Cycling: After more than seven years, Damiano Caruso has finally won a cycling race again. The Italian made it across the finish line just ahead of the peloton at the Circuito de Getxo one-day race in the Basque Country.
Caruso finally rewards himself
For many years, Damian Caruso (Bahrain – McLaren) known as a strong climber and generally good teammate. It is not uncommon for him to be one of the breakaway groups on tours and thus one of the favorites to win the day. But mostly he embodies the classic domestics and thus supports the captain of his team. Nevertheless, Damiano Caruso has already achieved almost 200 top 10 finishes in his career. He was only able to win once in 2013. Today it was finally time again. The Italian won the Basque one-day race Circuito de Getxo as a soloist. Behind him, the severely decimated peloton was no longer able to close the gap in time. This is how his compatriot sprinted James Nizzolo (NTT) got close to him, but couldn't get past him. The podium completes Eduard prades (Movistar) ahead of last year's winner Jon Aberasturi (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA) and the Belgian Jasper stuyven (Trek – Segafredo).
In memory of the Otxoa brothers
The Circuito de Getxo one-day race starts and finishes in the Basque city of Getxo. It has existed since 1924. Among others, Adrie van der Poel, Marcel Wüst, Martin Elmiger, Giovanni Visconti, Nacer Bouhanni and Diego Ulissi have won here. After the tragic death of Ricardo Otxoa the race was given the nickname Memorial Ricardo Otxoa. The Spaniard has been training alongside his twin brother Javier Otxoa hit by a car and died at the scene of the accident. As a result of the collision, Javier Otxoa was then in a coma for 65 days. He had to end his cycling career and started as a disabled athlete. He won gold at the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics and has been a multiple European champion. Since he succumbed to a serious illness in 2018, the race has been officially called Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Hermanos Otxoa in memory of both Otxoa brothers.
Victoria para Damiano Caruso on the Circuito de Getxo 2020. #CircuitoGetxo #getxo pic.twitter.com/JkB9PLIGnc
- Dany Pro Cycling (@DanyProCycling) August 2
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