Insausti edges Goikoetxea to Euskadi crown

Caja Rural's Jon Ander Insausti gave proof of his undoubted potential by winning the Eukadi sub-23 time trial championships on Saturday.

The former Bidelan-Kirolgi rider took 32 minutes and 26 seconds to complete the course in Gopegi, Álava - seven seconds less than runner-up Peio Goikoetxea of Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos.

Already the reigning sub-23 champion of his home region, Gipuzkoa, Saturday's triumph is his first of the year.

Insausti's former team-mate Beñat Txoperena of Gipuzkoa-Eki Sport claimed the last place on the podium, while Ibai Daboz and Loïc Chetout rounded out the top five.

In the elite category, Iván González emerged triumphant.

Results, elite:

• 1, Iván González (Foronda CDC), 33:13
• 2, Asier Maeztu (Gipuzkoa-Eki Sport), 0:02

Results, sub-23:

• 1, Jon Ander Insausti (Caja Rural), 32:26
• 2, Peio Goikoetxea (Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos), 0:07
• 3, Beñat Txoperena (Gipuzkoa-Eki Sport), 0:38
• 4, Ibai Daboz (Gipuzkoa-Eki Sport), 0:39
• 5, Loïc Chetout (Naturgas Energía), s.t.

Photo: Iñaki Azanza