131 cyclists took to the start in the first edition of the Marcha Cicloturista Iban Mayo/Martxa Zicloturista Iban Mayo on the 9th. of October. The race was hosted by his fan club, the Iban Mayo Lagunartea, and was a tribute to him. The race started in his native village Igorre and took the riders the 111 kilometres from Igorre to the top of Urkiola, where Iban won in August`s edition of the Subida Urkiola. Iban participated himself, along with fellow pros Julen Zubero of Orbea, Gorka Amuriza and Joseba Agirrezabala. Joseba Iraola was the eventual winner of the race, covering the 111 kilometres in 3 hours 37. 118 of the original 131 starters finished. The mayor of Igorre, Joseba Ipinazar, was of course present on this "brilliant day for cicloturismo". The people responsible for the race were very satisfied by the way everything turned out. 131 starters in a newly started amateur race, is not bad at all most would agree. The race is planned to be held next year as well, and the Iban Mayo Lagunartea is hoping for even more starters then.
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