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The Union, May 13, 2011.
The municipality of La Union has two new champions in power, the brothers José María and Alfonso Murillo, 12 and 10, respectively, that move like fish in water on two wheels, first as Regional Champion Bike Trial in juvenile category, and the second pointing ways to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor.
Like any boy his age, these residents of the hamlet of Portman unionense each day to attend school, the IES Sierra Minera de La Unión in the case of Joseph, and St. James Portman CP in-Alfonso, and have their own dreams, like being a firefighter, as acknowledged by the largest, if not hide the fact that practice and compete in the bike trial world engages them.
Thus, the largest of the Murillo says, "I would love to keep competing and winning for one day participate in the World Championship, while Alfonso, who started on the bike trial only four months ago, admits that" I would like to get to win the Regional Championship, but I know I must continue to develop and keep track of other events, such as the Regional Cup. "
It is well known illusions Mateo, father and first champion of these young people who traveled last weekend to Úbeda (Jaén) to participate in a test of the Championship of Spain of Trial Bike, which competed with best - "especially the people of Barcelona," he admits Jose and brought to the tenth and eighteenth position, respectively.
With pride, Matt explains that Jose Maria "had done a lot with the BMX bike, so the fact that he managed to cope so well in one and a half" was not so surprised, I was convinced it would do well " results which has also accompanied the sport, because Joseph, as Alfonso, has practiced football in the lower echelons of the trough.
And that is the case of Joseph is special: it all started at Christmas 2009 when, encouraged by a friend as a spectator attending a meeting of the Cartagena Bike Trial Club and decides to try his luck, three weeks after sign up, the athlete is released early to participate in a competition hosted by the club and ended up winning it.
From then began a meteoric career that has earned three tests and the Regional Championship Trialbici 2010 or the obstacle course of Lorca Dual Championship, but also is credited with the 2 nd place in the Championship of Andalusia and Picassent (Valencia), among others, being in 12th position overall in the Championship of Spain.
However, Matthew says, prudent, that "the main thing is that they first take out the studies, and if they do take you to sites it takes to compete," an idea he shares his wife, Carmen, for whom love their children "is somewhat risky because sometimes they can fall and hurt" by what, in his opinion, "it is best if you combine the studies."
At the moment, José María and Alfonso Murillo are prepared to participate in the regional test of Cala Cortina (Cartagena) and the three Regional Cups and held in late May in Ponferrada (León) and Zaragoza in late October, both counting towards the Championship of Spain Bike Trial.
Good luck to both.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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