Just finished the return last year, Specifically on September 8, specifically a week later, Sunday 15, He had dated a pioneer event: Gravell’s first Spanish championship. That day 8, with stage 21 of the Spanish Round that departed from the telephone district of Madrid, Valverde revealed in As that the following week would be in the novel test that was held in Santo Domingo de Silos (Burgos) and, despite a few weeks with some physical problem, obviously he was going to fight to win.
And he did it, although the Gordo prize was held by José Manuel Díaz Gallego, and that is that the Andalusian of Burgos BH beat the Movistar Murcia in the hand in hand. It was a successful first edition that, just 8 months later, will live a second chapter, and this Saturday is celebrated in the town of Llerena (Badajoz) the nationals of GraveL 2025 under the framework of the Coal Gravel Race. There will be no champion Diaz Gallego, with commitments on the road, or Valverde, with its different tasks, including the coach.
This Serla Race Coal will travel the South Extremadura countryside through its excellent roads that will configure a purely grave tour. The layout, which will have 110 kilometers and just over 1,000 meters of unevennesswill pass through roads that join several of the towns of this region, such as Villagarcía de la Torre, Higuera de Llerena, Berlanga, Ahillones and Casas de Reina, through natural places such as Dehesa and Agricultural Sowers.
As for male participation, runners such as Felipe Orts, Kevin Suárez, Mario Junquera, Gonzalo Inguanzo, Raúl López, Raúl Mira, Ismael Esteban, Juan Ignacio Pérez and Eduardo Talaveraand the former road professionals Luis Ángel Maté, Alejandro Ropero, Daniel Moreno and Alberto Losadaas well as Raúl Castrillo.
There will also be an illustrious like Aleix Espargaró. Signed this season by the Lidl-Trek (time will say if you participate in road tests), The Catalan, based in Andorra, has already participated in recent tests such as 114 Serla Race, in which he was seventh, obtaining a ticket for this year’s World Cup, And recently he was also in The Traka, where he left after a fall. Retired from Moto GP at the end of 2024, he is currently a Honda tester pilot and … he ran in Jerez (17th) with a Wild Card less than two weeks ago.
In the female modality, Sofía Rodríguez yes will defend your title Before an interesting payroll. One of his main adversary will be his teammate Lucía González. To the two runners of the NESTA-MMR we will have to add as candidates for triumph to Natalia Fischerdouble XCM European champion, Isabel Martín, Meritxell Figueras, Marta Always, Desire Arana O Marta ToraLeader of the GraveL Cup. The exit will be held at 9:30 HY, it is expected that the first cyclists to reach the goal will be done around 12:30 h.
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