Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior (1.1), Spain
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
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The race:
The first edition of the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior race was run on February 14, 2022.
Held in the province of Jaén, in the eastern part of Andalucia, the intention of the race promoters was to create a Spanish version of Italy’s Strade Bianche with sections of dirt roads (sterrato).
The race’s first edition had seven sections of sterrato and was 192.4 kilometers long.
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Complete Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior podium history
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2022 | Alexey Lutsenko 4hr 49min 12sec |
Tim Wellens @ 53sec |
Loic Vliegen @ 57sec |
192.4 km | 39.917 km/hr |
| 2023 | Tadej Pogacar 4hr 36min 41sec |
Ben Turner @ 49sec |
Tim Wellens @ s.t. |
178 km | 38.600 km/hr |
| 2024 | Oier Lazkano 3hr 43min 50sec |
Bastien Tronchon @ 28sec |
Jan Tratnik @ s.t. |
158.3 km | 42.433 km/hr |
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