{"id":66551,"date":"2026-03-04T10:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/?p=66551"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:09:56","slug":"andalucia-bike-race-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/andalucia-bike-race-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ANDALUCIA BIKE RACE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Report from MASSI ISB SPORT, ISB SPORT Ambassador<\/p>\n<p><strong>A very positive assessment from the MASSI ISB SPORT team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good feelings before heading to the Cape Epic.<\/p>\n<p>The team concludes its participation in the Andaluc\u00eda Bike Race, a top-level HC event of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), held in a spectacular setting and with a very high level of competition, with satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44-700x442.jpg 700w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-44-600x379.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lineup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The team fielded two 100% Massi ISB Sport pairs: Tessa Kortekaas \u2013 M\u00f3nica Calder\u00f3n and Mart\u00ed Aran \u2013 Axel Boudial. A third pair, combined with the Metalurgica Veneta Pro Team, consisted of Costanza Fasoli and Maria Zarantonello.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Their performance was outstanding, with daily podium finishes: three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes. Tessa Kortekaas and M\u00f3nica Calder\u00f3n&#8217;s third-place finish in the overall standings was particularly noteworthy, confirming their consistency and competitiveness throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>Costanza Fasoli and Maria Zarantonello secured fourth place in all stages except the first, finishing the race with a commendable fourth place overall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3.png 1204w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3-1024x930.png 1024w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3-768x698.png 768w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3-700x636.png 700w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-3-600x545.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the men&#8217;s category, Mart\u00ed Aran and Axel Boudial delivered a solid performance, improving their positions in the overall standings day by day. However, in the final stage, they were forced to abandon the race after being involved in a crash caused by a rider from another team. Despite the setback, there were no serious physical consequences.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2.png 1204w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-1024x825.png 1024w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-700x564.png 700w, https:\/\/isbsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-600x483.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next stop: ABSA CAPE EPIC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With such a positive outcome at the Andaluc\u00eda Bike Race and on the verge of facing one of the biggest challenges on the international calendar, ISB Sport is reinforcing its commitment to the team, supporting them with our high-end bearings, designed to offer maximum precision, efficiency, and durability under the most demanding conditions. We are proud to be part of every competition, knowing that our bearings contribute to performance and reliability during races. This commitment to quality, innovation, and high performance is what drives us to continue growing alongside our athletes at every major international event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Report from MASSI ISB SPORT, ISB SPORT Ambassador A very positive assessment from the MASSI ISB SPORT team Good feelings before heading to the Cape Epic. The team concludes its participation in the Andaluc\u00eda Bike Race, a top-level HC event of the Union Cycliste&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":66554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[3935],"class_list":["post-66551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling-en","tag-isb-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66551"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66561,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66551\/revisions\/66561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbsport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}