The test had a distance of 44.8 km.
approximately, with a medium physical and technical level |
The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has announced that the BXM Race "Sierra del Gigante" has been chosen as one of the best races of 2017 in the Runedia ranking, one of the main racing calendars of the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most important websites of inscriptions in Spain.
Juan Miguel Bayonas explains that "this classification has been prepared with the votes and comments of more than 53,000 users who have shared their opinions with the Runedia community." The jury, made up of elite athletes or family heroes, has personally tested each One of the tests, aspects such as the organization of the test, the price, the existing environment, the services offered, the quality and the difficulty of the route were evaluated.
Bayonas has congratulated the organizers of "this test that in only three editions has managed to become one of the most important tests for lovers of this sport and also of nature".
The third edition of the BXM Race "Sierra del Gigante" was held on August 27, coinciding with the II Copa FasterWear BXM Region of Murcia.
The test had a route of 44.8 km.
approximately, with a medium physical and technical level.
The exit and the goal were installed in the Plaza de la Iglesia de La Parroquia.
The winners of this IIII BXM Sierra del Gigante race were 1 ° Alejandro Ortigosa, 2 ° Antonio García and 3 ° Kevin Moreno.
From the Ciclosenderista Club El Gigante, organizer of the event, remember that "the strong point of the test is the beautiful route it has", and thanked the runners for their assessments, the Lorca City Council and the Mountaineering Federation of the Region of Murcia its great support and all the collaborators and volunteers that make this event possible ".
The 'Runedia' portal has also become a meeting place for a community of outdoor sports enthusiasts.
During the past year the inscriptions of 347 races were managed, with a total of 52.218 athletes registered in the different tests.
The website closed 2017 with an average of 678,000 visits per month.
It currently has 95,674 registered users and a database in which more than 34 million racing results appear.
The Runedia 2017 calendar collects information on 15,460 events in Spain and 15,401 in the rest of the world (France, Mexico, USA, etc).
In addition, Runedia, taking note of each of the votes and opinions, makes an attractive proposal of notes and curious data of the "National Ranking" and the "Ranking by Communities." This year as a novelty in this classification have included two new categories: xatlones (duathlon, triathlon and aquathlon) and we separated BTT from road bikes.
The winners at the state level have been in TRAIL ULTRA (more than 50 km) Iruñea Donostia Basque Ultra Trail Series, in TRAIL MARATÓN (from 30 to 50 km) Marató del Montseny, TRAIL MEDIO (from 15 to 30 km) Trapa Trail, TRAIL SHORT (less than 15km) Trail les tres Fonts.
In MARATÓN RUTA Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, MEDIA MARATÓN RUTA Half Marathon Os 21 del Camino.
10 KM ROUTE 10km San Silvestre Salmantina, 5 KM ROUTE Cursa de la Dona Nayox Lleida.
MILLA - Milla de Sarrià .
OTHER DISTANCES ROUTE - Pedestrian race Tierra de Pinares.
RACE OF OBSTACLES Monsoon Templar Race.
WALK Marxa de l'aigua de Sant Magí.
BICYCLE ROAD - Cronoescalada Castell-Conjuro.
XATHLONES Olympic triathlon not drafting Bajo Gállego.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca