After the UCI Marathon World Championships of yesterday today was the day when the Dolomites crowned the Italian Enduro Alex Lupato who beat Martino Fruet into second place . Third was Denny Lupato.
In the female race first was Alia Marcellini ahead of Anna Oberparlaiter, whilst finishing in third place was Sara De Leo.
Yet another day of sport and pumping adrenaline
for mountain biking in the Dolomites, this time around the Sella Group,
this event following on from Saturday’s Sellaronda HERO which hosted
the UCI World Marathon. Today the Dolomites
played host to the FCI Italian Enduro Championships, the most thrilling of the mountain bike disciplines. The competition was made up of four “special runs”, on timed downhills with transfers in between. At the end of the day’s spectacular the winner was Alex Lupato racing for FRM Factory Racing Team who fought off the attacks of Martino Fruet racing for Carraro Team - Trentino - Ale'. Third place on the podium went to Denny Lupato racing for Tribe Team.
«Today’s race has been an important one for us as it sets out the future road for us to follow in taking forward this attractive enduro discipline. Both in the mens race and the ladies race too we had a relly high level of competition», explained William Basilico.
In the womens race too there was much competition but at the end of the day the new queen of this 4 PS was Alia Marcellini racing for GB Rifar Racing Team, she now can declare herself national champion. Behind her finished Anna Oberparleiter racing for Carraro Team - Trentino - Ale', whilst third place went to Sara De Leo racing
for
Dream Team Genova Ancillotti.«With the conclusion of this enduro event we also bring to a close the HERO Bike Festival 2015, 9 days of events which have demonstrated the potential of the mountain bike, not only in a competitive sporting sense but as a means of and an opportunity to promote tourism. - This the conclusion of Gerhard Vanzi, President of the Organising Committee. - Now we have to work in a manner so that the Dolomites can become a cult destination for bikers from all over the world».
Men
1. LUPATO Alex FRM FACTORY RACING TEAM 20'00.80
2. FRUET Martino CARRARO TEAM - TRENTINO - ALE' 20'01.95
3. LUPATO Denny TRIBE TEAM 20'09.70
Women
1. MARCELLINI Alia GB RIFAR RACING TEAM ASD 23'06.86
2. OBERPARLEITER Anna CARRARO TEAM - TRENTINO - ALE' 23'13.49
3. DE LEO Sara DREAM TEAM GENOVA ANCILLOTTI 24'27.82
1. LUPATO Alex FRM FACTORY RACING TEAM 20'00.80
2. FRUET Martino CARRARO TEAM - TRENTINO - ALE' 20'01.95
3. LUPATO Denny TRIBE TEAM 20'09.70
Women
1. MARCELLINI Alia GB RIFAR RACING TEAM ASD 23'06.86
2. OBERPARLEITER Anna CARRARO TEAM - TRENTINO - ALE' 23'13.49
3. DE LEO Sara DREAM TEAM GENOVA ANCILLOTTI 24'27.82
