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Internazionali d'Italia Val d'Arda Bike - 1
Lugagnano, Italy, May 25, 2008
Zoli and Lechner win round three
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The third round of the cross country Internazionali d'Italia was held Sunday in Val d'Arda amid rainy and muddy conditions. Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Filago) won the women's race and
The women went off first, and from the initial lap, Lechner led Blaza Klemencic (Giant Italia Team). U23 European cross country champion Natalie Schnitter and series leader Annabella Stropparo (Ideal Bikes Romania ) followed them. During the second lap, Klemencic found herself with two other Slovenian athletes, including non-elite competitor Tanija Zakelj and Nina Homovec (Slovenian National Team). Then it began raining and conditions worsened although they had little effect on the already sorted rider order.
The Italian Lechner finished the elite women's race in one hour, 36 minutes and 27 seconds, just 1'31" ahead of Slovenian Klemencic and 3'40" ahead of Homovec. Non-elite racer Tanija Zakelj finished ahead of Klemencic.
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"I marked my opponents well in the first half of the race," said Klemencic. "I felt well, and I recovered from the three World Cups after which I was very exhausted. I increased my rhythm during the third lap because I'd like to get a position on the podium. I was satisfied with the bronze and think I could be one of the protagonists at World Cup in Vallnord next Saturday."
The rain stopped before the men's race, but mud still covered the track and the UCI officials decided to reduce the race from seven to four laps. On lap three, Roel Paulissen (Cannondale-Vredestein ) and Fredrik Kessiakoff (Full Dynamix San Marino) withdrew from the race due to the conditions. Then Italian cross country champion Yader Zoli (Giant Italia Team) decided to step up his pace and he pulled away from the others.
Zoli went on for the win with a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 57 seconds. Johann Pallhuber (Team Silmax Amd Kona) finished second at 18 seconds and Italian Andrea Tiberi (Giant Italia Team) finished at 6'21" back, giving the Giant Italian team two of the top three places - or three of the top five when Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez's fifth place is added in.
Photography
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- Blaza Klemencic (Giant Italia) went onto second in the elite women's race.
- Yader Zoli (Giant Italia) won the men's race.
Results
Elite men 1 Yader Zoli (Ita) Giant Italia Team 1.30.57 2 Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Team Silmax Amd Kona 0.18 3 Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Giant Italia Team 6.21 4 Hubert Pollinger (Ita) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals 6.55 5 Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team 9.12 6 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Cannondale-Vredestein 9.16 7 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Hard Rock FRW 11.04 8 Mike Felderer (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. 11.10 9 Massimo De Bertolis (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix 11.39 10 Alessandro Fontana (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale 12.04 11 Jhon Jairo Botero Salazar (Col) Infotre-Lee Cougan 12.27 12 Emil Lindgren (Swe) Team Full Dynamix San Marino 12.38 13 Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock FRW 13.06 14 Alessandro Gambino (Ita) Centro Sportivo Esercito 13.47 15 Tony Longo (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix 15.27 16 Niall Davis (Irl) Cycling Ireland 18.55 17 Giovanni Dallera (Ita) Bmc Italian Team 24.04 18 David Escolar Ballesterosa (Spa) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals 26.27 Behind one lap 19 Alberto Riva (Ita) Racing Team Dayco ASD 20 Pop Gabriel Sorin (Rom) Ideal Bikes International Team 21 Luca Peveri (Ita) Lugagnano Off Road Behind two laps 22 Marco Cellini (Ita) Team Eurobici Orvieto DNF Rafael Visinelli (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale DNF Federico Ciani (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team DNF Daniel McConnel (Aus) Cycling Australia TIS DNF Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale-Vredestein DNF Ivan Degasperi (Ita) Scott Racing Team DNF Mirko Celestino (Ita) ASD Team Alba Orobia Bike DNF Pierluigi Bettelli (Ita) Felt International Mtb Banelli DNF Federico Fuser (Ita) MC2 Racing DNF Matej Lovse (Slo) Slovenia National Team DNF Stefano Boggia (Ita) GS Daccordi ASD DNF Edmil Albertone (Ita) GS Daccordi ASD DNF Julio Humberto Caro Silva (Col) Gewiss Bianchi DNF Ramon Bianchi (Ita) Scott Racing Team DNF Dario Acquaroli (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. DNF Martino Fruet (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team DNF Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Progress-Frm DNF Mirko Farnisi (Ita) Team Open Race Hicker DNF Marco Balberini (Ita) Scott Racing Team DNF Franz Hofer (Ita) Nsr Torrevilla Mtb Team ASD DNF Igor Baretto (Ita) Scott Racing Team DNF Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) Diquigiovanni-Androni DNF Paolo Montoya Cantillo (CRc) Infotre-Lee Cougan DNF Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Team Full Dynamix San Marino DNF Maurizio Varini (Ita) GS Daccordi ASD DNF Paolo Mencacci (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix DNF Marco Bui (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix Elite women 1 Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Filago 1.36.27 2 Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Giant Italia Team 1.31 3 Nina Homovec (Slo) Slovenia National Team 3.40 4 Annabella Stropparo (Ita) Ideal Bikes Romania 6.09 5 Elena Gaddoni (Ita) Progress-Frm 7.13 6 Evelyn Staffler (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Filago 10.40 7 Barbara Oberdorfer (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 11.41 8 Alexandra Hober (Ita) Profi Bike Team 12.20 9 Zoe King (Aus) Cycling Australia TIS 13.23 10 Francesca Leonardelli (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 27.25 11 Claudia Andolina (Ita) Team Open Race Hicker 30.43 DNF Anna Ferrari (Ita) Adv Corratec Junior men 1 Elia Silvestri (Ita) ASD - Alpin Bike Edilbi Team 1.25.34 2 Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) A.S.V. St.Lorenzen Rad 0.16 3 Nicholas Pettina' (Ita) Adv Corratec 1.57 4 Luca Braidot (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 2.11 5 Rosario D'agostino (Ita) A.S.D. Team Bikes Ragusa FRW 2.32 6 Blaz Znidarsic (Slo) Slovenia National Team 2.39 7 Filippo Blanc (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 2.52 8 Roberto Giacobazzi (Ita) Team Mapei 3.41 9 Michael Pesse (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 3.53 10 Daniel Pozzecco (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 4.00 11 Daniele Braidot (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 7.21 12 Joze Zagar (Slo) Slovenia National Team 7.55 13 Samuele Agostinelli (Ita) Superbikeclub 8.57 14 Alessandro Pierantoni (Ita) Superbikeclub 9.22 15 Fabio Aru (Ita) Sardegna Sottozero Ozierese 9.28 16 Paul O'reilly (Irl) Cycling Ireland 9.31 17 Filippo Giuliani (Ita) Maffioletti 10.00 18 Marco Metti (Ita) A.S.D.Postumia 73 Dino Liviero 11.05 19 Michael Cornaro (Ita) ASD Team Alba Orobia Bike 11.18 20 Filippo Righi (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 11.26 21 Martino Di Pierdomen (Ita) Hard Rock FRW 12.10 22 David Guzzardi (Ita) Hard Rock FRW 12.49 23 Maurizio Tasca (Ita) Maffioletti 12.51 24 Alessio Mattiuzzo (Ita) Vc G. Bianchin-Marchiol- 12.58 25 Giacomo Comitti (Ita) Cbe Merida 13.20 26 Patrick Marcher (Ita) Südtirol Rainer-Wurz Team 14.17 27 Giacomo Bevilacqua (Ita) Team Open Race Hicker 14.18 28 Mattia Rossi (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team 14.47 29 Neil McGimpsey (Irl) Cycling Ireland 14.57 30 Emilio Berti (Ita) A.S.D. Crazy Bike 15.17 31 Valentin Von Klebelsber (Ita) Asc Tiroler Radler Bozen 16.02 32 Liam McGreevey (Irl) Cycling Ireland 16.18 33 Manuel Vitangeli (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola Mtb 16.52 34 Domenico Valerio (Ita) Adv Corratec 17.04 35 Michele Angeletti (Ita) Superbikeclub 20.56 36 Danel Kiebacher (Ita) A.S.V. St.Lorenzen Rad 21.20 37 Luca Censi (Ita) Pedale Fidentino 23.04 38 Giuseppe Arena (Ita) ASD Team Alba Orobia Bike 26.13 39 Giuseppe Scrofani (Ita) A.S.D. Team Bikes Ragusa FRW 27.05 40 Lorenzo Carlet (Ita) Caprivesi 27.31 41 Samuele Volpe (Ita) Cerrano Outdoor 28.47 42 Roberto Bordo (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola Mtb 31.20 Behind one lap 43 Ekrem Tokmic (BiH) Hard Rock FRW 44 Michele Milani (Ita) Team B.Cicli Galassia 45 Simon Verderame (Ita) Cerrano Outdoor DNF Manuel Ebert (Ita) Asc Tiroler Radler Bozen DNF Fabrizio Paziani (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola Mtb DNF Andrea Tosi (Ita) Sellero Novelle 2000 DNF Tommaso Botti (Ita) Ovam Victoria Bike DNF Vittorio Oliva (Ita) Infotre-Lee Cougan DNF Francesco Pioli (Ita) Pedale Fidentino DNF Evaldo Ceccarini (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola Mtb DNF Giacomo Antonello (Ita) MC2 Racing DNF Simon Werner (Ita) Asc Tiroler Radler Bozen DNF Valentin Huber (Ita) Team Green Valley DNF Stefano Dal Grande (Ita) GS Pressix Zanon Tosetto Junior women 1 Laura Abril Restrepo (Col) Infotre-Lee Cougan 1.20.44 2 Martina Giovanniello (Ita) Cbe Merida 3.48 3 Cornelia Schuster (Ita) Ssv Pichl GSies Raiffeisen 5.16 4 Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Asc Olang 7.22 5 Michela Battaglia (Ita) A.S.D. Team Bikes Ragusa FRW 10.58 6 Jemeja Tratnic (Slo) Slovenia National Team 12.51 7 Serena Calvetti (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 16.44 8 Vittoria Casalegno (Ita) Giant Italia Team 20.01 9 Marta Pastore (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 28.23 10 Chiara Pastore (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 31.08 Behind one lap 11 Alessandra Bergamin (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team Master 1 1 Emil Bardini (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing 1.31.58 2 Marcello Castellini (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing 2.26 3 Cristiano Bacchini (Ita) Team Todesco 4.07 4 Guglielmo Broglio (Ita) Team Locca 7.20 5 Marco Pegoraro (Ita) Scavezzon Squadra Corse 8.23 6 Michele Favaloro (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike 12.48 7 Andrea Pizzi (Ita) Bicimania Lissone Mtb 13.26 8 Lorenzo Redivo (Ita) Nuovi Orizzonti Pol. Inv. Sup. 14.36 Behind one lap 9 Andrea Vellano (Ita) Bmc Italian Team 10 Davide Boni (Ita) Novagli Team Bike Master 2 1 Riccardo Milesi (Ita) Bicimania Lissone Mtb 1.24.30 2 Moreno Trabucchi (Ita) Ideal Bikes International Team 5.57 3 Oscar Pompiglio (Ita) Valcavallina Superbike 9.03 4 Isacco Silva (Ita) Bicimania Lissone Mtb 14.46 5 Fabio Bonfanti (Ita) Pedale Fidentino 15.30 6 Massimo Cantadore (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 17.08 Behind one lap 7 Luca Davoli (Ita) Canossa Merida 8 Massimo Crotti (Ita) Novagli Team Bike 9 Ottavio Cobelli (Ita) Cavrianese 10 Giordano Varianti (Ita) Giangis' Team Free Bike Erbusco 11 Domenico Zaglio (Ita) Novagli Team Bike DNF Marco Schlang (Ita) Novagli Team Bike DNF Mirko Zambon (Ita) Novagli Team Bike DNF Stefano Comini (Ita) A. S. D. Bike Team Bruciati DNF Daniele Ziglioli (Ita) Mtb G.S. Cignone Master 3 1 Antonio Masini (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing 1.25.49 2 Marco Gilberti (Ita) Racing Rosola Bike 3.20 3 Andrea Pendini (Ita) Adv Corratec 10.40 4 Giuseppe Baricchi (Ita) Canossa Merida 11.03 5 Carlo Zuccolini (Ita) Team Todesco 14.13 6 Giampiero Ferranti (Ita) Pro Bike Riding Team 20.13 7 Domenico Crotti (Ita) Novagli Team Bike 20.42 Behind one lap 8 Gianluca Marenghi (Ita) Lugagnano Off Road 9 Eugenio Canni Ferrari (Ita) Bicimania Lissone Mtb 10 Alessandro Arabia (Ita) Bike Club 2000 Show Running 11 Eugenio Boschetti (Ita) Novagli Team Bike DNF Lorenzo Vernazza (Ita) Pedale Fidentino DNF Walter Lanznaster (Ita) A.B.C. Egna Neumarkt DNF Paolo Baldan (Ita) MC2 Racing DNF Daniele Bruschi (Ita) Scott Racing Team Masters 4 1 Mauro Braidot (Ita) Caprivesi 1.40.04 2 Luigi Pierelli Sante (Ita) A.S.D. Bike Maniacs Ancona 0.54 3 Silvano Peracchi (Ita) Team Bike Gusssago 1.24 4 Vanni Paolo (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 2.08 5 Andrea Bianco (Ita) Infotre-Lee Cougan 6 Giorgio Fontana (Ita) Italia Nuova Red Line 7 Mauro Manini (Ita) Lugagnano Off Road 8 Giorgio Franchini (Ita) L'arcobaleno Carraro Team DNF Pietro Laudano (Ita) Novagli Team Bike DNF Patrizio Romeri (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi DNF Adriano Perotti (Ita) Mtb G.S. Cignone
