Ten two-wheel world champions who boast a total of fifteen world titles and six World Cups in the various Mountain Bike specialties and categories Downhill and Cross country and Bmx met in Fanano (Modena) last weekend on the occasion of the 25th Randagio Day, to celebrate on Saturday evening the entry into the Hall of Fame of Giovanna Bonazzi, two-time mountain bike world champion Downhill (in 1991 and 1993) three European titles and a World Masters, holder of a speed record with a bike on snow with 158 km/h. The genius of Pippo Marani, a former racer and now an established 'planner' of downhill mountain bike routes, including the Black Snake of the World Championships Downhill of Val di Sole, has managed to gather the mountain bike legends of the 90s who have marked the history of this sport.
Missy Jupiter, eccentric mountain bike champion Downhill American with a World Cup and three World Cups, eternal rival of Bonazzi was the 'special guest' of this event. And then Bruno Zanchi, still active, with a Junior World Cup, two European titles and twenty World Cup appearances, Dario Acquaroli two Cross Country World Championships (junior and under 23) and a bronze medal, Conrad Herin a World Cup, a World bronze and the World Master title, Paolo Caramellino world silver, Stefano Migliorini two BMX world championships and bronze at the dh World Cup, Gianluca Bonanomi bmx world champion and several times Italian champion dh, Pino Locchi three Master's degrees, Pippo Marani European BMX Champion, Free Pincin Veteran World Cup, Linda Spiazzi 4th at the Vail World Championship, Camilla Berossi World Master Cross Country Champion, Jeky and Pice.
“We are the history of mountain biking!” Says Giovanna Bonazzi, who wants to share with the other Italian champions present this Lifetime Achievement Oscar received at the Mountain Bike Museum in Fairfax (California) last September and dedicated to her brother-in-law Princy. “We were the first in Italy to ride this bike at the end of the 80s, and we have experienced all the evolution of both Mountain Bikes, starting from the completely rigid ones, then those with the first suspension forks and finally to the full suspension; and more and more challenging routes, but gradually adapted to the evolution of bicycles ". It is also thanks to our ideas as rider-testers that this is how the bike has evolved. ' Sunday morning group departure all riding the E-BIKES, kindly provided by THOK and by Camping Ecoday il Castagno, towards Lago Patrignano.
For the occasion, in fact, the municipality of Fanano (Modena), which is focusing a lot on mountain biking in all its forms, wanted to inaugurate a new downhill course "world cup legend trail" masterfully designed by Pippo Marani and Claudio Rocchi, which starts from Lake Patrignano following the Cappelbuso path with 4 km of descent to get to Trignano.
The champions goliardically challenged each other on the final part of the course with a timed trial of 300 meters in the 'Mini world cup Downhill Legend', won by Missy Giove and Gianluca Bonanomi, then everyone to taste the local specialties of Attilio and Romanelli. "A memorable day - commented Missy Giove - one that remains in the heart, I was thrilled to pedal an e-bike together with the group on these wonderful paths of Fanano, but above all it was wonderful to be able to meet again the Italian champions with whom I shared many world cup races. I breathed a familiar and joyful atmosphere, thanks again to Pippo Marani for giving me this opportunity… we love to ride!'.
