The last Italian Cup win 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 lead in Torpado. But Kerschbaumer has a lot of talent ea Lenzerheide he placed 9th last Sunday and the next stage of the World Cup is precisely in Andorra, a venue that will bring him pleasant memories.
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.
LUCA BRAIDOT
On 10 July 2022 a Lenzerheide history is rewritten for the Italian MTB: Luca Braidot (Santa Cruz FSA) brings back a triumph in the men's field in the World Cup! If you want to read the race report, here is the link below.
RACE REPORT LENZERHEIDE 2022
VIDEO ARRIVAL LENZERHEIDE 2022
