In Girona, not everything is football and basketball. The city has vibrated with the more than a thousand runners who have participated in the twelfth edition of the CMG, the Girona mountain race. The event organized by Klassmark has attracted athletes from more than 20 nationalities. The CMG program has presented three challenges: the Transgavarreshe Trail i l’Express.
Jordi Roy has crumbled the record de la Trangavarres and has been proclaimed the winner of the test. In the other hand, Celia Balsells she was the female winner and the distance Trail has been dominated by German Alex Dautel and the British Olivia Mitchell.
The day started with the Transgavarres, an epic route of 50 kilometers with 1700 meters of positive gradient, which has taken runners from Platja Gran de Palamós to the old quarter of Girona, crossing the Gavarres massif. Both Jordi Roy and Ignasi Ferrer have reached this point with options for victory. Both were deserving of the final glory, but the small details have tipped the scales in favor of the former. Jordi Roy attacked at the key moment; on the last descent. He crossed the finish line euphoric, stopping the timer in 3 h 54 m 55 s and setting a new test record. Ignasi Ferrer entered just over a minute, while an exceptional Wifred Lladó stormed the podium.
As for the women’s race, Celia Balsells has not given room to emotion. He dominated with authority from start to finish to seal an undisputed victory. Its rivals have fallen far short of the record of 4h 27m 21s. Beyond the mark, the second place of Paloma Lobera and the third ofAnna Olivares they are more than meritorious.
The other two distances of the day have been circular with departure and arrival at Girona. The international runners have been the main protagonists of the Trail of 21 kilometers and 800 meters of positive gradient. The performance of the German Alex Dautel it has been superlative. He completed the challenge in 1h 27m 26s, erasing any thoughts of victory for the Australian Jacob Willems and in French Thibault Leroy, who have occupied the second and third step of a very high level podium. Among the girls, the figure ofOlivia Mitchell.
Plaça de Sant Domènec, the heart of Girona’s old quarter, witnessed the triumphant arrival of all participants, regardless of their position, reaffirming the importance of sporting values over competition. The CMG 2023 has proven once again that it is much more than a race; is a unique experience that brings together runners of all ages and abilities in an exciting weekend of trail running.
2023-11-19 20:49:09
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