A blue sky and a warm spring sun greeted the second day of the 28th edition of the FSA Bike Festival-Garda Trentino, favoring a strong influx of visitors who populated the expo area, not at all discouraged even when the sky began to cover in the early afternoon.
Source: press release / Vitesse
Ideal climate also for the 1.200 participants who took part today, Saturday 30 April, in the SCOTT Bike Marathon, the most traditional and most awaited race of the Festival, which as always included three routes of different difficulty - Ronda Piccola, Ronda Grande and Ronda Extrema .
The Elite athletes competed on the most demanding track, the Ronda Extrema, with its 82,77 km and 3.484 meters of total altitude difference, starting from the historic center of Riva del Garda until reaching the highest point in Malga Valbona (1.433 meters above sea level), to then return to Riva.
In the men's field, the race was won by the German MTB Marathon World Champion Andreas Seewald (Canyon Northwave MTB), who presented himself alone on the finish line after 3 hours 52 minutes and 54 seconds, with a three-minute advantage over the vice-champion of the last European Championships. Marathon Samuele Porro (Willier-Pirelli) - back in the race today after two months of stoppage - and four on the Swiss Urs Huber (Team BULLS). “I was able to make a difference in the first part of the race, after which I tried to manage the margin until the finish. This race was the first real test for me after the Cape Epic, I'm really happy to be able to celebrate this victory ”- commented the winner of the Marathon.
“Although I was aiming for victory, second place is still a good result, especially if the first is won by a world champion,” commented Samuele Porro. "I was a bit scared at the beginning because the race is very demanding but on the last climb I tried an attack and it went well."
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The women's race saw the affirmation of the German Adelheid Morath (Mount7) who crossed the finish line in 4 hours 50 minutes and 46 seconds, while the two Italians Claudia Peretti and Debora Piana completed the podium, one by two and the other. 'other three minutes from the winner.
