An increasingly captivating national circuit that attracts many increasingly professional teams and high-level riders, with an average of around 250 competitors at each stage.
Source: press release
This 2023 was also characterized by the weather, which put a strain on all of Italy with extreme conditions during the spring and summer months. The Coppa Italia kicked off in Caldirola, with a very complicated weekend, everything under pouring rain, and concluded with bad weather which unfortunately conditioned Sunday's heat in Bormio, but all this did not detract from the show and the will to fight of all the competitors, demonstrating the beauty of this sport!
In the final race in Valtellina, everything was ready for a great event: a wonderful location and a top-of-the-range slope, perfectly created by the managers of the Bormio Ski Area. But the weather doesn't control the weather and after Saturday's practice under a wonderful sun, the forecast for Sunday didn't give many chances, because there were thunderstorms starting at the end of the morning. The race direction has rearranged the entire program to avoid lightning and thunderbolts, which could have stopped the race, but on Sunday morning, in addition to the rain, a wind at a height of over 80kmh forced the organization to declare the cancellation of Sunday's heat. Consequently, as per the national regulation, the Saturday timed trials became valid as race heats, giving points for the assignment of this year's title. All riders and teams had already been warned of this possibility at the Friday briefing, as the forecast was quite clear on Sunday.
ITALIAN CUP WINNERS 2023
in the Beginners category, which this year saw many young people at the start, the girls Selene Pagani (Tribe Hot Bikes) and Riccardo Vender (CentroBike Val di Sole) won first place among the boys;
Martina Fumagalli (Team Honda Downhiller), while among the men Nicola Balduchelli (4T Project) wins;
among the Agonists many twists and turns and Lisa Gava (Team Honda Downhiller), absent at the start due to injury, won thanks to the excellent placings of the previous races, while among the men, Jan Laner (Trentino DH racing) won the title thanks to the victory in this race.
The first "Lombardy Region Trophy - By Husqvarna" also concluded in Bormio, a challenge over three races (Borno - Madesimo - Bormio), which decreed the winner of this exciting regional circuit.
To take home the leader plate in full style with the sponsor, much appreciated by all, were: among the students Francesco Roda; in the Male and Junior agonists Matteo Bosco; in the Men's open Filippo DeMicheli; among Elite women and Female Agonists Lisa Gava; in the overall Master Female and Master Woman 1-2 Martina Fumagalli, while in the master Woman 3-4 Tiziana Finocchio; Elite Sport went to Ezio Gazzola; the absolute Master Male and Master 1 went to Nicola Balduchelli, while the Master 3 to Mirko Sbalzer and the Master 6 to Stefano Battistella; among the Male Beginners Giovanni G. Gaida wins.
The appointment for everyone is now for 2024, where Downhill Italy is already working on a new calendar where there will be some confirmations and maybe some news.
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