Conor Murphy, the junior TT champion and 10 mile TT record holder, told stickybottle recently he was hopeful for a strong start to his 2025 season in Europe and that's exactly what he delivered today in Spain.
The Irish teenager, riding once more this year with U19 Academy Région Sud powered by Giant, took a podium result - from a whopping 180 starters from 19 countries - at the first time of asking and gets to go again tomorrow.
Murphy lined out today in his first race of the road campaign, the Gran Premio San Vicente - Costa Blanca - Junior C.R.I. (1.1) in San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante.
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The race, a 7.7km pan flat TT, was won by Spain's Eñaut Urcaregui (GT Tolosa/Danena) in a time of 9:43, making for an average speed of 47.547km per hour. He beat compatriot, and Spanish junior international last year, Enrique Maranchón (Picusa Academy), by nine seconds.
Murphy, competing in a huge international field, was 3rd at 17 seconds and was the only Irish rider in the race. He competes again tomorrow, also in Spain, in Gran Premio San Vicente - Costa Blanca - Junior Ruta (1.1).
It will be contested over 133km and is effectively the sister race of the TT today and features for categorised climbs, with a lumpy circuit throughout adding up to 2,250m of climbing.
