Pütsep wins Tartu Rattamaraton
Rožlapa claims women's race
Erki Pütsep controlled the 89km mountain bike race, the SEB 16th Tartu Rattamaraton, and repeated last year's victory again this year.
With overall time of two hours and 32 minutes, Pütsep started off powerfully by crossing first the Matu intermediate sprint line, outpacing others with a small gap.
"This route suits me perfectly. It requires some strength and finesse. I'm best at hard ground uphill sections, and I felt I had one gear more than others did," said Pütsep. "Last month has been quite poor, I wasn't sure about myself, but it was surprisingly good today! At the beginning it was hard."
However, after the Harimägi service point, other riders caught Pütsep, and a group of five men headed to the finish line. Just before the finish line, the winner was decided. Second place went to Alges Maasikmets and third was Peeter Pruus.
"I constantly had a feeling I'm the weakest link in the group. Long season has left its mark and I'm quite fatigued. Place in the first five seemed great. So I'm satisfied with the result," said Maasikmets, who finished second.
"We managed to keep the gap, all men worked equally. We grew the gap up until to two minutes. Wind was from behind and thus, the race was fast," stated Pruus who finished third.
"Just before the finish line, I made a mistake. The last turns didn't come out as good as I wished and I got passed," said Pruus, who scarcely missed winning the race.
The best woman was Dana Rozlapa who finished overall as 104th with time of two hours and 49 minutes. Best Estonian woman was the second - Greete Steinburg (overall 196th) and third was Liisa Ehrberg (overall 220th).
In addition to the 89km race, a 40km race was held. A record number of bikers registered to the event: 5555.
Brief Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Erki Pütsep (Est) | 2:32:25 |
2 | Alges Maasikmets (Est) | 0:00:01 |
3 | Peeter Pruus (Est) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ivo Suur (Est) | 0:00:07 |
5 | Markku Ainsalu (Est) | 0:00:19 |
6 | Caspar Austa (Est) | 0:03:51 |
7 | Dimitriy Sorokin (Rus) | 0:03:52 |
8 | Helmet Tamkorv (Est) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Allan Oras (Est) | 0:03:53 |
10 | Henno Puu (Est) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Dana Rožlapa (Lat) | 2:49:20 |
2 | Greete Steinburg (Est) | 0:06:12 |
3 | Liisa Ehrberg (Est) | 0:08:04 |
4 | Kristel Koort (Est) | 0:11:00 |
5 | Inge Kool (Est) | 0:13:30 |
6 | Janelle Uikoband (Est) | 0:13:31 |
7 | Daisi Rist (Est) | 0:16:44 |
8 | Mae Lang (Est) | 0:21:22 |
9 | Signe Parm (Est) | 0:21:25 |
10 | Age Jaanimets (Est) | 0:21:32 |

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