Llorenç del Penedès regained the 9th castle on Sunday afternoon in its main festival, five years after its last, in the most important Diada of the weekend. It was given to Jove de Tarragona in the only round they were able to complete. The day ended with a stoppage at the start of the second round due to a lack of ambulances, after the Vendrell Boys team, who came out of the 8th tower in the middle of the road, fell, and the meeting had already started with a delay of more than half an hour due to a communication error between the organization and the ambulance service.
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The Vendrellenses opened by maintaining good harmony with 3de8, which they obtained without much difficulty for the eighth time this season. Instead, the tower rose with a nerve point and emerged moments after its coronation, when it deliberately escaped them at the level of quarters and fifths.
While they are good at it in training, in the field they find it difficult to reinforce it; the Penedes had emptied it on July 20th at Cutlar, but abandoned it in mid-June and dismantled it on July 26th.
It was the gang leader himself, Kevin Prados, who gathered his team to announce today’s suspension, and took the opportunity to remind the gang that, despite the fall, they had already completed 22 8-storey buildings this year, continuing to work on emptying the tower again and keeping the pace going into the second phase of the season.
the @nensdelvendrell Load the lined 8 rook in the second round.#Castells #castles pic.twitter.com/2DJSNQjeyL
— elMonCasteller.cat (@elMonCasteller) August 11, 2024
In second place was the Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona team, who presented a 3de9f that was a clear improvement on what they completed last time, in Vilanova. The Lilacs’ plans were to shoot at high range from 8 using builds like the 4de8 with the needle or the 8 tower with the lining, which is important in the period leading up to the Feast of Saint Magi and August when they want to release the extra ranges.
the @Jove of Tarragona He opens his performance with 3de9f. It’s been 5 years since Lorinc has seen a 9-story building!#Castells #castles pic.twitter.com/XBs07qHkIx
— elMonCasteller.cat (@elMonCasteller) August 11, 2024
For its part, the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls team has once again opted for the 4de8 with the column, which becomes the ninth of the year and they are already doing tests to raise it another floor. They control it very effectively, although the execution could improve. On Thursday, the demanding Plaça de la Bisbal del Penedès awaits them and, after the great Firagost, they want to continue offering the basics of the 9, at least, and who knows, if they will opt for the 2de8 again.
the @jovisvals Close the first round with the number 4 of 8 in the column!#Castells #castles pic.twitter.com/M3XNDP7pke
— elMonCasteller.cat (@elMonCasteller) August 11, 2024
It should be remembered that the people of Tarragona and Valenc suffered their second one-day suspension in less than a month. In Torredembarra, an unexpected fall in the first round paralyzed the day for more than an hour and a half, and on appeal the gangs chose to offer only two rounds.
Llorenç had the most attractive day of the weekend as he left another double of 8 for Xiquets de Reus, this Saturday in Cornodilla, with 3 and 4 of 8, while the local Brivalls completed two castles of 6, standing out with the second 2 of 6 of the year.
The Castellers de Castelldefels team stood out on Sunday afternoon by showing their first 5 out of 7 of the season, in addition to re-checking 3 out of 7 and 4 out of 7, both with needle, at the gates of the Diada de la Festa grande that will be celebrated on August 15. The Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia team performed with the Yellows, who also returned from the holidays with 2 Castellers of 7 with needle and 4 out of 7.
In the second round we will show the premiere of 5d7! The first of the season 💛🚀 pic.twitter.com/eL5bSnnifD
– Els Grocs 💛 (@ElsGrocs) August 11, 2024
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