Source: press release
MATTEO RAIMONDI AND ALIA MARCELLINI WIN THE CINGOLANI ROKKETTA LEGEND SUPERENDURO OF GUALDO TADINO
Excellent debut for the Umbrian town of Gualdo Tadino which opens the 2017 Superenduro season with an epic race that will remain in the hearts of all riders.
There could not have been a better debut for the Superenduro National Circuit season.
The Cingolani Rokketta Legend of Gualdo Tadino was a very high level race, a new entry at national level that has gathered the consent of all with courses at the height and an organization that has been able to manage the difficulties and a sudden reorganization of the route very well. race caused by adverse weather conditions.
The young Matteo Raimondi TEAM Gb Rifar Mondraker and Alia Marcellini Team Cingolani Trek were the athletes who interpreted the routes in the best way by winning this debut stage of the season with important gaps on the direct rivals.
Matteo in his first career victory in Superenduro declares "I am speechless, my race was a crescendo, I made some mistakes in the first special stages and then found my rhythm and the right feeling that led me to this result I had been waiting for so long. time".
Second in the overall standings Vittorio Gambirasio closes with a gap of 21 seconds, while third is Nicola Casadei at 37 seconds. Lorenzo Suding, leader of the standings until the middle of the race, was forced to abandon due to a break during the third special stage of the day.
In the women, the winner Alia off the pursuer Bruna Benedusi by over 2.40 minutes and the third Jessica Bormolini by 3.40 minutes.
Determined to do well in the home stage of her sponsor Cingolani Alia, who got off the podium, declares "I pushed hard during the first special stage, then I saw that I had already accumulated a good gap and I limited myself to checking, always being careful not to make mistakes" .
In the youngsters the victory went to Simone Pelissero TEAM Ancillotti who is just 1.4 seconds behind Francesco Mazzoni. More detached Alessandro Liani closes third. The E-Bike category instead saw the victory of Marco Cassiani TEAM ASD Tecno Bike Terni Team with a gap of almost 1 minute the second Federico Barbarossa and the third Maurizio Monini.
The extremely treacherous track with a heavy bottom due to the much mud resulted in a very physical and tiring race that brought out all the difficulties of this discipline and the technical qualities of the riders. For many, having completed over 1700m of altitude difference and about 25 minutes of timed special stages is already an enormous satisfaction that they will remember for a long time.
But the Cingolani Rokketta Legend was much more than that. In fact, during the free practice sessions on Friday, the breathtaking views that all participants had the opportunity to admire from the Serra Santa ridge are the real added value for a territory that has a lot to offer to the world of mountain biking.
Mirco Belardi president of the Avis Gualdo Tadino Sports Group and responsible for the local organization of the event on behalf of all the staff and with a certain emotion in his eyes declares “For the territory and the community of Gualdo Tadino this represents a starting point. We organize many sporting events, but this time we have really tested ourselves by succeeding in a company that gives us great confidence for the future. We want to continue like this, we want to expand the path network and services aimed at mountain biking in concert with the authorities in order to welcome and satisfy an ever-increasing number of enthusiasts over the years ".
With the Cingolani Rokketta Legend the Superenduro writes another important page in its history and gives everyone an appointment at the next stage of Canazei in Trentino on June 18th.
RESULTS
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2017 SUPERENDURO EVENTS
21-05 Gualdo Tadino (PG)
18-06 Canazei (TN)
16-07 La Thuile (AO)
10-09 Varano (PR)
22-10 Santa Margherita Ligure (GE)
