"What if we left San Mamés?" . When the vice president of Athletic , Mikel Martínez , realized that one of the stages of La Vuelta was going to leave San Mamés , he called the director of the race, Javier Guillén , and proposed the idea. An approach that, of course, Guillén loved, always desires for large stages and original departures and arrivals.
It happens that Martinez, in addition to Athletic manager since December, has been one of the official doctors of the race for years . The management, in short, was simple. So this Friday, the 'Cathedral' was the scene of the departure of the 13th stage of La Vuelta, with a final destination to Los Machucos .
The result has been, say, extravagant . The squad has left the outside of the field and then has come to surround the pitch. In the lead, the three Biscayans of this Tour, Omar Fraile, Mikel Bizkarra and Jonathan Lastra , with a personalized Athletic shirt.
But the comic point has been put by a cyclist from Trek and another from Ag2r, who have not resisted the temptation to get off the bike to throw a penalty . There was no ball or goals, but what else did it matter. It has been enough to bring a smile to the attendees, who were VIPs and journalists, since San Mamés has not been opened to the general public. The Bilbao has not reached as much .
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