Gaia Tormena enriches the blue balance of this 2nd day of the European MTB Championships with a gold in the Eliminator. After the Team Relay silver this morning, Italy moves to second place in the medal table behind Switzerland which boasts 2 precious metals.
Source: federciclismo
Tormena, 20, kept faith with the predictions by beating the Slovak Tereza Ciriakova and the Czech Zuzana Safarova in the demanding Lusitanian circuit. For the blue it is the 4th continental title that joins the 2 world champion.
It is the same Aosta Valley, author of a capital test and never seemed to be in difficulty, who tells of her first emotions. “I don't want to look at the titles obtained, even if I have to admit that slowly my wall is getting richer. I must say that today we competed on a terrain completely formed by natural and adversary obstacles that I did not know. In any case, I managed to manage the situation, not give up and get what I had set out for ”.
A curiosity "When I win an international medal I always think about the fact that I will be invited to the Giro d'Onore, the FCI end-of-year event that sees the Italian pedal champions awarded, and I am happy about it".
The coach Mirko Celestino closes with the balance of the day. “These were the trials we looked forward to with the most trepidation. I must say that the athletes have been good at not making mistakes. Everyone was waiting for us, both in the relay and in the Eliminator. Hitting the result as favorites is even more beautiful ”.
MEDAL HOLDER: At the moment Switzerland leads with 2 golds, 2 silvers and a bronze. Italy follows with a gold (Tormena) and 2 silvers (Relay and Giorgia Marchet). Third place for Great Britain and the Czech Rep with a gold and a bronze.
Tomorrow the program continues with XCO Junior for men and women.
WOMEN'S XCE RANKING
1 Gaia Tormena (Ita)
2 Tereza Ciriakova (SVK)
3 Zuzana Safarova (Cze)
MEN'S XCE RANKING
1 Jakob Klemencic Slovenia
2 Ricardo Marinheiro Portugal
3 Ede-karoly Molnar Romania
