{"id":1519,"date":"2021-03-02T10:54:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2021-03-02T11:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:01:22","slug":"triple-galfer-bike-podium-at-the-start-of-the-xco-international-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/triple-galfer-bike-podium-at-the-start-of-the-xco-international-season\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIPLE GALFER BIKE PODIUM AT THE START OF THE XCO INTERNATIONAL SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Victor Koretzky, Thomas Litscher and David Valero have taken the podium for the first event of the 2021 cross-country season held in Banyoles (Spain).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As has now become the norm each season, the city of Banyoles hosted the first internationally significant race with the MTB International Catalan Cup, featuring many world cup-level riders from several countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, as has also become usual, the Frenchman Victor Koretzky (KMC-Orbea) has won the Elite Men\u2019s category for the fourth time in recent years. Koretzky rode a very smart race, staying towards the front throughout and then going hard on the last lap, definitively deciding the contest. Finishing just behind Victor was his teammate, Swiss rider Thomas Litscher (KMC-Orbea), who was followed just a few seconds behind by the Spaniard David Valero (BH Templo Caf\u00e9s). All three athletes are representing the GALFER brake brand in 2021 and were using \u201cDisc Wave\u00ae\u201d brake discs and red compound Advanced G1851 brake pads. Another Spanish rider, Pablo Rodr\u00edguez (BH Templo Caf\u00e9s), finished in 12<sup>th<\/sup> position. The Dutchman Milan Vader (KMC-Orbea), on the other hand, unfortunately had a puncture while riding in the leading group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Elite Women\u2019s category, the excellent 4<sup>th<\/sup> place achieved by Roc\u00edo del Alba (BH Templo Caf\u00e9s) is particularly worth highlighting. After leading the race against world champions for a large proportion of the event, she was eventually unable to keep up with the fast-paced finish of her opponents. The Danish rider Malene Degn (KMC-Orbea) finished 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/victor-koretzky-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1537\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/victor-koretzky.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/triple-galfer-bike-podium-at-the-start-of-the-xco-international-season\/victor-koretzky\/\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galfer.com\/bike\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/victor-koretzky-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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