Italy got off to a good start in the cyclocross World Championships and won the Team Relay demonstration in Fayetteville in Arkansas.
Source: FCI press release
Samuele Leone, Silvia Persico, Lucia Bramati and Davide Toneatti prove to be a top group, with a final time of 31 ', beating Belgium by 7 ”hosts of Team USA and 16”.
The Azzurri start in third position with Leone, go up to second with Persico, come back third with Bramati and in the final come back with Toneatti. "A success useful for morale" the president's first comment Cordiano Dagnoni.
The first World Cup as a coach could not have started better than this Daniel Pontoni: “I don't hide my happiness. These guys will go down in history, as this was Team Relay's first time in the cyclocross world championship. I am happy for all the staff and for those who have worked to achieve this result: the clubs, the Federation and the people who have allowed us to get here. As you know it was a troubled away match, but we are here to obtain other results as well ”.
The program (local time, -6 hours compared to Italy)
Saturday January 29
11:00 AM - UCI Women Juniors
1:00 PM - UCI Men Under 23
2:30 PM - UCI Women Elite
Sunday January 30
11:00 AM - UCI Men Juniors
1:00 PM - UCI Women Under 23
2:30 PM - UCI Men Elite
COMPLETE RANKING
