Huhtamaki expanded its existing manufacturing site in Nules to meet the growing demand for paper-based packaging solutions a consumer packaging company based in Finland completed a €20m ($20.68m) expansion of its packaging manufacturing site located in Nules The expansion project was undertaken to meet the growing demand for renewable and recyclable paper-based packaging It doubled the site’s capacity and is expected to create approximately 130 new jobs when fully operational Huhtamaki’s Nules facility is located in the town of Nules The new 12,500m² (134,548ft²) expansion of Huhtamaki’s packaging manufacturing facility in Nules was developed to further enhance the company’s manufacturing capacity for innovative and sustainable paper-based packaging in Europe The Nules facility is a Global Centre of Excellence for the company and produces innovative and sustainable solutions The expansion helps the facility meet the increasing demand for renewable and recyclable paper-based packaging as an alternative to rigid plastics It also helps achieve Huhtamaki’s overall goal to increase the production of sustainable materials for food packaging The extension has been built to comply with BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) sustainability standards The official BREEAM ‘Very Good’ Certification is expected to be received by the company in the first quarter of 2023 once the building at Nules is fully operational The facility will make use of 100% renewable electricity in accordance with a virtual power purchase agreement signed in December 2021 to cover approximately 80% of Huhtamaki’s current electricity use in Europe The use of renewable electricity at the new facility is also in line with Huhtamaki’s 2030 Sustainability Ambitions The plant also meets high thermal comfort standards for its employees through the installation of an advanced heating and air conditioning (HVAC) system with air quality The project development was aided by Conselleria de Hacienda y Modelo Economico (Ministry of Finance and Economic Model) which provided €2.2m ($2.27m) in development funding Huhtamaki’s application received the highest score among 35 submitted to the ministry Huhtamaki’s solutions include a wide range of hot paper cups, paper plates and trays, bowls, lids, moulded fibre plates and bowls, plastic cups and containers, custom printed cups, and wraps for foodservice operators and consumer products. The company also supplies food containers, folded food carton boxes cup carriers for quick service and fast casual restaurants The company’s flexible packaging solutions portfolio includes packaging materials barrier packaging and retort pouches for food Huhtamaki also supplies accessories such as stirrers and cutlery manufactured from various materials Huhtamaki is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers globally Its product portfolio includes on-the-shelf and off-the-shelf food and beverages packaging solutions that focus on ensuring hygiene and safety The company operates in 37 countries and 116 operating locations worldwide It has more than 19,000 employees and recorded net sales of €4.5bn ($4.8bn) in 2022 The Nules expansion is one of the latest investments announced by Huhtamaki to strengthen its manufacturing capabilities for recyclable paper-based packaging The company recently announced that its manufacturing site in Alf, Germany, will focus on the production of smooth moulded fibre products instead of plastics to meet the growing demand for plastic-free alternatives for food packaging The advanced automated manufacturing site is expected to produce up to 3.5 billion fibre products a year Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network By 2023-09-01T12:00:00+01:00 the company formed by the merger of Nulexport and Cipla in 2021 has filed for bankruptcy with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs Nules is home to the famous Clemenules mandarin the main cause of the closure was the decision by banks to withdraw financing after the cooperative racked up debts of €21m in two years The news marks the end of an era for the town of Nules in Castellón Cítrics de Nules began operating in August 2021 after the absorption by Cipla of Nulexport creating a cooperative of almost 700 members producing around 30,000 tonnes of citrus a year The company was affected by several adverse factors such as the Ukraine war soaring costs and considerable customer defaults during the 2022/23 campaign Agricultural unions said the closure of Cítrics de Nules was a strong blow for the sector and for the workers most of whom will have difficulties relocating Site powered by Webvision Cloud Finnish packaging producer Huhtamaki has finalised only part of its expansion project at the Spanish Nules plant which was due to be concluded at the start of 2023 Service Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0papernoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video platforms and map services is blocked by default. 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Volume 6 - 2015 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00413 This article is part of the Research TopicDoubled Haploidy in Model and Recalcitrant SpeciesView all 10 articles Microspore embryogenesis is a method of achieving complete homozygosity from plants It is particularly useful for woody species a high degree of heterozygosity and often self-incompatibility Anther culture is currently the method of choice for microspore embryogenesis in many crops isolated microspore culture is a better way to investigate the processes at the cellular and molecular levels as it avoids the influence of somatic anther tissue To exploit the potential of this technique it is important to separate the key factors affecting the process and culture medium composition and particularly the plant growth regulators and their concentration as they can greatly enhance regeneration efficiency to induce gametic embryogenesis in isolated microspores of Citrus has never been investigated the effect of two concentrations of meta-Topolin instead of benzyladenine or zeatin in the culture medium was investigated in isolated microspore culture of two genotypes of Citrus After 11 months of isolated microspore culture for both genotypes and for all the four tested media the microspore reprogramming and their sporophytic development was observed by the presence of multinucleated calli and microspore-derived embryos at different stages Microsatellite analysis of parental and embryo samples was performed to determine the embryo alleles constitution of early embryos produced in all tested media this is the first successful report of Citrus microspore embryogenesis with isolated microspore culture in Citrus and in particular in Citrus clementina Hort ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules.’ Among the woody recalcitrant fruit producing species, Citrus, ranks first worldwide, with 126 million tons of fruit produced during 2013 (FAOSTAT Database, 2014) Clementine is believed to be a ‘Mediterranean’ mandarin × sweet orange hybrid the group of Clementine cultivars is the most representative of the Spanish Citrus industry because of their quality and acceptance by the consumers ‘Nules’ is one of the most cultivated clementine and ‘Monreal Rosso’ (MAR) was obtained by gamma rays mutation at the Research Center for the Citrus and the Mediterranean crops (CRA-ACM clementine is of great interest to breeders It increased embryo differentiation into green plants by 2.9-fold This study investigated the effect of meta-Topolin as a substitute for benzyladenine or zeatin in the culture media used for generating embryos of Citrus clementina Hort cultivars ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules’ when using gametic embryogenesis via isolated microspore culture method Flower buds were harvested in April from trees of C ‘Monreal Rosso’ (MAR) and ‘Nules’ grown in a collection orchard (Campo d’Orlèans Palermo 38°N) of the Università degli Studi di Palermo Microspore developmental stage was determined in one anther per flower bud size by 4′ 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining Anthers from buds of different sizes were squashed in a few drops of DAPI solution (1 mg/mL) and observed under a fluorescent microscope (Zeiss only flower buds of the size containing anthers bearing microspores at the uninucleated/vacuolated stage (3.5–4.0 mm) instead of the entire flowers and the density gradient step was skipped Isolated microspores were cultured at the concentration of 100,000 microspores per mL A volume of 1.0 mL was placed into each 3001-type Petri dishes (35 mm × 10 mm All Petri dishes were put at 26 ± 1°C in the dark for the first 30 days and then placed under cool white fluorescent lamp (Philips TLM 30W/84 with a photosynthetic photon flux density of 35 μmol m-1 s-1 and a photoperiod of 16 light hours For the culture, the medium (referred as medium P) previously employed in experiments on Citrus microspore embryogenesis through isolated microspore culture was used (Germanà et al., 1996; Table 1) it was added in substitution of BA or ZEA at the same concentration (respectively PmT/ZEA) or at a concentration 10 times higher (respectively Media used for ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules’ isolated microspore culture for the experiments the following media were tested: Seven replicates for each medium were used Early embryos obtained were transferred onto different solid media (Table 2) in the attempt to obtain their germination Petri dishes containing isolated microspores in cultures were weekly observed by an inverted microscope (Zeiss) and a binocular microscope (Leica) Samples of isolated microspores were stained with DAPI and observed by a fluorescence microscope (Zeiss Germany) to monitor their in vitro development 400 microspores DAPI-stained (four replicates with around 100 microspores each) were observed Different structural features have been observed and registered: microspores uninucleated binucleated with two equal-size nuclei that had just started the sporophytic pathway the number of calli and embryos produced per each Petri dish was registered Statistical analysis was carried out using SYSTAT 13 software Two factors were considered: “Cultivar” and “Culture medium,” and differences between them were tested by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) In vitro cultures containing microspores and microspore-derived structures were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), overnight, at 4°C. After fixation, microspore culture samples were embedded in gelatin, washed in PBS, dehydrated through an acetone series, infiltrated and embedded in Technovit 8100 acrylic resin (Kulzer, Germany), at 4°C, as previously described by Solís et al. (2008) Staining solution of 0.075% toluidine blue in water was applied on Technovit semithin sections (1 μm) for 10–15 min preparations were mounted in Eukitt and observed under bright field for structural analysis in a light microscope Zeiss 68105 equipped with a Leica Microsystems DFC420C digital camera The parent DNA was resuspended in 60 μL TE buffer (Tris-EDTA pH 8.00) and then diluted to 10 ng/μL Embryo DNA was resuspended in 25 μL TE Ten microsatellite loci isolated by Novelli et al. (2006) from C. sinensis and by Froelicher et al. (2008) from C. reticulata were preliminarly screened on the DNA from the leaves and one was selected for its heterozygosity in the parental genotype: CCSM147 (Novelli et al., 2006) This locus was used for assessing the allelic pattern of the embryos Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) were performed in two steps in a total volume of 10 μl containing 3 μL DNA (corresponding to 30 ng of DNA for the parent plants) 0.25 U of KAPA Taq DNA polymerase (KAPABIOSYSTEMS 200 μM nucleotide mix and 0.5 μM of each primer PCR conditions were as follows: an initial denaturation step at 95°C for 3 min followed by 34 cycles of denaturation (30 s at 95°C) The final elongation step was at 72°C for 30 min Four μL of the product from the first amplification were then used as template for a second PCR carried out for 28 cycles with the same conditions of the first one Polymerase chain reaction products were then analyzed on a 3130 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems Data were processed using GeneMapper Software (ver 4.0; Applied Biosystems) and alleles were defined by their size in base pairs by comparison with the standard size (GeneScan-500 LIZ Nuclei divisions and formation of microspore-derived multicellular structures during early microspore embryogenesis through isolated microspore culture of Citrus clementina Hort ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules’ (A) Uninucleated microspore of ‘Monreal rosso’; (B) binucleated pollen originated by asymmetrical division of Nules; (C) binucleated microspore Nules; (D) trinucleated microspore of Monreal Rosso; (E,F) multicellular microspore of ‘Monreal Rosso’ (E) and ‘Nules’ (F) These multicellular microspore-derived structures or proembryos resembled those found in other woody and herbaceous species The evolution of the in vitro system described here from two-cell and multicellular microspores to large multicellular structures or proembryos indicated that the reprogramming of the microspore and the first steps of the embryogenic pathway were achieved Cellular structural organization at early microspore embryogenesis through isolated microspore culture of C ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules.’ Toluidine blue-staining of resin sections observed under bright field microscopy (A) Vacuolated microspore at the beginning of the culture ‘Monreal Rosso’; (B,C) Two-celled microspores ‘Nules’; (D) Microspore-derived multicellular structure (in the center) and some dead microspores (at the top) ‘Monreal Rosso.’ Bars represent Results recorded after 7 months of microspore culture, and their statistical analysis are reported in Table 3 No statistically significant differences were detected among treatments of the percentages of uninucleated and binucleated microspores the percentage of uninucleated microspores with no division was rather high (41.2% for MAR and 46.7% for ‘Nules’) a significant interaction was recorded between the two factors “Cultivar” and “Culture medium,” in which the main factor inducing variability was “Cultivar.” Actually the medium in which mT replaced ZEA at the same concentration induced the highest response in MAR (19.1%) and the worst in ‘Nules’ (5.6%; data not shown) Influence of cultivar and medium composition on two clementine cultivars multinucleated microspores) and 11 months (calli and embryos) of culture The primary factor influencing induction of multinucleated microspores was “Culture medium.” Tukey’s test evidenced that the control medium (PC) and PmT/BA induced a statistically higher percentage (15.9 and 16.4% respectively) of multinucleated microspores, while the mT/BA10 medium the lowest (8.2%). For the other tested media, the percentages of multinucleated microspores were intermediate between the reported values (Table 3) Microspore-derived callus of ‘Monreal Rosso’ in the PmT/BA medium Together with calli, the formation of globular embryos was detected: they were pearl white and round (Figure 4A). During the culture, the round embryos elongated, often with a suspensor-like structure (Figures 4B,C) This kind of structure has not previously observed in the microspore-derived embryos obtained through Citrus anther culture Microspore-derived embryos of ‘Nules’ (A) ‘Monreal Rosso’ (B) and ‘Nules’ (C) Embryo production was observed for both cultivars and for all media tested. This is the first report of gamete-derived embryos obtained by isolated microspore culture in Citrus. Differences were recorded between the cultivars, with the ‘Nules’ cultivar showing a higher average number of embryos/Petri dish regenerated than in MAR (1.5 vs. 1.0; Table 3) while the two cultivars responded differently to the five different media it appears that the higher concentration of mT was not detrimental for the embryo induction The best responses were induced for MAR in the media PC and PmT/BA10 (1.3) and for ‘Nules’ in the media PmT/BA and PmT/ZEA10 (1.8; data not shown) The results of the analysis at the SSR locus CCSM 147 showed a clear amplification: while the parental genotype was heterozygous, the allelic pattern of the embryos showed a single allele, shared with the parental genotype (Figure 5) This result is a first step in confirming the origin of the embryos from the ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules’ gametophyte to check the ploidy condition of the embryos (either haploid or double haploid) Amplicons of the SSR locus CCSM147 in the embryo (top) and in the parental genotype (bottom) cv ‘Monreal Rosso.’ Values in box beside each peak represent the allele size (bp) The allelic pattern of the embryo shows a single allele The embryos obtained were transferred from liquid to different solid media to achieve germination and plantlet production. After 12 months of trials with several media (Table 2) no germination was observed in microspore-derived embryos probably due to dormancy caused by immaturity Physiological and biochemical aspects of these microspore-derived embryos should be investigated to determine if the lack of endosperm medium composition or dormancy prevent germination Further investigations are in progress to obtain embryo conversion testing different factors such as exposure to cold temperature and/or drying were obtained but which failed to develop significantly The media supplemented with mT showed microspore switching from the gametophytic to the sporophytic pathway as well as the PC medium it appears that the response to mT in the media ‘Nules’ embryo production seems be favored by mT addition giving rise to embryo regeneration rate comparable to that of the control replacing BA with mT 10-fold more concentrated was not beneficial for the induction of multinucleate microspores and calli adding a higher concentration of mT as replacing BA did not affect the regeneration rate To understand how anti-senescence substances influence microspore embryogenesis induction could facilitate understanding the mechanisms beyond this phenomenon as well as being used to increase the efficiency of breeding programs The characteristics of angiosperm pollen (haploidy totipotency) make it very useful in biotechnology as immature microspores can be manipulated to improve the efficiency The in vitro culture of immature microspores is a good way to recover homozygosity via embryogenesis in higher plants The potential value of isolated microspore culture in higher plants is obvious a well-defined and efficient procedure of regeneration through microspore embryogenesis is necessary The results here presented are a major step in understanding C this is first report of regeneration of microspore-derived embryos through isolated microspore culture of the two clementine cultivars ‘Monreal Rosso’ and ‘Nules.’ Additional investigations are needed to optimize the medium composition and increase the regeneration rate Studies to promote the development of obtained embryos and recover plantlets from them are now in progress BC statistically analyzed the data and wrote the first draft of the manuscript BC and MK contributed to the design of the work and interpreted the results of the microscopic analysis and interpreted the results of the molecular marker analyses MG designed the research and coordinated the project All authors collaborated in the revising of the manuscript All authors read and approved the manuscript The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest This work was partially supported by “Functional genomics and innovation for the valorization of Citrus industry” IT-Citrus Genomics project (PON01_01623) funded by the Italian MIUR (Ministero dell’Istruzione dell’Università e della Ricerca) PON Research and Competitiveness 2007–2013 and UE projects BFU2008-00203 and AGL2014-52028-R funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER) Thanks are due to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the scholarship to MK Authors wish to thank Louise Ferguson for English editing of the manuscript Stabilization of oat leaf protoplasts through polyamine mediated inhibition of senescence Topolins: a panacea to plant tissue culture challenges CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar oxidation and conjugation of aliphatic polyamines in higher plants Microspore-derived embryogenesis in Capsicum annuum: subcellular rearrangements through development Response of different genotypes of Brassica carinata to microspore culture CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Embryogenic response from anther culture of cultivars of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) 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work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish The powerful Dutch rider got the early jump in the reduced sprint to take the win ahead of Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) in Nules Demi Vollering (FDJ-SUEZ) arrived at the finish in fourth place and maintained her lead in the overall classification but Balsamo and Bredewold were on her wheel and sprinted around her at the last moment with Bredewold taking the win The second day of racing at the Setmana Ciclista Volta Femenina de la Comunitat Valenciana was another hilly 134km course from Benicàssim to Nules There were two back-to-back climbs just after the halfway point: Alto Les Coronetes (8.1km at 4.4%) and Alto de Salt del Cavall (5.3km at 3.7%) Eva van Agt (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ) broke away from the field just before the intermediate sprint at La Barona with Chapman taking the points and bonus seconds But as the pair reached the slopes of Alto Les Coronetes The Australian opened a gap over the top and increased her solo lead to over a minute as Van Agt was swallowed up by the chasing peloton led by FDJ-SUEZ Chapman continued to push on alone and maintained her gap over the second and final climb of the day Over the top and along the sweeping descent Chapman's gap dropped slightly to just under a minute with 40km to go Although FDJ-SUEZ were prominent at the front of the field and setting a quick pace to protect their overall race leader other teams like Fenix-Deceuninck and Movistar also moved to the front to help reduce the gap Chapman used her time-trialling strengths to her advantage and built her lead back out to 1:30 As the roads flattened out and the speed of the peloton increased inside the final 10km the anticipation of a reduced group sprint in the air Chapman's gap was slashed to just 15 seconds Chapman's efforts came to an end with 4km remaining as the teams with powerful sprinters left in the small field set up for the final kick Lidl-Trek and Liv-AlUla-Jayco were the first to lead the field into the final stretch of road until Uno-X Mobility took over in the last kilometre As the reduced group barrelled into the final few hundred metres a perfectly positioned Bredewold launched her sprint off the wheel of Lippert and crossed the line with the win Results powered by FirstCycling Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks The sweet citrus season started several weeks ago with the first Satsumas which this year was a little delayed due to the lack of cold weather production was smaller than expected even though the Marisol clementine is in demand in very specific markets," stated Manuel Blanco "We have already started with Arrufatina and the first Oronules and Orogrós with leaves There still are imported mandarins in Europe but not that many and they are of inferior quality so the demand for Spanish clementines is quite good." we are having a significant gap in supply due to last week's rains If the forecasts for further rainfall this week come true The next few weeks will be very interesting not only because of the rain forecast but also due to the lack of volume since the fruit doesn't have enough color on the tree." the chains started to try to lower purchase prices this week the production gap allowed us to maintain prices "Nules could have been one of the richest towns in Spain if the Clemenules had been patented"The first volumes of the Clemenules a municipality where Lovefruits has had its headquarters since 2014 will start to be harvested at the beginning of November By the middle of the month all producers in the Valencian Community will be harvesting clementines "Most of the volume that we produce on our farms is of the Clemenules variety," Manuel stated but we must look at that figure cautiously because the market trend will determine the results It's something that we've experienced on other occasions but if the market does not absorb them there can be a surplus." the supermarkets' demand for Spanish clementines has been quite constant We hope we'll have good weather and enough cold to start with the Clemenules in about 15 days to truly immerse ourselves in the season opening all the citrus lines in the chains we work with and at the right prices." "The Clemenules variety has very good organoleptic qualities I believe it's one of the best clementines grown in Spain in terms of flavor and quality We're lucky that it does not clash with any significant third-country import offer but its price on the market does not fully represent its value." Nules could have been one of the richest towns in Spain if the Clemenules variety had been patented because it's really good nobody considered this possibility back then and the truth is that production got out of control to the point that the sector was producing more than the market could absorb; especially in recent years when the commercial period for Clemenules has become smaller because supermarkets have been switching to the first Tango varieties earlier than before" together with the drop in production area that has taken place in the Valencia Region suggests that Clemenules prices will not remain stable." For more information:LovefruitsC/ Rosa María Molas, n.º 20 - 18.12520 Nules (Castellón) Tel.: +34 964 633 500Email: [email protected]www.lovefruits.es FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com The Chilean variety Clemenluz™ can make an early season even earlier which is very desirable when the market is as strong as this year The variety is standing strong against its soft citrus contemporaries like the Satsuma or other early clementines calling it the standout variety of the early soft citrus calendar A carton of Clemenluz (photo supplied by Waldo Maree “It’s been an unbelievable early season,” says Stiaan Engelbrecht managing director of Everseason in Citrusdal “Spain has ceased export of late mandarins and Morocco finished its season earlier than normal therefore we’re selling fruit in an empty market.” He adds that they were able to get most of their early fruit out on ships but that they were expecting a challenging few weeks ahead as South Africa’s citrus volumes increase and place pressure on constrained logistics agrees that varieties like Clemenluz™ have been doing very well in the market recently along with Lina and Nules which will start shortly “Demand in Europe is strong but logistics will be the challenge Bet-el as a company does a fair amount of airfreight product which has been a challenge due to changing regulations and the availability of flights and fluctuating costs during the past month.” “It seems its consumers are turning to commodity fruits like citrus rather than luxury items like berries in the uncertain times This is very positive for the citrus industry.” For growers in the Western Cape the American demand for soft citrus this year is a comforting thought “Fruit sent to the USA during the past couple of seasons also achieved satisfactory results This year again the offering of an early Nules type variety in the US market shows to be of great strategic benefit to the licensed marketers of Clemenluz™,” Waldo says.  Clemenluz™ is a natural mutation of Clemenules starting two to thee weeks earlier to harvest and with a firmer fruit than the Satsumas harvested at the same period Stargrow is the license holder of the variety.  “The early Nules season has been consistently positive over the past seasons and this season is just a confirmation of this potential There are already over 300 hectares of the variety planted in South Africa and demand is growing,” Waldo says For more information:Waldo MareeStargrowTel: +27 21 880 1882Email: [email protected]https://stargrow.co.za/ In the Bunch June 6, 2019, 12:58 pm By South African Byron Munton bagged his first gold medal in Spain when he won the Campeonato C.Valenciana individual time-trial in Nules The 20-year-old, who is enjoying an international stint with Gsport which formed part of the Valencian ITT championships even though I didn’t put too much pressure on myself as I’ve never done a time-trial in Europe [before] Byron Munton took his first gold medal in Spain when he won the Campeonato C.Valenciana individual time-trial in Nules “I also didn’t know what the level of the other riders would be like,” said Munton who luckily felt strong enough on the bike during a fairly technical and open course that was exposed to the wind “For the U23 category I knew I had a fairly good chance before I reached the finish I passed four or five riders along the way so I knew I had done a good time,” said Munton 55 seconds ahead of runner-up Joan Font Bertolí “The elites left after the U23 riders so it was nice to see the times once they were posted.” His strategy throughout the 23km time-trial last weekend was to not go out too hard and make up time on the hard sections “I drove the route once in the car beforehand and knew it was going to be hard to pace as there were quite a few turns and the road surface was not great in a lot of places “Trying to corner on the limit the first time out during the race was not easy especially on small farm roads covered in dirt but fortunately it all turned out well.” wearing the national flag on his kit for the first time gave him extra motivation to do well and make his team and country proud “It’s my first victory in Europe “Standing on the top step of the podium is always good for a team It shows that the investment the sponsors are putting in is being used well.” Next for Munton is the Vuelta Salamanca that starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday followed by the four-day Vuelta Castello that kicks off on June 13 and the three-stage Vuelta Segovia from June 20 “To start off with a win definitely helps with the motivation I’ll keep fighting to get more.” Exposure for your race: If you would like In the Bunch to promote your event through a series of articles, click here to ask us about our new PR product. See examples Copyright © 2010 - 2025 · Developed and managed by Full Stop Communications · Privacy Policy The thick fog in the Valencia region of Spain this Friday (15 March) is believed to have led to a serious accident involving 40 vehicles on the AP-7 motorway at Nules One man died in the accident and five other people were injured and taken to La Plana hospital in Vila-real The AP-7 has been closed in both directions and diversions have been put in place The 54-year-old was rushed to the general hospital in Castellón were transferred to La Plana Hospital in Vila-real which happened in a bank of fog at around 8.40 am at kilometre 455 of the AP-7 forced the road to be completely closed in both directions and some 40 vehicles were involved according to the provincial fire brigade and 112CV emergency services control room The Guardia Civil traffic division has since reported that the motorway in the direction of Barcelona has been opened to traffic one of them in a car and the other in a lorry which had become entangled in another lorry Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados