The Swedish Olympian celebrates on the day of her seasonal debut.
Source: Internazionali d'Italia Series press release
She was the favorite and fully met expectations: Jenny Rissveds won the Women Open race of the Capoliveri Legend XCO. The Rio 2016 Olympic Champion, color bearer of Team 31, has left behind Giada Specia (Wilier-Pirelli), increasingly leader of the Internazionali d'Italia Series, and the reigning champion of the circuit Clare Teocchi (Trinity Racing).
Rissveds tried to impose a fast pace from the first lap, but only in the third lap did the attempt that decided the race go away: the Swedish Champion, Teocchi and Specia were the protagonists. Behind them, the South Tyroleans Lechner (Team Trinx) e Seiwald (Santa Cruz) led the chase to the leading trio.
During the fourth lap, the Italian Champion Lechner increased the pace, outdistancing Greta Seiwald, but the three fugitives had no problem keeping the advantage they had accumulated, in view of the last three laps.
Rissveds broke the delay in the penultimate lap, weakening the resistance of the opponents in an uphill stretch. Only Giada Specia she managed to contain the gap, but she had to settle for second place. Third was a generous Chiara Teocchi.
"It went well. It turned out to be a very demanding race, Chiara and Giada had a tough race. I had to do my utmost to stay on their wheels ", admitted Jenny Rissveds. - "The Island of Elba is very beautiful, I want to go back even just to train ”.
“I started a little slow but then I melted and I managed to get on the wheels of Chiara and Jenny. It was a tight race, we went very fast uphill "Said Giada Specia.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
| Name | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risveds Jenny | TEAM 31 | 1:36:22.20 | |
| 2 | SPECIA Jade | WILIER-PIRELLI FACTORY TEAM XCO | 1:37:01.05 | +38.85 |
| 3 | TEOCCHI Clare | TRINITY RACING | 1:37:17.25 | +55.05 |
| 4 | LECHNER Eve | TRINX FACTORY TEAM | 1:37:25.85 | + 1: 03.65 |
| 5 | GUSTAFZZON Linn | TEAM 31 | 1:38:05.95 | + 1: 43.75 |
| 6 | Benz Nina | LEXWARE MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM | 1:38:45.60 | + 2: 23.40 |
| 7 | BURI Noëlle | SWISS CYCLING NATIONAL TEAM | 1:39:00.30 | + 2: 38.10 |
| 8 | SEIWALD Greta | SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM | 1:39:43.80 | + 3: 21.60 |
| 9 | CORTINOVIS Sara | SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM | 1:40:03.80 | + 3: 41.60 |
| 10 | ZÜGER Tina | SWISS CYCLING NATIONAL TEAM | 1:40:49.00 | + 4: 26.80 |
