Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Garikoitz Bravo ensures last hurrah as Euskaltel say emotional goodbye to peloton















Euskaltel Euskadi bowed out of professional cycling on Tuesday in a discreet, yet honourable manner, at the Tour of Beijing.

Garikoitz Bravo successfully defended his tenth place on general classification, meaning the team had something to celebrate on what was otherwise a sad day for everyone connected with the team.

"This is like someone dying", sports director Álvaro González de Galdeano told www.esciclismo.com. "We'll only realize later on that the team is actually gone, and we'll remember the team fondly. We know it's all over now, but we're yet to really grasp it".

Speaking to the team's website upon the stage's conclusion, de Galdeano was pleased with how his charges ended 20 years of cycling history.

"We're pleased with the result - we got into the top ten. We put our faith in Garikoitz and it payed off. He even finished second in the young riders' classification.

"We finished this with the feeling of having done a good job".

By securing his best result in a WorldTour race in his young career, Bravo also bettered the team's performance last year that saw Iván Velasco and Samuel Sánchez coming in 11th and 12th respectively.

As de Galdeano put it, it was most certainly a most "dignified" way to bow out.

Results:
  • (1, Luka Mezgec (Argos-Shimano), 2:26:56)
  • 23, Garikoitz Bravo, s.t.
  • 48, Mikel Landa, s.t.
  • 105, Ricardo García, 0:44
  • 106, Mikel Astarloza, s.t.
  • 107, Juan José Oroz, s.t.
Final general classification:
  • (1, Beñat Intxausti (Movistar), 19:35:46)
  • 10, Garikoitz Bravo, 0:31
  • 36, Juan José Oroz, 2:43
  • 43, Mikel Landa, 3:58
  • 51, Ricardo García, 6:20
  • 131, Mikel Astarloza, 34:42
Photo: BCPT

8 comments:

Lauaxeta said...

Eskerrik asko, EE....

Anonymous said...

Can't say how sad I am on this day. Wishing eveyone only the best for the future... Hope to see you all again soon... x
John

Unknown said...

Agur Euskaltel.

Can't believe it's over

Anonymous said...

Sad but true!

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Willy Watson said...

Outstanding experience I tasted here regarding Garikoitz Bravo career and the team spirit. Travelling the world or even any country is definitely a thrilling part to all the world cyclists. Glad to see Bravo made an amazing finish of his career. The tour of Beijing was not less funny and notable. I like the way you focused on the charmed of peloton biking. Though my browsing concern was to learn How to Put on Peloton Shoes, I was completely satisfied with the cycling juice your spread on the colorful page.

menna said...

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