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Maremma Cup - 2
Italy, March 7-8, 2009
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Race 2 - March 8: Cross country
Lechner & Vogel win as many others suffer flats
By Sue George
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Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Esercito) and Swiss champion Florian Vogel (Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing) escaped the punctures that slowed many of their competitors on the way to a win in the second of two rounds of the Maremma Cup cross country.
The Swiss triumphed in the men's race with a first, second and third places. Vogel took the lead during the second lap and left his adversaries behind to finish first. Under 23 world champion Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing) had problems with the chain during the initial lap but then he worked his way up from 30th to finish in second place.
Third place went to another Swiss rider after a hard-fought battle between Italian Marco Fontana who punctured during the last lap and Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team), who had also punctured while in second place. Näf made a strong recovery after changing his wheel. It was good enough for third place and an all-Swiss podium.
Italian favorite Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannodale Factory Racing) had to settle for the fourth place, while former world champion Miguel Martinez (Felt International MTB Team) ended in the fifth place.
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In the women's race, Lechner defeated Evelin Staffler (Colnago Arreghini Esercito) and Blaza Klemencic (Felt International MTB Team) although both runners up suffered flats during the race. For a few laps, Swiss Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago Cap Arreghini) was second but then she, too, punctured and ended up in fourth.
Gerhard Kerschbaumer (A.S.V. St.Lorenzen Rad) won the junior men's race despite having to run with his bike for over 2km after experiencing problems with the chain. Righettini could not catch him and finished second.
Elena Spadaccia (Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB) won the junior women's race.
Photography
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Images by Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing
- Florian Vogel on his way to a win for his Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing team.
- Nino Schurter races to a second place after problems with his chain on the first lap.
- Florian Vogel and Nino Schurter went one-two for Swizterland.
- Elite men's podium
Results
Elite / open men 1 Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 1.57.11 2 Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 1.05 3 Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team 1.19 4 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannodale Factory Racing 1.46 5 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Felt International MTB Team 3.33 6 Jurg Graf (Swi) Felt International MTB Team 5.02 7 Andreas Kugler (Swi) Felt International MTB Team 5.28 8 Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix 6.37 9 Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Team Silmax Amd Merida A.S.D. 6.46 10 Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team 7.17 11 Martino Fruet (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 7.39 12 Tony Longo (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix 7.42 13 Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 8.05 14 Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team 8.06 15 Massimo De Bertolis (Ita) Team Full-Dynamix 9.26 16 Mike Felderer (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. 10.13 17 Connor Mcconvey (Irl) Felt International MTB Team 10.15 18 Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 11.03 19 Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) Monavie - Cannondale 12.01 20 Oscar Lazzaroni (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 12.09 21 Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 12.16 22 Alexander Gehbauer * (Aut) Rc Arbo Asko Klagenfurt 12.30 23 Nicolas Jeantet * (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 12.43 24 Robert Gehbauer (Aut) Multivan Merida Biking Team 13.41 25 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 14.11 26 Andrea Giupponi (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 15.17 27 Ramon Bianchi (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. 15.28 28 Juri Ragnoli (Ita) Felt International MTB Team 16.26 29 Pierluigi Bettelli (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. 16.51 30 Guenther Huber (Ita) Südtirol Rainer-Wurz Team ASV 18.08 31 Johannes Schweiggl (Ita) Team Silmax Amd Merida A.S.D. 18.53 32 Yader Zoli (Ita) Torpado - 4Us 19.29 33 Walter Costa (Ita) Adv Corratec 19.48 34 Giovanni Gatti (Ita) A.S. Roma Sez. Ciclismo 19.58 35 Alex Lupato * (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 20.50 36 Fabrizio Melardi (Ita) Giai Team A.S.D. 21.37 37 Giovanni Riggi * (Ita) Torpado - 4Us 22.44 38 Mirko Tabacchi * (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 25.42 Behind one lap 39 Matthias Rupp * (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 40 Joel Graf (Swi) Felt International MTB Team 41 Filippo Lunatici (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. 42 Marti Di Pierdomenico (U21) (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 43 Davide Finetto (Ita) Infotre-Lee Cougan A.S.D. 44 Ivan Degasperi (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. 45 Lukas Platzgummer * (Ita) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals Behind two laps 46 Samuele Porro (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 47 Carlo Corti Umberto (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 48 Marco Bianco (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 49 Igor Baretto (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. 50 Giovanni Dallera (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 51 Daniele Concordia (Ita) A.S. Roma Sez. Ciclismo 52 Marc Metzler * (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team 53 Luca Ronchi (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 54 Mirko Manarin * (Ita) Conegliano Bike Team 55 Moreno Giannini (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Esercito 56 Francesco Niccoli * (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 57 Filippo Blanc * (Ita) Team Silmax Amd Merida A.S.D. 58 Stefano Cattaneo (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. 59 Unknown (Arg) Infotre - Leecougan 60 Stefano Cilemmi * (Ita) Vallerbike Avis Montaione 61 Alessio Zamuner (Ita) Team Silmax Amd Merida A.S.D. 62 Mykhaylo Batsutsa * (Ukr) Full-Dynamix-It 63 Marco Spadaccia (Ita) A.S. Roma Sez. Ciclismo 64 Massimiliano Cossano (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 65 Federico Mottaran * (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 66 Vincenzo Persico * (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD Behind three laps 67 Giuseppe Michieletto * (Ita) Conegliano Bike Team 68 Giuseppe Zottini * (Ita) Conegliano Bike Team 69 Andrea Granzotto (Ita) Conegliano Bike Team 70 Daniele Zorzetto * (Ita) Conegliano Bike Team DNF Stefano Boggia (Ita) X-Team Teramo A.S.D. DNF Roberto Crisi (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. DNF Lorenzo Martelli (Ita) Torpado - 4Us DNF Daniele Mensi (Ita) Felt International MTB Team DNF Franz Hofer (Ita) Scott R.T.A.S.D. DNF Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team DNF Hannes Genze (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team DNF Elia Silvestri * (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Esercito DNF Michele Casagrande (Ita) Adv Corratec DNF Andrea Dei Tos (Ita) Adv Corratec DNF Matteo Fabbri (Ita) Adv Corratec DNF Roberto Bordo * (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB DNF Mirco Widmer * (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team DNF Tommaso Botti * (Ita) Bike Club 2000 Show Running DNF Daniele Pollone (Ita) Giai Team A.S.D. DNF Andrea Bravin * (Ita) Team Granzon DNF Luca Montini * (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike A.S.D. *Under 23 men Elite / open women 1 Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Esercito 1.54.40 2 Evelyn Staffler (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Esercito 0.58 3 Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt International MTB Team 2.38 4 Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Cap Arreghini 6.05 5 Judith Pollinger (Ita) Sunshine Racers ASV Nals 10.29 6 Elena Gaddoni (Ita) Promo-Bike 10.47 7 Claudia Sieder (Ita) Südtirol Rainer-Wurz Team ASV 15.54 8 Martina Giovanniello (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 16.56 9 Karin Tosato (Ita) Torpado - 4Us 19.04 10 Serena Calvetti (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 21.15 11 Elisabetta Borgia (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 24.55 12 Catherine Lohri (Swi) Free Mountain Koba 28.04 13 Sabrina Di Lorenzo (Ita) A.S. Roma Sez. Ciclismo 29.22 DNF Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. DNF Nicole Perruchon (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD Junior men 17-18 1 Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) A.S.V. St.Lorenzen Rad 1.38.32 2 Andrea Righettini (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 1.05 3 Filippo Giuliani (Ita) Maffioletti Team 3.53 4 Michael Pesse (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 6.12 5 Roberto Giacobazzi (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 6.56 6 Domenico Valerio (Ita) Adv Corratec 9.22 7 Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 9.47 8 Andrea Cina (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 10.57 9 Igor Smarzaro (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 12.04 10 Mattia Penna (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 13.07 11 Domenico Papaleo (Ita) Loco Bikers 15.23 12 Nicolas Samparisi (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike A.S.D. 17.19 13 Lorenzo Pellegrini (Ita) G.S.Cicli Olympia 17.56 14 Lorenzo Gazocchi (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 19.30 15 Roberto Panzeri (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 20.57 16 Davide Cheraz (Ita) A.S.D.V.C. Courmayeur M.B. 20.59 17 Giuseppe Arena (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD 24.05 18 Patrick Marcher (Ita) Südtirol Rainer-Wurz Team ASV 25.21 19 Alessandro Bellotto (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 26.33 20 Emanuel Simoncini (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike A.S.D. 27.23 21 Nicola Manfredi (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. 30.55 Behind one lap 22 Giacomo Comitti (Ita) CBE Merida ASD 23 Andrea Roncarolo (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 24 Samuele Volpe (Ita) Cerrano Outdoor 25 Kevin Morini (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 26 Federico Biondi (Ita) Raven Team A.S.D. 27 Salvatore Caso (Ita) Loco Bikers DNF Davide Barro (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD DNF Vittorio Oliva (Ita) Infotre-Lee Cougan A.S.D. DNF Denny Lupato (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi DNF Daniel Rocchiccioli (Ita) Sintesi Corse A.S.D. DNF Federico Molgora (Ita) Axevo-Alba Orobia Bike ASD DNF Marco Metti (Ita) Bike Club 2000 Show Running DNF Evaldo Ceccarini (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB DNF Nicolo' Ferrazzo (Ita) Bike Club 2000 Show Running DNF Nicholas Pettina' (Ita) Adv Corratec DNF Alessandro Baricchi (Ita) Canossa Merida DNF Michele Sergio (Ita) Canossa Merida Junior women 17-18 1 Elena Spadaccia (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 1.22.51 2 Marta Pastore (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 0.38 3 Chiara Pastore (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 2.33 DNF Alessandra Bergamin (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro Team Junior men 16 1 Edoardo Bonetto (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 30.25 2 Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike A.S.D. 0.01 3 Davide Aguzzi (Ita) Macostateam & Fm Bike A.S.D. 1.11 4 Matteo Caldi (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 2.06 5 Enrico Borettaz (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 2.12 6 Matteo Spinetti (Ita) Elba Bike 2.48 7 Andrea Ostan (Ita) Bike Club 2000 Show Running 3.23 8 Antonio Lavieri (Ita) A.S.D. Val D'agri 3.42 9 Ivano Billi (Ita) ASD. Nolese Condor Team La 3.58 10 Unknown (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 4.26 11 Luigi Capasso (Ita) Canossa Merida 5.56 12 Mohammed El Idrissi (Mar) Canossa Merida 5.58 13 Arald Garbolino (Ita) A.S.D.V.C. Courmayeur M.B. 6.03 14 Francesco Pisu (Ita) U.C.Anagni Cicli Nereggi A.S.D. 6.35 15 Alberto Motetta (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 7.25 16 Matteo Rossi (Ita) A.S.D. S.C. Ceretolese 1969 7.36 17 Nicolo' Tomasin (Ita) Genoa Bike A.S.D. 8.51 Junior men 15 1 Denis Fumarola (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 31.10 2 Alessandro Repetti (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 0.53 3 Leonaal1 Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 1.32 4 Jacopo Billi (Ita) ASD. Nolese Condor Team La 1.52 5 Alessandro Lanzanova (Ita) S. C. Brugherio Sportiva ASD 5.06 6 Thierry Montrosset (Ita) A.S.D.V.C. Courmayeur M.B. 5.16 7 Antonio Spagnolo (Ita) Canossa Merida 5.38 8 Emanuele Crisi (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 6.16 9 Hanza Tokmic (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. 6.17 10 Martino Crippa (Ita) Elba Bike 7.17 11 Nicola Stefanelli (Ita) Team Valdinievole A.S.D. 9.18 12 Lorenzo Ruffini (Ita) Team Gebi Sistemi 10.46 Junior women 15-16 1 Alessia Bulleri (Ita) Elba Bike 24.01 2 Giulia Gaspardino (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 0.37 3 Alessandra Bianchetta (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 1.11 4 Sara De Leo (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 1.49 5 Miriam Corti (Ita) Rampi Club Brianza 2.31 6 Alessia Aimone Secat (Ita) ASD. Nolese Condor Team La 3.51 Junior men 14 1 Matteo Berta (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 21.58 2 Eddy Riggi (Ita) Torpado - 4Us 0.39 3 Eros Capati (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 2.11 4 Francesco Campo (Ita) Elba Bike 5.42 5 Andrea Bonifazi (Ita) Raven Team A.S.D. 6.52 6 Dario Benassi (Ita) Vallerbike Avis Montaione 9.41 7 Lorenzo Checcucci (Ita) Vallerbike Avis Montaione 18.28 Junior men 13 1 Lorenzo Foletto (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 24.30 2 Nehuen Truc (Ita) Cicli Lucchini.Com 0.37 3 Alberto Fornero (Ita) ASD. Nolese Condor Team La 0.42 4 Francesco Berta (Ita) KTM - Dayco ASD 0.49 5 Gleb Baranov (Est) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 1.46 6 Matteo Maurizi (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 4.55 7 Silvio Mercantini (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 5.06 8 Enrico Poponi (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 7.15 9 Marco Carozzo (Ita) Elba Bike 19.55 Junior women 13 1 Francesca Costa (Ita) Grotte Di Castro Scuola MTB 20.03 2 Miriana Lo Cascio (Ita) Vallerbike Avis Montaione 1.12
