González finished third with 16 points at the tournament, held in the German city of Stuttgart.

The Cuban cyclist, who was preceded by Olga Slusareva (27), from Russia, and Edita Kubelskine (19), from Lithuania, classified for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.

The race consisted of 84 laps, totaling 24 kilometers.

González was followed by Belem Guerrero (Mexico), Gema Pascual (Spain) and Erin Mirabella (United States), among others.

With excellent results in track and route competitions, González won a silver medal in the long-distance race at the Pan-American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1999.

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