Live, live cycling is back on the road in Europe. After weeks of waiting and watching over it, the Vuelta Burgos tests the resilience of competitive cycling in the face of the omnipresent threat of the coronavirus.
If in sporting terms the Austrian Felix Großchartner won with an accurate attack at the base of the ramp that leads to the castle that dominates the views of the capital and the wind, combined with the perennial desire of Remco Evenepoel, gave what to talk about, around the race a good part of the credit and luck of it was at stake.
We sleep in Burgos every day," said Gino Dona, brand manager of Gobik from the finish line itself. In this sense, it is a very comfortable round, all the finishes are relatively close to the capital. You have to think that without being a not very big city, it has the capacity to host 22 teams in very similar hotels".
Protocols to the test
At the entrance of the signature control, in the closed square of the cathedral, the temperature of each cyclist was taken before accessing the reserved area before the start. All riders had to wear a mask.
Gino adds, "We were really looking forward to competing and meeting each other, so long after, the riders among riders, and then all the people who move around the peloton. We enjoyed an excellent atmosphere, with safe distances".
In this sense "City Council and Provincial Council are very involved in the organization, there is a great harmony between everyone, we are delighted with their treatment" says Gino, who adds: "At the start there was capacity control, just below the cathedral, with the necessary distances".
On the podium located in the middle of the parade ground of the castle of Burgos, everything was perfectly rehearsed: "From how to put the jersey the leader in the best possible way to the presentation of the awards on a lectern".
In addition to the masks worn by the members of the organization, every jersey the masks worn by the members of the organization, everyone wore their own. Both at the finish line and before the start there was a lot of control so that people did not crowd.
"The staff per team seems larger, there are more cars to individualize the transfers and the runners leave the rooms just enough. If I'm not mistaken, the teams sleep separated by floors," concludes Giro, who appreciates the care applied so that there is no positive.
Tomorrow the leaders of the Vuelta a Burgos will set off for Villadiego with their jerseys after receiving them in perfectly sanitized watertight bags. It is the new normality that is installed in cycling competition. Now let's enjoy what we have left, which is not little and people are looking forward to it.
Texts: JoanSeguidor's notebook
