{"id":496225,"date":"2026-02-24T11:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496225\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:53:11","slug":"luke-valenti-takes-another-big-win-sydney-swierenga-shines-at-clasica-de-almeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496225\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Valenti takes another big win, Sydney Swierenga shines at Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A great weekend for a pair of Canadians racing In spain. Luke Valenti of the <a href=\"https:\/\/equipocortizo.com\/luke-valenti-gana-el-circuito-del-guadiana-y-postula-su-candidatura-a-la-copa-de-espana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cortizo<\/a> Team, won the debut race of the Spanish Cup, and Sydney Swierenga rode well at the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda, animating the race and ultimately finishing 9th.<\/p>\n<p>Another win for Valenti in Spain<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Luke Valenti won the Circuito del Guadiana and pulled on the first leader\u2019s jersey of the Spanish Cycling Cup. The talened climber made his move on the steep Magacela ascent.<\/p>\n<p>The 171-km opener in Don Benito looked set for a sprint, but repeated attacks stretched the field before Valenti surged clear with Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez (Extremadura Pebetero) on the final ascent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/luke-valenti-on-his-impressive-win-in-spain-trickier-than-expected\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Valenti on his impressive win in Spain: \u2018Trickier than expected\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Orangeville, Ont. rider, already winner of the Sanroma Memorial, edged the two-up sprint to seal another early-season success. The series continues at the Guerrita Trophy in Alcantarilla, Murcia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an incredible debut. I know that the Cup is one of the main objectives of the campaign and we will do our best to achieve it, but the victory would not have been possible without the help of my teammates. This victory goes to them,\u201d Valenti said.<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Swierenga delivers big result with new team<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/sidney-swierenga-sprints-to-canadas-top-finish-at-road-worlds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sidney Swierenga<\/a> had a great second race with her new team, Liv AlUla Jayco Women\u2019s Continental Team. The 18-year-old made the break of the day at the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda. She would spend 74km of the 118.8km away. Ultimately, it was Federica Venturelli used her sharp finishing kick to win the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda for UAE Team ADQ.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cl%C3%A1sicadeAlmer%C3%ADa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Cl\u00e1sicadeAlmer\u00eda<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>POV \u27a1\ufe0f The breakaway group that still holds a comfortable lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rwRdlL8PxT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rwRdlL8PxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liv AlUla Jayco Women&#8217;s Continental Team (@GreenEDGEcontiW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenEDGEcontiW\/status\/2025564890337845354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main climb, Alto del Turillas, split the race before attacks reshaped the front group. Moves from Nina Kessler (NEXETIS), Paul Blasi and Swierenga\u2019s teammate Talia Appleton (Liv AlUla Jayco) animated the tough race. A late solo by Agua Marina Esp\u00ednola of Team Abadie Magnan was caught near Almer\u00eda, and then Venturelli proved fastest uphill to the line. Swierenga had a great result, finishing 9th, just six seconds behind the Italian.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A great weekend for a pair of Canadians racing In spain. 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