El Road Master World Championship played in the Italian town of Varense did not disappoint anyone to have a great turnout. There was maximum expectation in each and every one of the tests held; Trial, Team Relay, Big backyard y Half Fund.
Near 3.000 were the cyclists who came together in this event, coming from all parts of the planet as far as Japan, the United States, Tahiti, South Africa and dozens more, including riders Luís María Lamikiz " Koldo ", Duccio Zambrini and Javier Almela, of the Multiesport-UCMontgó team. The countries with the highest representation were Italy, France and Great Britain.
Duccio and Almela disputed the test of Great Fund own of a stage of the well-known Turn of Lombardy, while Koldo by the age group older than 65 years played the one of Medio Fondo.
The route through which the race took place had beautiful landscapes, narrow paths between forests and a tracing of ups and downs, characteristic of this region of Italy.
The test qualified as very hard "by experienced riders in this class of world championships had many incentives that led to the breakage of the peloton in each of the categories in the first mountain pass. During the descent they were separated units, becoming groups so the peloton that output was 300 participant was shattered.
Eighth place for Koldo
The cyclists of the Multiesport-UCMontgó saved the test, not forming part of the three of the wide statistics that include faults, punctures and overdraws, multiple falls due to the participants interfering in the so-called risk zone during the test and especially in the descents, area where the danger and the chances of losing control of the bicycle are measured in fractions of a second.
Koldo, got one of his goals to be among the top ten, as he entered the finish line in the eighth position of his category.
Almela had to settle for exceeding the goal in the pursuer platoon having been part of the main break during part of the test, until a slight downhill cut where he gave a few meters of the group did not allow him to link with a leak that was running at high speed , finalizing the test next to the Spanish, Jesus Robles of Express Crevillente.
Duccio Zambrini, on the other hand, was the victim of an effort to persistently try to stay in the front of the peloton and fatigue did not allow him to keep up with the group at the last port, having to give up the position in the final part of the race.
For the organizers of the World championship and Società Ciclista Alfredo Binda de Varese one is attributed to him by the organization and management of the event from the inscriptions to the delivery of trophies, happening through each detail of each one of the tests, catering. The cyclists of the Multiesport-UCMontgó team lived a great experience that they want to repeat if circumstances permit, next season in Poland.
All of them thank all the sponsors and collaborators as well as family and friends who have accompanied them in this experience and made it possible for them to rub shoulders with the best in the world.
