Fontana wins Italian cross country championship

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Lechner best Italian woman

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Johnny Cattaneo rides to second.(Image credit: Full Dynamix MTB Team)

Cannondale Factory Racing's Marco Aurelio Fontana took home the national cross country championship title in Italy this weekend.

"I felt really good today," said Fontana. "After I flated on some stairs, I caught up quickly and pushed hard until the finish line."

Johnny Cattaneo (Full Dynamix) came in second after 39 seconds. Alessandro Gambino (KTM - Dayco ASD) was third.

Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Esereito) won the women's race with a 1:27 advantage over Roberta Gaparini (KTM-Dayco AST) and with a 3:13 margin over third placed Elena Gaddoni (Promo Bike).

Racing in his native city, Cristian Cominelli (TX Active-Bianchi) won the under 23 men's race over Roberto Crisi and Elia Silvestri. Cominelli is already the Italian cyclo-cross under 23 champion, and this win marks his tenth title overall and fifth in the cross country. He's got four total titles in cyclo-cross and one in the marathon.

"Becoming Italian champion is always a great emotion," said Cominelli, "even more when it happens in my city and in front of crowds."

 

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Elite men
1Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing)1:49:19
2Johnny Cattaneo (Full Dynamix)0:00:39
3Alessandro Gambino (KTM - Dayco ASD)0:01:19
4Mirko Celestino (Axevo-Alba Orobia)0:01:51
5Pierluigi Bettelli (Scott RTASD)0:02:36
6Dario David Cioni (ISD)0:03:26
7Yader Zoli (Torpado - 4US)0:03:41
8Mirko Pirazzoli (ISD)0:05:01
9Marzio Deho (GS Cicli Olympia)0:05:27
10Ramon Bianchi (Scott RTASD)0:05:54
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Elite women
1Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Esereito)1:28:51
2Roberta Gaparini (KTM-Dayco AST)0:01:27
3Elena Gaddoni (Promo Bike)0:03:13
4Michela Benzoni (Lissone MTB ASD)0:05:13
5Elena Giacomuzzi (Caprivesi)0:06:23
6Sibylle Werth (L'Arcobaleno Carraro)0:11:33
7Barbara Oberdorfer (L'Arcobaleno Carraro)0:11:48
8Claudia Andolina (Team Hiker)0:12:19
9Alessia Ghezzo (Torpado - 4US)0:13:31
10Karin Tosato (Torpado - 4US)0:14:46

 

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