Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Pirelli) wins as a favorite in front of what should have been his first rival, namely Filippo Fontana (CS Carabinieri). The 2 took the lead but there was no story: already during the third lap, the Piedmontese of Wilier-Pirelli, who recently graduated as European Champion of the category, managed to make the difference, reaching a final gap of 1 ' 49 ".
ITALIAN HIGHLIGHTS MOUNTAIN BIKE
Third step of the podium for the young Filippo Agostinacchio (Trinx Factory Team, + 4'26 ").
"It was a good race, I enjoyed it," Avondetto began. "After two laps with Fontana I felt good and tried to stretch. From then on, I only thought about pushing hard to the finish. After that of European Champion, I am happy to add another jersey on the bulletin board: in the last year of Under 23, it is time to seize these opportunities. "
THE ARRIVAL OF AVONDETTO
ITALIAN U23 MEN'S MTB RANKING
1 AVONDETTO SIMONE - WILIER-PIRELLI FACTORY TEAM XCO 1:14:26
2 FONTANA FILIPPO - CS CARABINIERI OLYMPIA VITTORIA 1:16:15 +1: 49
3 AUGUSTINACCHIO FILIPPO - TRINX FACTORY TEAM 1:18:53 +4: 27
4 HUEZ EMANUELE - CS CARABINIERI OLYMPIA VITTORIA 1:19:34 +5: 08
5 SIFFREDI MATTEO - SCOTT - LIBARNA RACING TEAM ASD 1:19:35 +5: 09
6 BERNARDI CRISTIAN - VENETO DREAM TEAM 1:19:42 +5: 16
7 LEONE SAMUELE - TEAM CICLI MANINI 1:21:44 +7: 18
8 FOCCOLI DAVIDE - ASD MONTICELLI BIKE 1:22:11 +7: 45
9 ROTA LUCIANO - GITO TEAM RACES 1:22:18 +7: 52
10 CHERCHI DARIO - KTM ALCHEMIST POWERED BRENTA BRAKES 1:22:34 +8: 08
