Castroviejo finally finds gold

Having taken silver the last two years, Jonathan Castroviejo won a well-earned gold medal in Friday's national time trial championships.

The Movistar rouleur cantered to the win, besting four-time champion Luis León Sánchez by a massive 45 seconds over the 43,8km course in Bembibre, Castilla y León.

The third step on the podium went to Castroviejo's team-mate Rubén Plaza, who added a fourth bronze medal to his collection.

Euskaltel's Ion Izagirre finished just off the podium in fourth, edging ahead of Alejandro Valverde in fifth by 42 hundredths of a second.

Results:

1. Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar), 54:52
2. Luis León Sánchez (Blanco), 0:45
3. Rubén Plaza (Movistar), 1:46
4. Ion Izagirre (Euskaltel), 2:03
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), s.t.
6. Eloy Teruel (Movistar), 2:24
7. Jesús Herrada (Movistar), 3:04
8. Alejandro Marque (OFM-Quinta da Lixa), 3:13
9. Markel Irizar (RadioShack), 3:53
10. Omar Fraile (Caja Rural), 3:57

Photo: Velonews