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Monday, 08 March 2010 10:36 |
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On March 7th the second and final round of the 2010 Maremma Cup was played, taking place in the Italian city of Mass Martimma. In the men’s competition, Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale) won the podium. On the other hand, there was an intense battle for the second place where Swiss Florian Vogel triumphed and came in second, while Nino Schurter finished in third. As for the French Olympic champion Julien Absalon (Orbea), he had to settle with the fourth place.
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Regarding the women’s competition, Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol team dominated the field, setting a fast pace from the very beginning and escaping the other rivals. Eva Lechner(Ita) finished in first securing her second victory, while her Swiss teammate rider Nathalie Schneitter won the second place finishing in 1.24.10. The French Cecile Ravanel (Lapierre) came in third.
This was truly a successful edition of the Maremma Cup as it attracted many professional riders. Having the support of the Chamber of Commerce and the Province of Grosseto, plans are being made to make this event part of the next World Cup, or maybe even more.
More information at http://www.maremmacup.com
Here are the results:
Elite men:
1. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita/ Cannondale Factory Racing) 1.43.35
2. Florian Vogel (Swi/ SCOTT-Swisspower) 1.44.04
3. Nino Schurter (Swi/ SCOTT-Swisspower) 1.44.37
4. Julien Absalon (Fra/Orbea) 1.44.48
5. Tony Longo (Ita/ Team Full-Dynamix) 1.45.13
Elite women:
1. Eva Eva Lechner (Ita/Colnago) 1.23.24
2. Nathalie Schneitter (Swi/Colnago) 1.24.10
3. Cecile Ravanel (Fra/Lpierre Int.) 1.25.19
4. Blaza Klemencic (Slo/Felt Oetztal Bionic X-team) 1.25.35
5. Adelheid Morath (Ger/ Felt Oetztal Bionic X-team) 1.25.38
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