Daniela Farelo leads Spanish debut at the Flanders Grand Prix 2026

ODYTA Summary

The first day of the Flanders Grand Prix 2026 in Ostend saw Spanish skaters compete in Junior and Senior categories. Daniela Farelo Cabrera finished fifth in the Junior women's 10,000m elimination with a time of 17:04.565, just over three seconds behind the winner, France's Alizée Froumentin. Amaiur Amenabar Igartua placed ninth and Paula Ordóñez Jiménez twelfth. In the Junior men's 10,000m elimination, Ibai Marquina San Martín finished twelfth. In the Senior women's 5,000m points race, Claudia Batalla Cortés reached Final A and finished tenth with a time of 7:44.970, placing her tenth overall in the provisional Senior women's standings. Oliegtnis Mercado Rodríguez won Final B and stood 22nd overall, while Garazi Ganuza Quel was eighth in Final B and 31st overall. In the Senior men's 500m sprint, Borja Navarro Fernández was 23rd. The Spanish Youth categories had not yet competed as of Thursday's close. The article notes that Spanish participation will increase in the coming days, with skaters listed in Youth female and male events. The source describes the day as promising for the Spanish team, highlighting Farelo's fifth place, Batalla's top-ten finish, and Mercado's Final B performance.