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Ismael Ventura and Tessa Kortekaas, champions of the '4 Stage MTB Race Lanzarote 2024'

Both have been the main protagonists of the race and take home the victory after four days of great effort

January 30 2024 (16:32 WET)

Jorge Lamiel, Ismael Ventura, and Vincenzo Saitta

The '4 Stage MTB Race Lanzarote 2024' has come to an end at Club La Santa. This Tuesday, the riders faced the most demanding challenge of this event: 84 kilometers and 1,700 meters of elevation gain, with ten kilometers of constant ascent, made up the last day of this year's edition.

The queen stage was won by Ismael Ventura, who managed to beat Jorge Lamiel by less than a second after the Greek Periklis Ilias had led in some sections of the race. In this way, both Ventura and Lamiel have achieved the first two places on the podium, with Ilias in third position.

In the women's category, Tessa Kortekaas achieved a great victory at the Club La Santa finish line. The Dutchwoman did not slow down at any time and took a well-deserved victory. It should be noted that both the Romanian Manuela Muresan and the Slovak Janka Stevkova never threw in the towel and maintained their fight to try to reach Kortekaas at some point, but the pace set by the champion was unattainable.

In the first event of the 2024 'Club La Santa' calendar, the 4 Stage MTB Race Lanzarote, Ismael Ventura and Tessa Kortekaas stood out above the rest. Both have been the main protagonists of the race and take home the victory after four days of great effort. Both have dominated this 4 Stage MTB Race Lanzarote and have led the classification of their respective categories from start to finish. Both have also achieved a full of stage victories, winning in all four contested.

As every year, all participants have given their best. Each day of competition has been more complicated than the previous one, not only due to accumulated fatigue, but also due to the progressive increase in the difficulty of the stages. Among the Canarian participants, Marcos García had a great race and finished in seventh position in the general classification.

Once again, the event organized by Club La Santa has been a success in terms of participation and development of each stage. This hotel complex continues to work every year to offer top-level competitions to all its participants. The collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, the European Sports Destination by Turismo de Lanzarote and the town councils of Tinajo and Teguise has also been fundamental for this.

Up to 400 participants ventured into this tough challenge, cycling through the unique and spectacular landscapes of Lanzarote, while testing their endurance. In addition to the participants, the celebration of the 4 Stage MTB Race Lanzarote keeps Lanzarote and the Canary Islands in a leading position on the international sports scene.