reported the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC).
In addition, Alejandro Martínez fell in the eighth of the 200 meters CRI of the Individual Speed against the French Sebastián Vigier; and the other Spanish pistard in the test -Pepe Moreno- could not beat the Italian Matteo Bianchi and was out of competition in the round of 16.
For her part, Helena Casas, in the half kilometer, finished in 15th position and Ziortza Isasi -in the Individual Pursuit-, signed the same position; while Tania Calvo finished 17th. Regarding the Men’s Individual Pursuit, Jaime Romero was 16th and Erik Martorell, twelfth.