García Pierna sees off WorldTour pros to win Spanish time trial championship

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Kern Pharma racer takes first ever pro win ahead of Lazkano

Oier Lazkano (Movistar Team, 2nd), Raul Garci­a Pierna (Equipo Kern Pharma, 1st) and Xabier Mikel Azparren (Euskaltel - Euskadi) on the Spanish men's time trial championship podium
Oier Lazkano (Movistar Team, 2nd), Raul Garci­a Pierna (Equipo Kern Pharma, 1st) and Xabier Mikel Azparren (Euskaltel - Euskadi) on the Spanish men's time trial championship podium (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Raul García Pierna, 21, has taken a spectacular maiden win in his professional career by clinching the Spanish men’s time trial title on Friday ahead of a strong field of WorldTour racers.

A pro since 2021, García Pierna took the win on the 38.5 kilometre course in southern Mallorca by 15 seconds ahead of Movistar’s Oier Lazkano, with Euskaltel’s Xabier Azparren clinching the bronze.

Alasdair Fotheringham
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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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