About 50 members from all over Italy and from 16 different sports clubs came to Gambettola and competed for the Tricolore Pump Track jersey (first edition).
Source: press release
The public participation was wide and warm, with about 500 visitors in total who lit the stands of the After Skull.
Institutions and municipal administration were also present with the Mayor of Gambettola Letizia Bisacchi, the Councilor for Sport Maurizio Pracucci, the representative of the Regional Committee of the Italian Cycling Federation Baldissarri and the President of the National Off-road Commission of the FCI Massimo Ghirotto who, together with the President of the ASD After Skull Rossella Bassi, took part in the Protocol Ceremony and the awarding of the athletes on the podium.
BEGINNERS AND STUDENTS
Two tricolor jerseys assigned to the young people of the Gambettolese cycling club, Nathan Sandrini and Chiara Parma, both rookies in their respective male and female categories. Winners in the Student Category Anna Grigoletto and Lorenzo Fendoni.
OPEN
Second place was the home champion Alessandro Bassi after the athlete Martti Sciortino of the BMS Ciclistica Olgiatese and a heart-pounding race, with an unstoppable sprint on the curves and bumps of the pump and exiting the track a few meters before the finish.
First place to Camilla Tragliapietra of the Dhsign Factory Team in the women's Open category.
"Today, with the championship over, I can definitely say that it was a successful event. The organization went very well, there were no critical issues, the weather helped us and the enthusiasm of the large audience present was contagious. The rest was done by the athletes who, with the competitive spirit that distinguishes this discipline, gave a show and were an example of healthy competitiveness and the best sporting approach to competition.". With these words, Sandro Baldissarri, founder of the After Skull sports club and race director, comments on the outcome of the event.
