Uruguay’s largest gran fondo, Gran Fondo Asociación Española , treated 1000 cyclists to a fast paced race alongside the Southern Atlantic Ocean on 16 February for the third edition.

100km gran fondo and 54km medio fondo flat routes kept riders within view of the ocean most of the time and produced winning average speeds of just under 43.5k/hr (27mph).

With a flat n’ fast course the gran fondo race was very animated, but still came down to an expected sprint finish.  Roderyck Asconeguy surged to the front in the final meters to earn overall victory in 2:22:08 for the men.  Natalia Guedes showed strong mid-season form, not only staying in the lead group, but driving the pace to win the women’s race in 2:28:03.

GRAN FONDO ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA 2020 RESULTS

MEN GRAN FONDO 100KM
1 RODERYCK ASCONEGUY 2:22:08
2 JONATHAN ALPUY 2:22:09
3 MAURICIO MAZZANTE 2:22:10
4 GUSTAVO AQUINO PÍRIZ 2:22:10
5 JUAN PABLO BELLI 2:22:10
6 GONZALO LAZO 2:22:10
7 AUGUSTO RUSSO 2:22:10
8 EMANUEL ALPUY 2:22:10
9 PABLO PINTOS 2:22:11
10 JUAN ALOY 2:22:11
WOMEN GRAN FONDO 100KM
1 NATALIA GUEDES 2:28:03
2 CELESTE ÁLVAREZ 2:31:47
3 MARÍA CERVINI 2:43:52
4 LAURA FAZZINO 2:43:52
5 CAMILA GERING 2:43:52
6 KARINA KRENZ 2:47:35
7 MARÍA VIRGINIA RONDÁN 2:48:56
8 KAREN LIMA SANCHEZ 2:49:23
9 CINDY CASSINA 2:49:25
10 ARIANNE GEROSA 2:57:50
MEN MEDIO FONDO 54KM
1 SEBASTIÁN BUFFA 1:21:10
2 WALTER CEPPI 1:21:10
3 SEBASTIAN BARCELÓ 1:21:11
4 MARCELO ALVAREZ 1:21:11
5 FABRICIO CARRERAS 1:21:11
6 NICOLAS ARRARTE 1:21:11
7 MATHIAS DIAZ GOMEZ 1:21:11
8 KEVIN GABRIEL PINTOS FERNANDEZ 1:21:12
9 JOSÉ ANDRÉS GAMBERONI 1:21:12
10 ESTEBAN TURNES 1:21:12
WOMEN MEDIO FONDO 54KM
1 AMANDA TERESA PINTOS BAUZIL 1:28:33
2 MARCELA ARES 1:31:40
3 LETICIA GOYENECHE 1:31:43
4 ANDREA PAOLINO 1:36:10
5 MARIANA GONZALEZ 1:38:45
6 VERÓNICA ZAS 1:38:48
7 MARIA REYES 1:39:39
8 SERENA SANTANA 1:40:16
9 MIREYA ESTÈVEZ 1:41:09
10 FLORENCIA LAPIDO 1:42:08

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