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Italian Enduro Championship: Who will win? Here are the favorites of La Thuile

A few days at the Italian Enduro MTB 2023 in La Thuile: let's find out the favorites and the race schedule.

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On 8/9 July, another Italian Championship returns to La Thuile in Valle d'Aosta, this time of Enduro which will take place along the paths of the La Thuile Bike Park, served by the Bosco Express and Chalet Express ski lifts.

THE ITALIAN COURSE OF LA THUILE

PROGRAM

FRIDAY 7 JULY
09.30 โ€“ 17 Track Walks
10:00 โ€“ 16:00 Assembly of the event village and paddock team
16:00 โ€“ 18:30 Registration and verification of cards

SATURDAY 8 JULY
09:00-12:00 Registration and card verification
09:00-12:00 Assembly of the event village and paddock team
09:30-13:00 PS1 and PS2 official tests
14.00 -16 PS30 and PS3 official tests
16:00-22:00 Italian STIHL TIMBERSPORTS cutting championship with ax and chainsaw
17.30 Technical meeting (Publication of Technical Meeting online on social media @lathuilebikeworld and event website lathuile.it)

SUNDAY 9 JULY
 08:00 Start first competitor
18:00 Awards

ELITE MALE FAVORITES

Certainly the number 1 favorite is Tommaso Francardo (Abetone Ancillotti Vittoria Gravity Team), outgoing Italian champion and in perfect physical condition: able to close in the first 10 in the stage of the World Cup in Pietra Ligure. His main opponent is Mirco Vendemmia (Team Fulgur) even if he's not in top form given that, after some checks following Leogang's crash, he suffered a small fracture in his right wrist and a finger.

Behind them many athletes who have nothing to lose and we can be eligible for the Italian flag in the event of a top day or mistakes by the two aforementioned. How can we forget Tommaso Calonaci, already capable to put Francardo and Vendemmia in stages behind the TES. Matteo Saccon, who put aside the bad injury in Val di Fassa a few years ago, is now ready to do well. In the Lupato brothers house, Denny took home a good 47th place at the last EDR in Val di Fassa: pity for the absence of his brother Alex Lupato, injured during the tests of a stage of the E-enduro, who will not be able to go to the assault of his 5th tricolor jersey. Still speaking of Piedmontese, another obligatory favorite is Matteo Raimondi, one of the most stylish guides around, who in recent weeks has given himself up to the Marathons, perhaps to improve his resistance in view of a very physical race?

UPDATE JULY 6: Matteo Raimondi has declared that he will not be at the start (see post).

An athlete who could have been among the favorites is Matteo Berta who, however, according to the latest news, will not be able to fight for the tricolor jersey due to an incompatibility with federal regulations: HERE'S THE REASON.

Mirco Montagni, who has returned from a very serious injury after a fall on a moped, is recovering well with encouraging results in 2023: he will aim for a good placement together with Marcello Pesenti, winner in 2019 at La Thuile.

ELITE WOMEN

Here too we have a number 1 favorite who, however, will have to contend with many fierce athletes who have nothing to lose: she is Gloria Scarsi of the CLLCTV Canyon. By now stable in the very first positions in the World Cup (2nd in Pietra Ligure e 2nd in Leogang) will be the woman to beat. To make life hard for him, Nadine Ellecosta (Abetone Ancillotti Vittoria), tricolor in 2021, and Gaia Tormena, outgoing Italian champion. Gaia has exceptional class but surely she will be a bit rusty given her activity on the road and in XCE, where she is world champion. To keep in mind Laura Rossin, 4 times Italian champion and highly experienced athlete (Soul Cycles).

JUNIORS

In the Juniores categories we find many athletes with great gas. The outgoing Italian champions are Emile Polo (Courmayeur) and Lorenzo Scarpetti (Appenninobike), both still Juniores and number 1 favorites. At the female level, all eyes are on the seventeen-year-old Clarissa Carzolio, 8th in the under category in Val di Fassa and outgoing champion both in the enduro and in the student category. Among the junior men, pay attention to the Veronese Francesco Tomelini (Team Todesco). But it is difficult to make predictions about young people: there are so many talents that could surprise the day of the Italians.

Good luck to all participants and give it a big gas!

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