Mª Isabel Ferrer and Moha Rida won in the 'XXXI Volta a Peu a Xàbia'

There were no surprises and the forecasts were met with the favorites to win the final victory of the XXXI Volta a Peu, José Albi de Xàbia Memorial, Moha Rida Younes, in men, and Mª Isabel Ferrer, in women.

Moha Rida and Mª Isabel Ferrer, champions of the Volta a Peu a Xàbia

The first race of Circuit a Peu Marina Alta It passed on a splendid morning and with a radiant sun. The multicolored snake took emblematic places of the municipality xabiero. About 1.500 athletes participated in the queen test which began with some delay by having to close a crossing and with a minute of silence in memory of Javier Fuster, athlete of CC Garbi who died last week.

Start of the race

From the beginning of the race, the duo Moha Rida and Youssef Ahatach, of Dénia Corre, threw the peloton with a lot of rhythm. Together with them they endured during the first kilometers, Adrián Ivars and the Polish, Tomasz Marcinek. Behind were small groups with other famous athletes of the Circuit such as Carlos Cabrera, Víctor Pérez, Joan Gomar, Miquel Pellicer and others.

In women, Mª Isabel Ferrer was the great dominator of the test, taking advantage of the rest of the participants.

Race head a few meters after starting the test

In the last kilometers, Moha Rida Younes released his clubmate and friend, Youssef Ahatach to enter alone, picking up the ovation of the crowd that crowded the finish line. Once again, Rida had won against her neighbors, with a mark of 32.10 ahead of Youssef Ahatach who entered with a time of 32.20, being third, Adrián Ivars with a record of 32.34.

In women, the winner was Mª Isabel Ferrer, from CA Llebeig Xàbia, with a time of 37.05, the second place went to Esther Fornés, from CA Cametes Pedreguer, with a mark of 39.44. The third position went to Sofía Booth, of CA Llebeig Xàbia, with a record of 39.53.

Mª Isabel Ferrer at the finish line

The participation of Pepa Valero, mother of José Albi, a young man in which the Volta a Peu bears his name, should be noted. Valero, very excited, after giving the starting gun, put himself at the end of the crowd of participants and crossed the starting arch. Pepa made 31km and was the first place in the Veterans E category, passing the finish line in 10 hour 1 minutes.

Trophy to the mother of José Albi, Memorial de la Volta a Peu

Classification of each category

junior Women

1ª Ana González
2nd Aitana Valera
3ª Carla Serra

Male youth

1st Salva Bonet
2º Miguel Molines
3rd Eric Montalbán

Senior Women

1st Sophie Booth
2ª Rosa Lara
3ª Jennifer Wood

Senior male

1º Adrián Ivars
2nd Tomasz Marcinek
3º Carlos Cabrera

Veteranas A

1ª Mª Isabel Ferrer
2nd Esther Fornés
3rd Nathalia Ayala

veterans

1st Moha Rida Younes
Youssef 2º Ahatach
3rd Miguel Pellicer

Veteranas B

1ª Sonia Tirado
2ª Marta Ortego
3rd Storm Mine

Veterans B

1st Fredrik Swahn
2nd Rául Rico
3º Miguel Ferrer

Veteranas C

ª 1 Gina Virueña
2nd Linda Blasco
3rd Amparo Costa

veterans C

1º Víctor Pérez
2º Joan Gomar
3º José Enguix

Veteranas D

1ª María Mulet
2nd Kristeen Haughan
3rd Francisca Rodriguez

veterans D

1º Juan Sellens
2º José Antonio Amorós
3rd Arab Curro

Veteranas E

1ª Irene Calabuig
2nd Louisa Ambler
3ª Rosa Bernabeu

veterans E

1º Paul Fletcher
2º Vicent De Juan
3rd Vicente López

Veterans F

1st Kim Elgood
2nd Gina Vaughan
3ª Cachita Challis

Veterans F

1º Salvador Signes
2º José Antonio Vera
3rd Sigurdur Straum

Veterans G

1st Trinidad Ayala
2nd Kristin Johannesdóttir
3rd Angela Elliott