{"id":58447,"date":"2024-02-13T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/sergio-mantecon-podio-de-etapa-en-una-mediterranean-epic\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:01:00","slug":"sergio-mantecon-stage-podium-in-the-mediterranean-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/sergio-mantecon-stage-podium-in-the-mediterranean-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"SERGIO MANTEC\u00d3N STAGE PODIUM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN EPIC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sergio Mantec\u00f3n, from the team Scott Cala Bandida, ambassador of <\/strong>ISB Sport, climbs the podium in the first stage of the Mediterranean Epic, one of the\u00a0 best races in the world. The \u201cbandido\u201d managed to beat his rivals in the time trial. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Four days of maximum intensity. That was the Mediterranean Epic held in Oropesa del Mar. A\u00a0 race that has already become one of the main objectives of the team SCOTT Cala Bandida, ambassador of ISB Sport, as the best riders in the\u00a0 world will be there.<\/p>\n

On Thursday the race started with a great time in the time trial by Sergio Mantec\u00f3n who gave\u00a0 everything and that was enough to get on the podium with a third place. The whole team\u00a0 warmed up their legs for the days ahead and started the race giving battle from the first\u00a0 moment.<\/p>\n

The level demanded from the first day was very high and the team had to pull out their teeth in\u00a0 the second stage. The demanding effort of the first day made Sergio suffer more than necessary\u00a0 in the second stage finishing 14th. Miquel and Jose Mar\u00ed despite having a good pace of race did\u00a0 not manage to stand out, the latter due to the viral illness he was going through. For her part,\u00a0 Natalia managed to cut the lead with her teammates but without reaching her best version.<\/p>\n

The third stage was undoubtedly the hardest of all, 105 km with a positive difference in altitude\u00a0 of 2,120m. A stage in which no matter how hard the team tried to row, things did not go well.\u00a0 Miquel entered the finish line followed by Sergio who, despite fighting until the end, several\u00a0 mechanical problems kept him away from the podium. Natalia managed to finish in sixth\u00a0 position and Jose Mari had to retire due to a bad cold.<\/p>\n

The 52 km of the last day left us with a unique image of the bandits riding the last kilometres\u00a0 along the beach of Oropesa. With a finish far from what we would have liked but fought to the\u00a0 end with that third place of Sergio in the first stage and with Natalia among the best runners in\u00a0 the women’s category.<\/p>\n

“Mediterranean Epic finished, with the <\/em>best runners in the world. I have given my\u00a0<\/em>best after a break of more than 9 months <\/em>due to health problems. I’m still looking\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

for rhythm in competition and every day <\/em>I’m feeling much better”- <\/em>Natalia Fischer<\/strong><\/p>\n

“To get a podium in one of the most <\/em>important races in the world is something\u00a0<\/em>very important. In addition, Mediterranean <\/em>Epic for us is like racing at home, with our\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

people, which makes it even more special\u201d-<\/em>Sergio Mantec\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n

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