11 May Felipe Orts top-10 in Castellón Gravel Race
Felipe Orts and La Vila Joiosa – Néteo, ambassador of ISB Sport, added a top-10 in his first contact with gravel in Castellón. The rider from Alicante suffered a puncture on the first descent that forced him to make a great comeback to cross the finish line in eighth position.
Llucena hosted this morning the start of the Castellón Gravel Race with Felipe Orts as one of its ambassadors. The large influx of public gave wings to the rider of the Vila, who signed a good start to be placed in the leading positions in the early stages of the race. Unfortunately, a puncture on the first descent forced him to stop and drop positions to rejoin the race in 30th place.
Far from giving up, Felipe Orts put the direct with a very solid pace to gain positions to be placed in the fight for the top-5 in a sensational comeback. Bad luck struck again with the rider from Alicante, who suffered another puncture in the final stages to be relegated to eighth place. A result that does not reflect the good feelings of the Alicante rider in his first gravel race of the season, showing a great form encouraging for the next commitments.
The next appointment for the rider from Vila will be the Rioja Bike Race, where Felipe Orts will return to the mountain bike to compete in a race that will consist of three stages starting on May 17.
