The review in Switzerland ends with four blue medals. Federal President Dagnoni: “Growing Movement”
Italy illuminates the final day of the Mountain Bike World Championships in the Canton Vallese in Switzerland. Simone Avondetto, a 25 -year -old Piedmontese, former European champion of the specialty, is silver in the cross country proof of the elite behind the South African Alan Hatherly, dominant of the race, and in front of the French Victor Koretzky. The team success is completed with the seventh place of Luca Braidot and the eighth of Filippo Fontana. In the women’s field, Valentina Corvi, 20 years old from Sondrio, after a season at the highest level, wins bronze in the under 23, beaten by the Canadian Isabella Holmgren (gold) and by the American Vida Lopez de San Roman (Silver). The coach Mirko Celestino is enthusiastic: “With the elite we made a perfect race. Everyone pushed strong: Zanotti was unlucky with the drilling, Fontana had an extraordinary comeback, Braidot put the experience at the service of the group and avondatory placed the right attack to take a beautiful silver. As regards the female test, Valentina Corvi started without forces and very tense, In the end and this allowed her to bring home a precious podium “.
Italy closes the World Cup with four medals: to the two conquered today the silver of Samuele Porro are added to the Marathon test and the mixed crosses mixed relay. The Federal President Cordiano Dagnoni explains: “They were demanding worldwide and logistical point of view. I want to remember that in Switzerland we have been present in almost all specialties with a contingent strong of over 50 athletes, demonstrating the attention that the Federation dedicates to all the cycling specialties and always honors international competitions. The three silver medals, the bronze of Valentina Corvi and the placements tell us off -roading is growing, proof is the age of the boys who got on the podium “