Aaron Kate Burgos won the New Zealand title for BH

He Burgos BH He will wear a new unique national champion jersey in the upcoming matches. Aaron Gate continues his unbeaten form and won the long distance event of the New Zealand Championships this morning. senior Pistard He struck quickly in the first cuts that chose the race and was the strongest of the runners who played for victory in the sprint, beating him. Many competitors of world team teams. After wins at the New Zealand Classic and the Adelaide Nations Cup, Burgos BH added their second win of the season and Kate's seventh win of the year.

The New Zealand Championship was held A circuit around Timaru town, covering a total of 196 kilometers. The attacks of the main favorites did not wait and Aaron Gate broke away from the second race group, which ran a minute behind the leaders. His partner in the platoon waited for the opportunity. George Jackson. The Gate team managed to contact the escapees, however, on the last lap, there were fresh attacks and the chase continued.

Six kilometers from the finish line, on the last climb of the day, the two groups reunited, This leads to a final race between the seven strongest of the race. Under heavy rain, Kate showed all her speed to take the win. The New Zealander, the national time trial champion in 2021 and 2023, adds the national road title to his record. After this victory, Burgos BH will have in its squad the current national champions New Zealand, Mongolia (Jumbaljumts Sinpire) and Greece (Georgios Bouglas).

Aaron Gate said at the end of the race, “I did everything I could. I was aggressive from the start. I knew the other runners would be waiting for the right moment, nervous about the long course. You can't let races like these get away from you and end before you've even started. Keeping that in mind, I did my best from the start. I was in all motion except that which seemed to have escaped us. However, with a good group of six runners, the lost distance was recovered. A group of ten was formed, I had to follow the right moves and not let the numerical superiority of the WorldTour riders defeat us. “I didn't want to risk it all in the sprint, but the attacks didn't work, so I had to do it right in the last corner.”