De Bertolis takes emotional victory & Schwing wins women's race
Dietsch and Simoni round out top three
The 15th Südtirol Dolomiti Superbike drew 3525 cyclists from 28 nations and was run under radiant sunshine. The race previously hosted the UCI Marathon World Championships (in 2008) and two World Cups.
Massimo De Bertolis won the 115.5km marathon in 4:34. Frenchman Thomas Dietsch took second after a thrilling sprint to the finish with Gilberto Simoni, former Giro d'Italia winner.
De Bertolis celebrated his comeback to racing with a 27-second advantage
"I love this circuit. After my victory in 2007, today's is much greater. I devote this victory to my wife and children after a difficult period," said the emotional winner De Bertolis, with tears in his eyes.
Pre-race favorite Mike Felderer suffered cramps and finished fifth.
In the women's race, German marathon champion Kathrin Schwing triumphed to win with a time of 5:40. Until the last climb, she was more than seven minutes behind last year's winner Elena Giacomuzzi, but she fought her way to the front for the win.
Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo De Bertolis (Ita) Full Dynamix RSM | 4:34:02 |
| 2 | Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Team Bulls | 0:00:27 |
| 3 | Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:28 |
| 4 | Mirko Celestino (Ita) Axevo Alba Orobia Bike ASD | 0:01:55 |
| 5 | Mike Felderer (Ita) Sintesi squadra corse | 0:02:06 |
| 6 | Marzio Deho (Ita) G.S. Cicli Olympia | 0:03:47 |
| 7 | Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Team Silmax AMD Merida A.S.D. | 0:06:13 |
| 8 | Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls | 0:09:02 |
| 9 | Walter Costa (Ita) ADV Corratec | 0:09:29 |
| 10 | Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) ISD CYCLING TEAM | 0:11:26 |
| 11 | Paolo Alberati (Ita) UMBRIA CYCLING TEAM presented by A&G | 0:14:48 |
| 12 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD Cycling Team | 0:15:27 |
| 13 | Klaus Fontana (Ita) ASC Olang | 0:15:38 |
| 14 | Matteo Fabbri* (Ita) ADV Corratec | 0:19:48 |
| 15 | Francesco Casagrande (Ita) ASD Cicli Taddei Galluzzi | 0:20:31 |
| 16 | Renato Reinaudo (Ita) Team Silmax AMD Merida | 0:30:07 |
| 17 | Agostino Andreis (Ita) GS Cicli Olimpia | 0:30:13 |
| 18 | Lukas Platzgummer* (Ita) Sunshine Racers - Nals | 0:31:20 |
| 19 | Gunter Egger (Ita) Profi Bike Team | 0:32:17 |
| 20 | Wilfried Wisthaler (Ita) Team Dolomiti Superbike | 0:36:01 |
| 21 | Martin Schwingshackl (Ita) Team Dolomiti Superbike | 0:36:02 |
| 22 | Federico Fuser (Ita) MC2 Racing | 0:40:01 |
| 23 | Viktor Paris (Ita) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals | 0:42:40 |
| 24 | Maurizio Solagna (Ita) Staff Bike 2000 | 0:43:08 |
| 25 | Marco Poier (Ita) Bren Team Trento | 0:45:21 |
| 26 | Valentin Fliri (Ita) I-Taufers Im Munstertal (BZ) | 0:45:33 |
| 27 | Oswald Weisenhorn (Ita) Arsv Vinschgau | 0:45:46 |
| 28 | Patrick Olivieri (Ita) Bike Club Klausen | 0:45:54 |
| 29 | Sebastian Ortmann (Ger) Team-Stein-Bikes | 0:47:07 |
| 30 | Georg Piazza (Ita) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals | 0:47:43 |
| 31 | Michele Festini Purlan (Ita) Spiquy Team | 0:48:30 |
| 32 | Karl Fischer (Ger) TSV Zusmarshausen | 0:48:38 |
| 33 | Karl Brunner (Ita) ASC Olang | 0:49:13 |
| 34 | Salvatore Paolo Albano (Ita) pedale tarvisiano | 0:49:39 |
| 35 | Carlo Parini (Ita) surfing shop sport promotion | 0:49:56 |
| 36 | Maurizio Galamini (Ita) ASD SC Velociraptor | 0:50:21 |
| 37 | Markus Schett (Aut) Probike Lienz | 0:50:34 |
| 38 | Alessandro Alberton (Ita) G.C. Team Macro Mussolente | 0:50:37 |
| 39 | Luca Rovera (Ita) Master Team | 0:50:39 |
| 40 | Walter Platzgummer (Ita) ARSV Vinschgau | 0:51:19 |
| 41 | Ulrich Wiedenhofer (Ita) Team Rewel - Texmarket | 0:51:39 |
| 42 | Gerd Hofmann (Ita) D-Schlat | 0:51:49 |
| 43 | Ettore Prati (Ita) Ferretti Team | 0:52:03 |
| 44 | Thomas Steiner (Ita) A.S.V. St. Lorenzen Rad | 0:52:15 |
| 45 | Tomás Gladis (Cze) Ghost-Mojekolo.cz | 0:52:37 |
| 46 | Dario Persich (Ita) GS Cicli Olympia | 0:52:43 |
| 47 | Paolo Monticelli (Ita) GS Torrile | 0:52:52 |
| 48 | Alexander Pallhuber (Ita) SC Rasen | 0:52:54 |
| 49 | Markus Götsch (Ita) dynamic bike team | 0:52:56 |
| 50 | Klaus Hannawald (Ger) SEBAMED / VC Lechhausen | 0:52:59 |
| 51 | Paolo Mencacci (Ita) Full Dynamix RSM | 0:53:01 |
| 52 | Franz-Josef Kisch (Ger) TOPRACE | 0:53:17 |
| 53 | Rudi Eisler (Aut) Zweirad Janger Simplon | 0:53:38 |
| 54 | Aelbroeck van (Bel) WMTB - VCARDENS | 0:53:51 |
| 55 | Ivan Zanni (Ita) Cube Cycling Performance | 0:54:10 |
| 56 | Patrick Titus* (Ger) Bike Junior Team / FC Wüstenselbitz | 0:54:28 |
| 57 | Alexander Huber* (Ger) FXX International Mountain Cycling Team | 0:54:28 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrin Schwing (Ger) Trek | 5:40:04 |
| 2 | Elena Giacomuzzi (Ita) Team Caprivesi | 0:00:12 |
| 3 | Elena Gaddoni (Ita) Team Progress FRM | 0:04:53 |
| 4 | Alexandra Hober (Ita) Dynamic Bike Team | 0:06:19 |
| 5 | Kerstin Brachtendorf (Ger) Fiat Rotwild | 0:06:56 |
| 6 | Barbora Radova (Cze) Studio 2001 | 0:09:30 |
| 7 | Silke Keinath (Ger) Corratec World Team | 0:30:33 |
| 8 | Natalija Anderluh (Ita) SLO-Celje | 0:50:03 |
| 9 | Emma Colson (Aus) Holiday Topbike | 0:53:26 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Scalia (Ita) Mongibello MTB Team | 0:57:14 |
| 11 | Orietta Tosadori (Ita) Club Cycling Performance | 1:08:24 |
| 12 | Ruth Zemmer (Ita) Olmbiker.it | 1:08:32 |
| 13 | Ludmila Damkova (Cze) TJ Banik Ostrava | 1:13:06 |
| 14 | Sandra Jensen (Ger) Fanfiluca Bikestyle/Laktatexpress.de | 1:14:27 |
| 15 | Christine Eder (Ger) Inn Bike Rosenheim | 1:16:25 |
| 16 | Chiara Mandelli (Ita) ASD.BREMBER VALLEY | 1:23:08 |
| 17 | Paola Parmiggiani (Ita) Team Sculazzo Italia | 1:23:15 |
| 18 | Nicoletta Meli (Ita) Billy Team ASD | 1:24:26 |
| 19 | Roberta Monaldini (Unknown) San Marino MTB team | 1:26:20 |
| 20 | Elisabetta Carboni (Ita) Ferretti Team Green Devils | 1:29:56 |
| 21 | Herta Linder (Ita) Team Green Valley | 1:32:01 |
| 22 | Sabine Lengert (Ger) Eisenschweinkader | 1:37:06 |
| 23 | Nadia Pasqualini (Ita) Extrema Team | 1:38:39 |
| 24 | Laura Colombo (Ita) Bramati | 1:42:03 |
| 25 | Karen Petersen (Ger) RV Pfeil Tübingen 1905 | 1:43:09 |
| 26 | Leen van Mechgelen (Bel) W CUP | 1:46:10 |
| 27 | Piera Morando (Ita) GSD Team la Bicicletteria | 1:46:49 |
| 28 | Petra Winkler (Ita) ASV St. Lorenzen | 1:47:48 |
| 29 | Elisa Martinis (Ita) dolomiteam | 1:53:34 |
| 30 | Dunja Pitscheider (Ita) ASV Mals | 1:54:30 |
| 31 | Ingrid Mair Am Tinkhof (Ita) Team Green Valley | 1:57:35 |
| 32 | Ilenia Lazzaro (Ita) ADV Corratec | 2:05:30 |
| 33 | Miria Visani (Ita) ASD Leonardi Racing Team | 2:10:30 |
| 34 | Irmi Höhensteiger (Bel) Inn Bike Rosenheim | 2:12:20 |
| 35 | Annarita Cavulla (Ita) ASD Leonardi Racing Team | 2:13:00 |
| 36 | Antonella Balducci (Ita) ASD SC Velociraptor | 2:13:17 |
| 37 | Linda Egemova (Cze) Bike Brdy Team | 2:16:38 |
| 38 | Lina Ornella (Ita) Acido Lattico Team | 2:19:13 |
| 39 | Anna Celenta (Ita) mangusta bike team | 2:38:19 |
| 40 | Paola Ferretti (Ita) GS Sportissimo Top Level | 2:39:16 |
| 41 | Petra Bödder (Ita) I | 2:39:36 |
| 42 | Carolina Lopez (Spa) ALPCROSS | 2:48:58 |
| 43 | Karin Insam (Ita) Athletic Club Meran | 2:51:27 |
| 44 | Silvia Ugalti (Ita) Team Borghi Racing | 2:51:32 |
| 45 | Karin Maier (Ita) D-Mehrstetten | 2:51:52 |
| 46 | Valentina Vallinotto (Ita) G.S. Bicimania Lissone | 3:01:04 |
| 47 | Tania Chillo (Ita) ASD Leonardi Racing Team | 3:04:33 |
| 48 | Annalisa Deliso (Ita) ASD GC Anguillara | 3:11:23 |
| 49 | Sabine Miedl (Ger) Inn Bike Rosenheim | 3:14:05 |
| 50 | Silvia Accinelli (Ita) Team Senza Senso | 3:32:43 |
| 51 | Andrea Blankl (Ger) Inn Bike Rosenheim | 3:32:57 |
"I need time to gain my momentum, but I like long distances to find my pace," said Schwing. Giacomuzzi finished second. Third was Elena Gaddoni. Alexandra Hober, in fourth place, was the Best South Tyrolean.
"Now I ride for a hobby. I went out too quickly and started cramping," said Hober, who won in 2000.
The GT Golden Bike went to the fastest "Amateur Cyclist", Klaus Fontana from Olang, who finished in 4:49 and 13th overall. In 2007, he won the Superbike.
