Orio's regatta at the Camping Orio flag, seen from the mini-chamber
Oriotarra boats on the fifth day of the Eusko Label League The regatta won by the boat of Gorka Aranberri, seen from the mini-chamber on board.
Oriotarra boats on the fifth day of the Eusko Label League The regatta won by the boat of Gorka Aranberri, seen from the mini-chamber on board.
Gorka Aranberri, patron saint of Orio, has shared the experiences of today's Camping Orio regatta, the fastest at home after failing to reach its highest level in Castro. Aranberri has said that blows like Saturday's are "necessary" for the sport to be better and for her trainer to be more competitive.
The San Nikolas , second on Saturday in Bilbao, won its second win of the season at the XLIII Petronor Flag. Getaria was second after rowing in the second batch, five seconds away, and Bermeo third, 13 seconds away.
Gorka Aranberri, patron saint of Orio, has admitted that the impact on the Bilbao Flag has served them well to leave Zierbena as a "wounded boar" and take over the regatta.
Orio won his second win on the third day of the Eusko Label League by winning the Petronor Flag in Zierbena. These are the last few meters of the regatta, seen from the mini-chamber on board.
San Nicolás has dominated the waters of the Buitrago del Lozoya (Madrid), and has won the Bandera Pueblos con Vida Comunidad de Madrid in the first regatta of the season of the Eusko Label League.
OrioK Pueblos with Comunidad de Vida de Madrid has won the first qualifying regatta for the Eusko Label League played in the Riosequillo swamp of Buitrago de Lozoya (Madrid) and confirmed the forecasts that set him as the great favorite to win.
This Sunday the Euskotren and Eusko Label leagues begin at the Riosequillo de Buitrago del Lozoya reservoir in Madrid. From this weekend until the third week of September, the best rowing races can be followed through ETB1 and kirolakeitb.eus Donostia Arraun Lagunak and Orio, respectively, are the favorites to repeat the title in the female and male modalities.
"It's the second year with the same way of working, and you have to notice that," said Orio's boss, who acknowledged that the trainer's level at the beginning of this season is different from last year's.
Orio starts the Eusko Label League as a favorite, but the other teams also have clear goals for the season.
The Eusko Label and Euskotren leagues travel to Buitrago del Lozoya this Sunday to play the inuagural rendezvous of the 2026 season.
Orio and Arraun Lagunak have shown their superiority in the three pre-season tournaments. Tolosaldea was the closest rival to Lugañene, while San Nicolás was the Donostiarra.
The St. Nicholas has broken the regatta in the second long and won the male title for the seventeenth time, ahead of Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena. In the female mode, Lugañen has won the third state title, ahead of Shipyard and Perillo.
The four Basque boats participating in the Spanish championship have qualified for the final. In the female category , Arraun Lagunakhas marked the best time, and in the male category, OrioK. The finals will be played on Sunday morning.
Four Basque trainees will perform: Donostia Arraun Lagunak in the female mode, and Orio, Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena in the male mode. It can be followed live through EITB, as always, on kirolakeitb.eus and, on ETB1, at 12:00.
Donostia Arraun Lagunak will play in female mode, while Orio, Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena will play in male mode.
The boys of Gorka Arnaberri have not failed and have fulfilled their forecasts in male mode this Sunday in Getaria. The donostiarras have done the same in the women's competition.
Jon Urresti , a rower from Orio's trainer, has been pleased to win the Basque Championship of Trainers, which they have also won in Getaria, their village, and has stressed that for him it is a "heavy" flag.