Pedro Rodríguez and Bettina Janas in the long race and Borja Martín and Sophie Giovane in the short race are proclaimed winners at the start of the event.
The island of La Palma experienced a day of high voltage this Friday with the start of the first stage of the Transvulcania Bike 2025, which started and finished in the municipality of El Paso on the Bike El Paso route. The 48-kilometre long route with 1,850 metres of ascent demanded the maximum from the participants, who faced scandalous climbs until they reached the Llano de La Mosca, the highest point of the route, and then descended to Las Canales and passed through Valencia and El Reventón until they reached the longed-for finish line.
The short stage had a distance of 25 kilometres and 1,000 positive metres that put the participants to the test until they reached Las Pernadas, the highest point of the route, before descending to Las Canales and passing through the area of Valencia and El Reventón until the finish line located in the municipality of El Paso.
Pedro Rodríguez dominated the stage and took the victory in the long distance category with a time of (02:26:30). In second place, very close, was the Spanish Champion, the Galician Pablo Rodríguez (02:27:11), followed by the Russian Olympian Anton Sintsov (02:33:20) who closed the podium. In the women's race, the winner was Germany's Bettina Janas (03:06:00), followed by Tessa Kortekaas (03:19:15). The podium was completed by Lourdes Bethencourt (04:02:50).
For his part, the short race was also a great spectacle, with the winner being Borja Martín (01:34:40). In second place was Ismael Herrera (01:39:45), followed closely by Izan Montesdeoca (01:40:34), who completed the men's podium. In the women's category, the winner was Sophie Giovane (01:49:11). The detailed results can be consulted on the event's website www.transvulcaniabike.com
Tomorrow, Saturday, the show will continue with the second stage of the race, from Tijarafe, La Tea, which will also have two stages, the long one of 68 km and 2,300 positive metres and the short one of 34 km and 1,200 positive metres, which will start at 10:00 in the morning with start and finish from the municipality of Tijarafe and which can also be followed in streaming through the website www.transvulcaniabike.com
The Transvulcania Bike is an event organised by the Cabildo de La Palma, through the public company Sodepal, with the collaboration of the town councils of El Paso, Tijarafe and Fuencaliente, and the organisers of the Bike El Paso and La Tea MTB races, as well as the private support of the companies MELIÁ La Palma, 226ERS, CICAR, MountainRide La Palma, Transportes Insular La Palma, Spar La Palma and Cervecería Isla Verde.
