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| | Well, that's all for now. We do thank you for your kind attention. For more information and the classifications, we invite you to use the traditional servers. | | | | | | There arrives Norwegian Gunn Rita Dahle, the silver. Right after the goal she hugs Susser. The podium is completed by Fin Pia Sundstedt. Right behind the podium place, there arrives the Slovenian Blaza Klemencic. The fifth place is for Brittish Jane Nuessli. | | | Just few pedal movements more.. Estehr Suss is the new Europaen championess. He wears the number one on the jeresey, and she is the first one to arrive, incredible! | | | The Swiss is arriving! | | | Suiss is right one km away from the continental title! Dahle recovers, she has 20" to gold. What a spectacular chase! The bronze is for Pia Sundstedt with 1' after Suss | | | Meanwhile Naf enters the podium and weard for the second time the blue jersey of the European champion, after having won before Celestino and Kugler, there is a big surprise in the female race! The Swiss Esther Suss (Wheeler) runs all alone towards Montebelluna with the advantage of 30" over the favourite Norwegian Gunn Rita Dahale | | | The podium is completed by Swiss Andreas Kugler. The 4th is Finn Jukka Vastaranta, then Austrian Lakata (Topeak), Felderer (Full Dynamix), Spanish Trayter Alemany, French Thomas Dietsch (Bulls), Swiss Lukas Buchli (Bixs),Pierluigi Bettelli (Scott), De Bertolis (Full Dynamix), Johan Pallhuber (Silmax) and German Tim Bohme (Bulls). | | | Sensation! It's Italian Mirko Celestino to wear the silver medal!!! | | | Mike Felderer is pedalling lonely for silver. | | | The arms high for Naf! The European title is for the Swiss champion after 4h59'06". | | | Ralf Naf is arriving! | | | Naf starts the last kilometer. | | | Ralph Naf is pedalling only 3 km away from his triumph. | | | At 5km to the goal, Naf has over 3' of advantage over Felderer | | | Swiss Naf has launched himself towards the bis of European marathon. In front of him there are only two last single tracks: Bees' Schuss of 500 mt and Mons Bellonae of 200 mt. | | | Meanwhile, the arrivals of Marathon and Classic races have terminated. | | | There are also awaiting their arrival both ct Hubi Pallhuber and Paola Pezzo. | | | The new choreography is getting ready on the gallery to cheer the new European champions. The triumph of Norwegian jerseys, the public is waving the flags that are blue with yellow stars and which reppresent Europe. | | | The final km countdown from 10 for the male European! This is the final solitary rush of the Swiss Ralph Naf (Multivan Merida) class 1980, yet the marathon in 2006, European champion in 2006 and the champion of the cross country 2003 and 2009as well. | | | Also the female European has arrived near the three single tracks which may be the decisive ones. Dahle, Suss and Sundstedt are still together. We find Klemencic and Nuessli with over 3'. Meanwhile, with almoest 5' of delay there run : Turpijn, Bigham, Gassler and Italian Gasparini. | | | The Eurpean Marathon has been lasting for 4 hours and 42 minutes up till now. The arrival is scheduled for at about 3 p.m. | | | Here comes Nalf, always alone, near the Presa X point del Montello, after 59 km and at 18 from the finishing point attacking the most demanding trace made of single tracks Bike Drome (1000 mt), Facchin (1000 mt) and Canalone Lele (1700 mt). More than 2' later there passes lonely Mike Felderer. Then, with more than 3'30", there comes the sextet of Lakata, Kugler, Bohme, Trayter, Celestino and Vastaranta. With more than 4' Buchli, and the most delayed is French Thomas Dietsch. Therefore, Andrea Tiberi is out of game. | | | The Swiss Ralph Naf flies towards the second European marathon title, after the one won in 2006 at Tambre. Again, the Italian seat brings luck to the biker of Multivan Merida. | | | First surrender in the front group of the female European. Slovenian Klemecic loses contact with the front of the group. It's all for Dahle, Suss and Sundstedt this way. The lonely race for the 4th position of Klemencic, then, also alone, Jane Nuessli, and there follow together Bigham and Turpijn and Gassler with Gasparini. | | | Meanwhile at the finishing point, there take place the awarding ceremonies for Marathon and Classic races, on the trace of Montello, the challenge worth the European title is being carried out. | | | There is a front attack in the male group! The change is possible. The single tracks Paradiso and Bufo Bufo near the English Cemetery, gave the wings to Swish Ralph Naf (Multivan Merida). For the moment, Italian Mike Felderer and Andrea Tiberi have risen up the white flag. They are running alone, isolated and separated with half a minute of detachment. The delayed group of followers is composed of : Kugler, Bohme, Celestino, Lakata, Vastaranta, Trayetr Alemany and Bas. | | | Along the banks of Piave, towards Nervesa, Jane Nessli is chasing, at the distance of about 100 meters, the female quartet in front, which is always composed of Norwegian Gunn Rita Dahle, Swiss Suss, Slovenian Klemenic and of Finn Pia Sundstedt. | | | Also the female race has passed Ponte della Priula and points towards the single track of Pardiso (1100 mt) and Bufo Bufo (1400 mt). The situation remains unchanged, the same as it was at the passage of Collalto. | | | New situation at command of male European, after their return to Ponte della Priula! There is one trio ahead: there are leading Mike Felderer (Full Dynamix), Swish Ralph Naf (Multivan Merida) and Andrea Tiberi (Surfing). Other ten bikers are chasing them. Their names soon. Tim Bohme (Bulls), Jukka Vastaranta (Fin), Peters Bas (Ola), Marc Trayetr Alemany (Spa), Alban Lakata (Topeak), Lukas Buchli (Bixs), Andreas Kugler (Multivan), Mirko Celestino (Semperlux), Manuele Sapdi (Focus) and Yader Zoli (Surfing). | | | Female European: while passing the check point of Collalto, the front quartet is still compacted, with Nuessli who lost contact and passes with 10". About one minute later we notice the team of her followers with Noergaard, Bigham, Gasparini and Boek-Van Meurs and Gassler. | | | While awaiting their return to Montello, we notice in male European the withdraw of Johnny Cattaneo (Full Dinamix) and Johannes Schweiggl (Silmax) | | | Internal information: we are awaiting the return of both competittion teams into Destra Piave, after their passage in Susegana and Collalto. | | | In the zone of Collalto, the British Jane Nuessli follows the four pacemakers' traces. | | | When passing the Piave river, the front of the female race remains unchanged. Therefore we have the quartet guided by Gunn Rita Dahle with Nuessli in delay. There follow Seguono Noergaard (Den) , Bigham (Gbr), Turpijn (holl), Gasparini (Ita), Gassler (Holl) e Boek-Van Meurus (Holl). | | | The composition of the pacemakers' group, in order of their passing by: Naf, Felderer, Tiberi, Bas, Lakata, Zoli, Kugler, Bohme, Celestino, Leisling, Vastaranta, Longo, Spadi, Trayter and Buchli. | | | In loc. Collalto, the male European group is becoming slightly "thinner". There are only 15 bikers running for the title right now left. Their names coming soon. | | | The front of the female race has arrived to loc. Nervesa. The four in the front of the group remain compacted, withe Norwegian Gunn Rita Dahle in front of Swiss Suss, Slovenian Klemenic and Finn Pia Sundstedt. The British Jane Nuessli is the last one. | | | Meanwhile, the male challenge turns on, in the zone of the Sinistra Piave, on the trace designed in between Susegana and Collalto, where the bikers have to face two other single tracks: Collato of 800 mt, Camoi of 1900 mt and Perusai of 800 mt. | | | Female European: the passage of Santi Angeli with four athletes at command: the queen Dahle runs before Sundstedt, Klemenic and Suss. Wtih about one minute of delay, British Nuessli alone, followed by five other athletes (the Danish Noergaard, the Dutch Turpijn, the British Bigham and the Italian Gasparini, the last one is missing ) | | ARRIVAL OF MARATHON | And there comes the winner of the Marathon. The winner is Alex Cazzaro (Uc Fpt), Master2 in 2h15'40". Michele Borsoi (M3, Spezzotto Bike Team) is second in 2h22'17", followed by Marco Pianca (M3, ViviBike Ideal) in 2h23'29", Marco Agricola (M2, Adv Corratec) in 3h22'09", Carmine Del Riccio (Esercito) in 3h24'24". There follow Pesavento, Canale, Capuzzo, Bertacchini, Zanandrea, Minucci, Terrin, Dal Bo, Masiero and Pizzolato. | | | Therefore, the front group is composed of those 29 bikers: Longo, Looser, Naf, Moos, Celestino, Deho, Lakata, Felderer, Tiberi, Kugler, Sapdi, Bas, Vastaranta, De Bertolis, Pallhuber, Zoli, Cattaneo, Bohme, Leisling, Schweiggl, Sahm, Bettelli, Reichl, Dietsch, Buchli, Jobanek and Medvedev. | | | The almost complete composition of the front group coming soon. | | | At the command of male European, before the passagge of the Piave river and on the tape of the traditional asphalt which leads to the zone of Collato in Sinistra Piave, there are exactly 29 bikers. Following some names of those pacesetters:Longo, Looser, Naf, Moos, Celestino, Deho, Lakata, Felderer, Tiberi, Kugler, Sapdi, Bas, Vastaranta, De Bertolis, Pallhuber, Zoli, Cattaneo, | | | There is the group of 25-30 bikers at the check point of Piave-Nervesa, after having passed the single track of Colesel delle Zorle of 700 km. | | ARRIVAL OF CLASSIC | Fambio Zampese is first. The forecast turns out to be true with the time of 2h10'29". He's the first winner of this very long day. The second to pass the finishing point is Sergio Pellizzer 2h13'03", followed by Alessio Illi (2h14'11"), Michele Feltre (2'15'00) and Flavio Zoppas (2'15'17") | | | In loc. Santi Angeli, after 30 km and the single track run of the Bosco del Falco of 1800 meters, the group of the best men running is compacted. | | | The pubblic is awaiting at the finishing point of the Marathon race. | | | Wtih other 50 km left to the finishing point, there are always about thirty runners in front. First ten positions : Austrian Alban Lakata (Topeak), Swiss Huber (Stockli), Mirko Celestino(Semperlux), Finn Vastaranta, Swish Ralf Naf (Multivan), Tony Longo (Full Dynamix) and Russian Medvedev (Elettroveneta). | | | Meanwhile the male European is arriving at the second check poit near the Presa XII point(loc. Sbeghen) after 25 km of the race and vast traces othe grounless tace and the single one as well (Hippodrome of 1600 mt, Victorydi 1100 mt and La Gioisa di 4000 mt), at the entrance of the Bosco del Falco. | | | The front of the European race is in S.Maria della Vittoria with 18 units at command. There are Danish Kristine and Anna Sofie Noergaard, Slovenian Klemencic and Norwegian Dahle to guide the squad. | | | In the female European, the group of the best ones is still compacted at the entrance of Dorsale del Montello. | | | The Marathon is 11 km away from the goal. The front is near the Canalone Lele. | | | The ascent on the asphalt trace (the Presa 19 point and the following Dorsale) starts also for women. To lead the operations are the Swiss Suss (Wheeler) and the Sloveninan Blaza Klemencic (Felt). | | 10.30 | And the European female challenge has started! There are 33 girsl participating. In Italian colours we have Michela Benzoni, Roberta Gasparini, Sandra Klomp, Francesca Lonardelli, Simona Mazzucotelli, Anna Ferrari (survivor of the yesterda's success), Evelyn Staffler and Giovanna Troldi. | | | Attention: only two minutes left to the fourth and the last start : the one of the female European! | | | In the goal zone, the starting group of female European is getting prepared. The sceonography is nice. Some of the misses, survivors form the yestarday's parade, today they wear the bodies with the colours of the nationalities which they reppresent and, on call, they rise up the banner with their number and name on. In pole position we find lined up: Suss, Dahle, Bigham, Turpijn, Benzoni, Ketonen and Nuessli | | | km 7,700 in S.Maria della Vittoria the situation doesn't change: there are still about thirty units at command and they are guided by the national Dutch Peters Bas . | | | km 5,700 the pitiless selection has started yet on the asphalt trace in ascent which introduces to the hell of Montello. There are about thirty bikers left at command. | | | Km 4,500 of male European: in front, there is the platoon od about fifty units, with German Stefan Sahm (Bulls) ahead. | | | In the goal zone, the girls start to prepare. | | | Meanwhile, the Marathon is challenging the short aspalt trace at km 52 (-24 km to the goal), near the La Militare crossroads. | | | The group is at the beginning of Presa 19 point, the extended group remains compacted. | | | We remind you that the lenght of the race is changed up to 129,500; this is one of the lonest competitions ever competed. The bridge over the Piave river hasn't been constructed, so the organizators have changed the trace. | | | The first km is over; the front is still compacted. | | 10.00 | The European Marathon has started right now! Austrian Lakata is the quickest to put in row all the starting bikers. | | | The count-down... | | | Mossieri, together with Massimo Panighel, the president of Renato Di Rocco and Tomat (the president of Confindustria Veneto and of Lotto) | | | All the bikers are ready and lined up. Eight bigs in pole position withLakata, Dietsch, the three coloured shirt of Celestino, Huber, Oras, Buchli, Vastaranta. In front of the group, the mascot Bufo-Bufo. | | | The awaiting feaver for the continental challenge is higher and hgher! | | | There are only fifteen minutes left to the beginning of the European men race start, and meanwhile the male trace left behind the S.Eusatchio abbey together with the Baracca monument and they arrived at km 45, therefore there are about 31 km left to the end, near Giavera del Montello. | | | Let's take a look at the female continental challenge in the meanwhile. The favourite one is the queen of the forests, Gunn Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida), the out of class Norwegian European and the leaving championess (nine times championess of cross country and marathon). Right last year she officially re- entered into races after the motherhood period. There will try to overturn the forecast Pia Sundstedt (Craft Rocky Mountain) from Finland, ex european championess of 2005 in Germany and twice the silver (2006 and 2008) and Swiss Esther Suss (Wheeler) who obtained the European title in 2008 at Albstadt (Ger). The German Sabine Spitz, olympic championess from Beijing 2008 and European marathon of 2007 is absent. | | | There is an update for Marathon race. Its front has arrived to the Presa III point, almost at turning point of the trace (33 km run till now), with 43 km left to the finishing point of Montebelluna. | | 9.00 | The Classic race starts right now. The trace is of 51,700 km with the height difference of 1310 meters, with the peaks in S.Maria della Vittoria, La Militare, Casa Rossa, Presa XV and Poggio Tre Pini. | | | And meanwhile the Marathon race goes on, the Classic race start is getting closer and closer. | | | Talking about Italian: there are present all bigs at Montebelluna today. From Mirko Celestino (Semperlux), the biker from Liguria who, last year, turned out to be the Italian Marathon champion right during Gunn Rita Marathon, the Cannibal Marzio Deho (Olympia), the ex champion Massimo Debertolis (Full-Dynamix), Mike Felderer (Full Dynamix), Johan Pallhuber (Silmax), Mirko Pirazzoli (Promo Bike), Walter Costa (Scapin), Johnny Cattaneo (Full Dynamix), Tony Longo (Full Dynamix), Ramon Bianchi (Scott), Yader Zoli (Surfing), Oscar Lazzaroni (Semperlux) and Andrea Tiberi (Surfing). Among the enrolled ones there are also Mauro Bettin (team manager Full Dynamix), the couple of the Forestale-Frw Visinelli-Alessandro Fontana, Paccagnella, Ragnoli, Hofer, Pallaoro, Schweiggl, Barreto, Bettelli, ecc. | | 8.30 | The Marathon's front, at km 13th, is crossing the Presa XVII point. | | | We remind you that in this European, there are present the big continental ones, with Austrian Alban Lakata (Topeak Ergon), national and european champion in charge of 2008 at Albstadt (Ger), Swiss Urs Huber (Stockli-Craft) bronze in 2008, French Thomas Dietsch (Bulls), the champion of 2007 and two times european champion in 2003 at Graz and 2004 at Walbrzych-Ksiaz (Pol), Swiss Andreas Kulger (Multivan Merida), the silver in 2005 a tFrammersbach (Ger) where he won over German Hannes Genze ( his actual team mate) and the bronze next year at Tambre in Italy. Therefore, the redcrossed Ralph Naf (Multivan Merida), the world marathon champion in 2005 and european in 2006 and european cross country in 2003 and 2009. There are absent Belgian Roel Paulissen (Cannondale), the world marathon champion from two years and the other ace from Swiss, Chris Sauser (Specialized) as well. | | | The fever of awaiting the race for the continental gold is higher and higer. Let's take a look at some numbers. There are 112 men and 33 women expected to participate. For men, Allan Oras will defend the title conquered last year at Tartu, in Estonia, where the podium was dominated by the athletes from Austria, with Kalle Kriitt for silver and Austa Caspar for bornze. Meanhile for women the leaving championess is the multi titled Norwegian Gunn Rita Dhale, who twelve months ago won over the Polish Maja Wloszczuwska and Ivanda Eiduka. | | 8.00 | And the Marathon challenge begins right now! The level difference is of 1980 mt and the arrival of first bikers is expected at about 11:15 . | | | The Marathon is to start. There are more than 2000 bikers of both sexes participanting | | | Important note: the bridge over the Piave river hasn't been completed, so the traces for European titles have been changed. The men's road has rised to 125 km and those of women up to 11,5. So there are 15 km more. | | | Just few minutes left to the race's start. At eight o'clock there will start the marathon trial of 77 km. Then, at 9 the Classic of 51 km.
The European starts at 10 (men) and at 10.30 (women) | | | Some news about meteo conditions. There is sun shining over the Gunn Rita Marathon , but the moisture grade is quite high. | | 7.45 | Dear sportsmen and sportwomen, you're cordially welcome at Montebelluna, Treviso province, at the European Championship Marathon organized by Pedali di Marca and of his patron Massimo Panighel!!! For you,for your live-report, from the finishing point, Massimo Bolognini. | | | | | | We await you at 7:45 !
| | | EUREOPAN CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON - INT. XCM C1 ID33032 Cat. : Elite, U23, M/F - Organizers: 03r2590 - Org. A.S.D. Pedali di Marca - Via Forlani, 42 - 31032 Casale Sul Sile (Tv) - cell. 346/0801468 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 346/0801468 end_of_the_skype_highlighting - e.mail: staff@pedalidimarca.it , www.pedalidimarca.it - Inscriptions Sistema informatico federale - Inscription's dead line: 25/06/10 - ore 18:00 - Meeting: 27 June Montebelluna C.so Mazzini ore 09:00 - Passes control: 26 June from 14:00 till 19:00 - Technical Meeting: 26 June from 16:30 c/oAuditorium - Men race starts: 27 June Montebelluna C.so Mazzini at 10:00 - women: 27 June Montebelluna C.so Mazzini at 10:30 - Jury: President Arthur Jordens Jury - Member Tosi Fulvia - Member Collanega Giovannina - Member Vidori Michela - Giud Arrivo Giulianini Giancarlo - Antidoping Insp. Gianni Meraviglia
| | | Race Courses  | | | | | | ALTIMETRY  More information on the official website of the event | | | LAST KILOMETERS In Biadene, with 3,000 m to the finish line, the gravel-road “Stradon del Bosco” passes into asphalt: the first easily descending right turn ends in “Galeazze” road. The next sharp right turn and the following left turn allow to cross the “Aglaia Anassilide” road 2,500 m before the finish.
The long straight of the “Consolata” street leads onto “Feltrina” street, which will be ridden on the cycle-path on the left side: the slight descend to the junction of “Montello” road changes into a slight slope up to the location “Boccacavalla”. A right turn-off leads to the last ascent of the race.
With 1,700 to go, the race course enters "Stech" road, leading onto the "Tre Pini" climb: steep on asphalt at its beginning, but easier to ride at the end when reaching the top of the hill of the same name. The following technical and demanding downhill on single-trails brings back to "Boccacavalla", the following right-turn returns on “Montello” street.
The last kilometer is easy and fast: completely on asphalt, it first offers two really fast descending straights on “Montello” street and “24 maggio” street until the railway station, before with 500 m to go, a sharp right turn-off leads onto the tree-lined “Corso Mazzini” street.
The finish straight is completely flat and ends in front of the “Loggia cittadina”, where the finish line is located. | | | | | | EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP XCM MEN
Lenght: 116,8km.
Ascent: 2910m.
Start time: 10.00 a.m.
Tech & Feed Zones:
km. 29,8 - Presa 8 / Consorzio Agrario
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 55,7 - Collalto
km. 65,0 - Col Sandago
km. 79,3 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 87,4 - Giavera del Montello
km. 100,2 - Casa Rossa / Volpago
GPM-Mountain prizes:
km. 9,3 - Presa 13
km. 68,0 - loc. Belvedere
km. 69,8 - loc. Montone
km. 92,8 - La Militare
km. 105,0 - Presa 14
First Aid-Medical assistance:
km. 7,7 - Santa Maria della Vittoria
km. 16,9 - Stradone del Bosco
km. 29,8 - Presa 8 / Consorzio Agrario
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 55,7 - Collalto
km. 65,0 - Col Sandago
km. 79,3 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 87,4 - Giavera del Montello
km. 100,2 - Casa Rossa / Volpago
km. 102,2 - loc. Facchin
km. 112,9 - Stradone del Bosco
km. 116,8 - Montebelluna
Servizio Bike:
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 79,3 - Nervesa della Battaglia
Time limits: TBA | | | | | | EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP XCM WOMEN
Lenght: 98,5km.
Ascent: 2290m.
Start time: 10.30 a.m.
Tech & Feed Zones:
km. 29,8 - Presa 8 / Consorzio Agrario
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 61,0 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 69,1 - Giavera del Montello
km. 81,9 - Casa Rossa / Volpago
GPM-Mountain prizes:
km. 9,3 - Presa 13
km. 74,5 - La Militare
km. 86,7 - Presa 14
First Aid-Medical assistance:
km. 7,7 - Santa Maria della Vittoria
km. 16,9 - Stradone del Bosco
km. 29,8 - Presa 8 / Consorzio Agrario
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 61,0 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 69,1 - Giavera del Montello
km. 81,9 - Casa Rossa
km. 89,3 - loc. Facchin
km. 94,6 - Stradone del Bosco
km. 98,5 - Montebelluna
Servizio Bike:
km. 39,6 - Nervesa della Battaglia
km. 61,0 - Nervesa della Battaglia
Time limits: TBA |
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