Mireia Benito claimed her third consecutive Spanish National Time Trial Championship, triumphing in a challenging 14-kilometre uphill course with significant elevation gain amidst extreme heat in Sierra Nevada. Despite the difficulties, including racing at over 2,000 metres above sea level, Benito maintained a strategic pace that led her to finish 95 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Other contenders, like Usoa Ostolaza, Ariana Gilabert, and Mavi García, placed closely after fierce competition. Benito attributed her success to careful pacing and focus amidst her tough season due to prior illness.
"It's been a very different time trial to the ones we were doing in previous years, particularly when it came to calculating your strength..."
"I had to go at a very specific pace, concentrate on more than my feelings more than my power output. So I did that, I knew what I had to do..."
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