Naturgas send riders to numerous nationals

Mirroring their increasing dependence on riders from other parts of Spain, Naturgas Energía will be sending riders to three different regional championships this weekend.

Eight riders will line up for the Euskadi sub-23 champs in Ataun, Gipuzkoa, on Sunday. Loïc Chetout, Imanol Estévez, Alain González, Alberto Barrón, Éder Sáez de Ocariz, Aitor Morales, Oier Sánchez and Francisco Javier Martín will take on the 136,2-kilometre course taking in the climbs of Urkillaga and Larraitz.

Bernat Font and Frenchman Karl Baudron, for some reason unknown to this writer, will take part in the Catalonian equivalent, while Pablo Comins, Noel Gil and Óscar González will line up in the Valencian champs.