Source: press release
SpoletoNorcia… Enduro took place on Tuesday 2 June, the second stage of the Apennine Enduro Trophy that saw riders face off on the trails prepared by the local organizers of the MTB club Spoleto and the 2010 Gravity Team Spoleto. It went well beyond all expectations and despite the proximity of other Enduro races held just two days earlier, the more than 120 participants show that AET 2015 has now made its way into the heart of the Riders of central Italy and beyond.
The competitors were impressed by the race course: this time, in fact, to keep the riders company not the usual climbs on asphalt or mountain roads, but transfers along the beautiful route of the old SpoletoNorcia railway. This work abandoned for about 40 years and recently made passable by bikes and pedestrians has given suggestive views with breathtaking passages on 70 meters high bridges and the unusual crossing of 5 cold and dark tunnels, one of which 2km long and another even helical . The beauty of the landscape, however, was not the only interesting ingredient of the race: the special stages were in fact not to be underestimated and a mixture of fast guided parts, leg-splitting raises, fixed rocks, walls and curves banked in succession perfectly represented the spirit of the 'Enduro. The PS1, probably the most difficult to interpret with its natural toboggans, ignited the competition when the first 4 arrived only 9 tenths of a second apart. Pietro Chinucci thus rules Antonio De Silvi, Simone Cesarini and Stefano Federici. In the long PS2 the decisive extension of Chinucci who flies in the initial stony section and perfectly interprets the final undergrowth, managing to put his opponents among himself 10 seconds. The scenario changes again and moves on to the more guided and tiring PS3 where the dreaded "Pippaculo" wall inexorably awaits the competitors with its treacherous final curve that will see about twenty competitors "kissing the ground" fortunately without consequences. PS3 is also won by "Asso pigliatutto" Pietro Chinucci of Team BiciDaMontagna.com from Viterbo who wins the race just 36 hours after winning another Enduro race in southern Lazio. Second place and definitely in better shape Simone Cesarini of the Dieffe Bike Team at 23 seconds behind Chinucci and third De Silvi Antonio of ASD Bike Shock a few tenths behind Cesarini.
Among the women the highest step of the podium went to Pierini Monia followed by Piattelli Paola of ASD Bike Pro and Berardi Donatella of ASD Abruzzo Exploring. Noteworthy is the 8th place overall of the Junior Pasquarelli Lorenzo of Dieffe Bike Team and the confirmations of Stefano Federici - Cicli Cingolani in category M2 and of Angelo Pantaleone in M4.After two stages, the general classification sees Pietro Chinucci in the lead among men and Monia Pierini among women. In the team ranking, the Sport & Bike Villanova, always very competitive and present at all stages of the AET 2015, leaps to the head.
Many teams arrived in Spoleto from all regions of the circuit with some unexpected presence like that of Alessio Angemi, who now leads the Front category, even coming from Sicily. Impeccable timing system provided by www.dreamrunners.it where you can consult the results. Despite Spoleto hosting an inter-regional Enduro competition for the first time everything went smoothly and the abundant final pasta party with beer and sausages soothed the spirits and ended a beautiful day of Sport. Archived the stage of Spoleto, many of the participants will meet for the third stage of the AET 2015 circuit to be held in Soriano nel Cimino (VT) where the fifth edition of the Tuscia Enduro will take place, a race that is part of the Lazio Cup and will assign the first Regional title of the four assigned to races of the AET circuit. Waiting for the Riders there will be 4 stages in the Faggeta del Monte Cimino, all already well prepared by the ASDBiciDaMontagna.com guys. We thank the circuit sponsors who provided logistics and prizes including SantaCruz, Scott, O'Neal, ITAS Assicurazioni, Muc-Off, G-Form, Rie Cycle Company and ProAction.
The results:
http://www.icron.it/services/classifica/icron.php?page=1&numRows=50&gara=2015257
