This was not a race in which José felt comfortable. The start was impressive, with a frenetic rhythm marked by Swiss riders Sausser and Vogel, while behind them were the group of favourites including our own Jose.




The route itself filtered out the riders on its own. Hermida was in the second group, between 8th and 10th position. However the 4th, 5th and 6th circuits were tough for the man from La Cerdaña. His worst moment of the race came when he fell back to 16th place, however Jose did not and give up hope and managed to regain strength on the last two circuits. With his rivals at a considerable distance, the MULTIVAN MÉRIDA rider managed to increase his rhythm to finally reposition himself once more, among the top ten.