Round-up

• Aitor Hernández placed a slightly disappointing 16th in Wednesday's Gran Premio Santa Barbara cyclo-cross race. He was a full four minutes adrift of Isaac Suarez.
• He fared considerably better in yesterday's race in Llodio. He finished second to the inexorable Egoitz Murgoitio, a full 1:14 adrift.
• Euskaltel stars Jonathan Castroviejo and Iñaki Isasi and Naturgas' stand-out youngster Igor Merino all spent an hour talking to young children about the advantages of riding a bike, either as a means of transport or as a way of training, on Friday at a big gathering about cycling organized by the different cycling clubs in and around the Basque town of Balmaseda.