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Maxiavalanche AX: Arnaud Garanger repeats the success of Pra-Loup

The last stage of the Maxiavalanche circuit is on stage: the Frenchman Arnaud Garanger wins ahead of Theo Galy and Glenn Macarthur. We of 365 were also present in the battle with a 17th place.

Credits: zoomdansloeildefab

Ax 3 Domaines hosted the second stage of the French Downhill Marathon Cup as well as the last stage of the Maxi Avalanche circuit. In the heart of the Ariège Pyrenees, the Ax 3 Domaines ski resort, connected by cable car to the spa town of Ax-les-Thermes, offers ski lovers three ski areas – Bonascre, Le Saquet and Les Campels – for a total of at least 80 kilometers of slopes. Which in summer are transformed into MTB paths. We are an hour from Andorra on the Spanish border.

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MAXI ROUTE AND RACE MAP AX

As for each stage of Maxiavalanche, free practice on Friday (not mandatory), qualifying on Saturday and race on Sunday (2 heats). The qualifications, divided into 4 heats, are used to decide the grid positions on Sunday: the first 100 run race A (Scratch) while the others run the Challenger. The qualifications also decree the starting rows: the first 5 of each heat, first row (A), from 5th to 10th, second row (B) and so on for the other riders.

departure to x 3 domaines
Departure from 3 domaines – Credits: zoomdansloeildefab

After the victory in Pra-Loup, Arnaud Garanger took a liking to it. The Frenchman, a Master card who rides a Marin bike, puts behind a PRO athlete like Theo Galy (Team Sunn), 33rd in the last EWS test in Loudenvielle. Glenn Macarthur of Santa Cruz France closes the podium.

Theo Galy (Team Sunn) – Credits: zoomdansloeildefab

Three Italians at the start: Davide Zorzetto (53rd), myself (Davide Finetto, 17th) and Gian Luca Pinardi, who has been in the Maxiavalanche world for 20 years and also this year winner of the M60 stage.

Gianluca Pinardi
Gian Luca Pinardi: in addition to the AX 3 Domaines stage, he takes home the 2023 general circuit among the M60s

Among the women, success for the Frenchwoman Nastasia Gimenez ahead of Claire Chabber and Maelle Escudero. No Italians at the start in this race.

podium women
The AX women's podium – Credits: zoomdansloeildefab

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MEN'S RANKING

1GARRANGER, Arnaud (101)LE HANGAR DU VELO BY
2GALY, Theo (2)SUNN FRENCH CO
3MACARTHUR, Glenn (201)SANTA CRUZ
4GAILLOT, Baptiste (102)TROPHÉE ENDURO DES A
5FROM THE MASO, Raphael (302)VTT ALTERNATIVES
6VERNHET, Axel (1)GIANT FRANCE
7PEREZ ESTEBAN, Borja (202)EXTREME SHOX RACING
8PEREZ, Robin (301)JPA ENDURO TEAM
9MACAGNO, Antoine (203)BATI CONCEPT
10DURAND, Remy (104)L DISCONFIDENTIEL NUKEP
...
17FINETTO, David (214)MARBLE HEADS
COMPLETE RANKING

FEMALE RANKING

1GIMENEZ, Nastasia (210)FRAMOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB L
2CHABBERT, Claire (110)FRAJPA ENDURO TEAM
3ESCUDERO, Maelle (10)FRALACHTOUTEAM
COMPLETE RANKING


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[email protected] I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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