Athletics, Absolute Rieti: Fortunato and Tricolor Trapletti in the march

Francesco Fortunato and Valentina Trapletti: here are the first Italian champions in Rieti on the opening day of the Absolutes. The tricolor opening dedicated to the 10 km walk, on the city streets, takes place in the fascinating scenery of the medieval walls. It is the third consecutive title over distance for the Apulian of the Fiamme Gialle Fortunato. Initially flanked by Davide Finocchietti (Libertas Unicusano Livorno, 41’03) who will then finish third, Fortunato continues alone in the second half of the race. In progression, the financier Gianluca Picchiottino (40’21) goes back to second place. “I’m happy to have won this 11th career title – the words of Fortunato – in Rieti in 2016 I celebrated my first title over this distance and I wanted to reconfirm that good memory. I tried to attack from the beginning, I paid a bit in the final but overall I think I managed well. See you in three weeks in Eugene. “

Solo Trapletti

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In the women’s test Valentina Trapletti leads an even more head-on race, starting at the second kilometer and breaking all the opponents, so as to double the Italian title of the 20 km won in Alberobello on May 1st. The Milanese from the Army closes with a personal best of 44’25, wears her ninth career jersey, deserves the Anna Rita Sidoti trophy and collects optimism in view of Eugene’s World Cup: “A good test, I enjoyed – the words of the blue – today it was hot and the shadow arrived on the route only halfway through the race, but in Eugene the 20 km will be at 1:00 in the afternoon and so I expect very hot even in Oregon “. The outgoing carabiniera champion Nicole Colombi continues throughout the race in second place (46’40), third is Lidia Barcella (Bracco Atletica) who relaunches with 47:14.