The last Italian victory in the Cup, before the "Braidot era", was fantastic: Gerhard Kerschabumer in Andorra, where he won by force on a Nino Schurter which was then considered invincible. Third came a young Mathieu Van Der Poel. Seeing Gerry making Nino lose a few meters at each lap and then, in power, leaving him there left everyone breathless.
A victory of pure power. Too bad that after a crazy 2018, Gerry got a bit lost, especially after arriving at the Specialized Factory abandoning Bettin's guide in Torpado.
Going back in time again, in the men's field, only Luca Bramati (two stages in 1995 e 1997), Hubert Pallhuber (1998), Martin Fruet (2000) and Marco Bui in 2005.
Martino Fruet (Ritchey Yahoo) back in 2000 in Mexico where he used his skills as a great downhill skier, to gain precious seconds at each lap in a very difficult stretch of the route where everything faced him on foot while he was one of the few who remained in the saddle . High school.
More recently, in 2005, Marco Bui won at Houffalize putting Sauser and Hermida behind. Then poor Marco was struck by bad luck since that year, after a terrible motorcycle accident, he risked having his leg amputated. He avoids amputation but will no longer be able to reap the great previous results.
VIDEO RECAP ITALIAN MTB VICTORIES IN THE CUP
