Source: press release
After a spring Saturday in which the qualifying heat was held, the final heat of Round #1 in Spiazzi di Gromo (BG) was conditioned by bad weather which transformed the track into a river of mud, with snow in the upper part of the route. These conditions made the athletic performance of the nearly 400m extremely tiring downhiller who took part in this debut stage of the 2016 Gravitalia National Circuit.
Incredible performance for Marco Milivinti (Rifar Mondraker), who returns to his greatest passion by competing in DH on his Enduro bike and proving to be still one of the best downhiller Italians, regardless of the medium. An absolutely complete athlete, able to excel in both disciplines.
Closes on the mud of Spiazzi di Gromo with a time of 4'12.57, putting to good use his great athletic preparation as well as his excellent technical skills, to conquer the top step of the podium.
Excellent race for Loris Revelli (AB Devinci Italy) who comes from an intense winter preparation and scores a second position just 46 cents from the best time of the day.
Third position for Johannes Von Klebelsberg (Tiroler Radler Bozen), winner of the qualifying heats, who thanks to the points obtained in both heats conquers the first place in the classification of the Gravitalia National Circuit, wearing the leader's jersey.
Mario Milani (Scout NukeProof) confirms his great potential in the mud by finishing in fourth position, about 3 and a half seconds from the podium. Francesco Colombo, Italian Champion and leader of the 2015 Gravitalia National Circuit, gets fifth place, helping to bring points to the AB Devinci Italy team, winner of the team classification.
The excellent performance of Lorenzo Suding (HS Racing), unfortunately affected by a fall a few tens of meters from the finish, should be noted. Lorenzo came out of the last wood with an intermediate time that would have earned him a podium but the mud of Spiazzi di Gromo got the better of him.
Record participation also in the female field with the Female Agonists category enlivened by numerous young athletes. Eleonora Farina (Rifar Mondraker) traveled the Spiazzi di Gromo track in the shortest time, conquering the first step of the podium and the circuit leader jersey.
Alia Marcellini (Team Cingolani) follows her on the second step of the podium with a gap of more than 12 seconds, while in third position is placed Rosaria Fuccio (Ancillotti Factory).
Federica Amelio (Alessi Racing) leads the ranking of the Amateurs Women, ahead of Giulia Bombardieri (Mystic Freeride) and Gaia Marchini (Zanzara Tiger).
New names in the Men Amateurs category with Alessio Archetti (Rifar Mondraker) who wins the overall classification of the category riding an Enduro bike like his teammate Marco Milivinti.
Second position for Daniele Rossini (Bike & Co) and third position for Luca Fusani (La Sgommata), followed by Oscar Colombo (Scout NukeProof) and Niccolò Marsiglietti (Bikeland Team).
CAbsolute classification Finals - Gravitalia National Circuit \\ Rd # 1 - Spiazzi di Gromo
Final Categories Ranking - Gravitalia National Circuit \\ Rd # 1 - Spiazzi di Gromo
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