The cyclist Sergio Lorca Mantecón (TREK-Lorca Taller del Tiempo) has proclaimed this weekend final winner of the Tour de France mountain bike 2010 after a last stage in the quiet and has also been runner-up.
For this reason, the Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, held an official reception on Wednesday the rider to transfer the congratulations of Lorca.
The last stage was a 4.2 km time trial on a totally urban circuit through the streets of Paris, with endless stair descents and long climbs stairs also only suitable for large specialists.
The winner was the "down" Billy Joe Whenman English, Sergio Mantecón leaving only 2 seconds in a spectacular hand in hand along the path of Paris.
The stage was all a celebration of cycling, with hundreds of spectators turned over to the spectacle of these corridors and they have not been disappointed.
Finally and brand gala Sergio Mantecón yellow jersey, finally being second overall, the Dutch De Kneght 4 minutes and 51 seconds and third Belgian Van Hoovels to 7 minutes and 22 seconds.
Sergio Mantecón was also the winner of the jersey chlorophyll, the green jersey awarded to the most regular of the race.
In elite women, Sandra Santanyes ended in third place in the finishing stage also the Paris podium in third place in the drawer.
Great tour Sandra also has major competitors as final winner, Switzerland's Katrin Leumann, top-ten in the World Cup.
Great tour also Juan Pedro Trujillo and Jose Carlos Macias, without them and their daily work, Sergio Mantecón victory would not have been possible.
It has been two luxury gregarious Sergio.
The TREK team-Lorca Taller del Tiempo won the championship after strong performances throughout the tour of France.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
1 .- Whenman Billy Joe (ENG) 11m.34s
2 .- Sergio Mantecón 2s
3.-Nicolas Jeantet (ITA) a11s
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION.
1 .- Sergio Mantecón 10:13:04
2 .- Kneght (HOL) to 4m.51s
3 .- Kevin Van Hoovels (BEL) to 7m.22s
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca