Sunday the 2nd was a wet day, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the participants or spectators at the Mamut Padul Bike event.

Yes, despite the downpour, hailstones and grumbling thunder, the riders completed the testing route.

The winners were Manuel Lozano “Ponta” (Dr. Bike) and Estefanía Gómez (Club En Femenino Granada). The home competitors managed to bag  7th (Ignacio Morón) and 25th (Vladimir García) positions.

You can find all the results on the www.intercrono.es website, by the way.

I came across riders as I made my way soggily along the Cabra road, heading down from Granada to Almuñécar. There were two main differences between those riders and myself: firstly, I had an engine and secondly, they were enjoying the ride…

(News: Padul, Valle de Lecrín, Granada, Andalucia)