{"id":761085,"date":"2026-06-25T21:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761085\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:55:10","slug":"pablo-castrillo-captures-unexpected-elite-mens-time-trial-at-spanish-road-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761085\/","title":{"rendered":"Pablo Castrillo captures unexpected elite men’s time trial at Spanish Road Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pablo Castrillo (Movistar) earned his first time trial championship as an elite rider at Spanish Road Nationals<\/a> on Thursday. He positioned himself in the hot seat among the final 10 riders after posting a time of 37:40 on the 30.8km course and celebrated after nine others could not break his mark.<\/p>\n

Xabier Mikel Azparrren (Pinarello Q36.5) was 4 seconds back for the silver medal, while Pablo Torres (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was another three seconds back for bronze.<\/p>\n

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Defending ITT champion Abel Balderstone (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) finished eighth, 1:25 off the pace.<\/p>\n

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A total of 37 riders took on the 30.8km race against the clock under brilliant sunshine, with 370 metres of elevation gain in the foothills of the Aragonese Pyrenees into Sabi\u00f1\u00e1nigo. The opening 10km featured an uphill profile, with a rolling middle section. Then, once through a short climb through Larr\u00e9s, the final 5km descended back into Sabi\u00f1\u00e1nigo.<\/p>\n

One notable absentee from the event was last year’s road race winner Iv\u00e1n Romeo (Movistar), who finished fourth in the ITT, as he sits out the championships to recover from an illness.<\/p>\n

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The 25-year-old Castrillo last captured a Spanish time trial title as an under-23 rider four years ago. He has finished in the top 10 of the ITT as an elite rider twice since, and has not won a bike race since winning a pair of stages at the 2024 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

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