Tomorrow appointment in San Zeno di Montagna, in the Veronese area, on the slopes of Mount Baldo, for the first test of the most important Italian cross country circuit. 241 bikers at the start with the twins Braidot, the European champion Forster and the tricolor Colledani
The wait is over. On Sunday 6 March in San Zeno di Montagna (Verona) the Internazionali d’Italia Series, the most important Italian cross country mountain bike circuit, one of the most prestigious in the entire European panorama, will start again. The lowering of temperatures in recent days has also arrived on the shores of Lake Garda, but judging by the forecasts, the athletes and the public will find the sun illuminating the debut of Pineta Sperane XCO, the first international challenge of category C.1 in Italy in this competitive season. On the slopes of Monte Baldo, the 241 athletes are waiting to test the fruits of winter work on the unprecedented 4,000-meter ring designed by CM Outdoor Events, the management company of the Internazionali d’Italia Series, with the advice of the technician Enrico Hammer.
The program: Junior Men (10.30), Open and Junior Women (12.30) and Open Men (14.30).
Protagonists
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We left him last year in Andora, with the blue GSG leader jersey on his shoulders at the end of the inaugural stage, we find him this year in San Zeno, with the desire to take back the symbol of primacy before flying to South Africa for take part in the Absa Cape Epic. European champion Lars Forster (Scott-Sram) promises sparks in the first act of the Internazionali d’Italia Series, together with his teammate and compatriot Andri Frischknecht. Against him a shortlist of internationally renowned contenders, such as the Latvian Martin Blums (Cst PostNL Befang), the expert Stephane Tempier (Rockrider) and the duo of Team Santa Cruz FSA, made up of the transalpine Maxime Marotte and the Friulian Luca Braidot. In addition to the Braidot twins (Daniele is also present), the hopes of the home crowd will be pinned on the Italian champion Nadir Colledani (MMR Factory Racing), on the South Tyrolean Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Specialized Racing Team) and on the younger Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Pirelli) , already a great protagonist of the Internazionali d’Italia Series last season.
March 5, 2022 (change March 5, 2022 | 15:36)
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