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Latest News 8th-9th of July: 5th edition of Italian EuroCup organized by AVIS Ivrea
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Thanks to the great Sports Center in Rapy, the fifth Italian edition of the EUROCUP, gained a good success! Excellent the work done by Avis and excellent the weather!
Between Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th three races have been carried through, all valid for the IKSA European Championship and for the Canavese Championship CCM: a relay race 6 X 1,5 km and two individual races, the first of 10 km, the second of 30 km. All the athletes were awarded with an exclusive t-shirt, good quality barbeque and eating a the beautiful mountain surroundings. See program See photos
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THE EVENT The athletes who took part to the contests were approximately 35, massive presence of Italian athletes, a good presence of Swiss and German athletes, but no one from Czech Republic, Finland and Holland. “Great event, I'm very happy!" says Federico Torti, one of the organizer and IKSA member, “ About partecipation we expected it, beginning from this winter we already knew that not many foreign athletes would have been participating to the Eurocup competitions; we had this first confirmation in April in Holland and then in the following races. Considering that next EC will be the World Championship in Finland, the Italian appointment could have been a good test bench, but moving becomes more difficult every year and this sport does not have great sponsorships”.
“However, AVIS Ivrea has obtained a large success with this Eurocup,” - continues Elidio Viglio, organizer of the event - “the majority of Italian athletes were here, and this is a good sign! We know that foot bike is a minor sport, and that it’s not easy to obtain large participations. We must remember that the main purpose of these events is to promote the donation of blood, making a specific promotion in the summer when there is more need of donations. ”
THE CONTESTS The Sports Center of Rapy has turned out to be excellent for the scooter contests: the circuit of 2 km has a series of variations that have allowed to organize three contests on three different circuits and therefore to make more various the race scenarios.
RELAY RACE 6 X 1,5 KM
10 male teams and 2 female teams at the start. For this contest a fast circuit without particular difficulties was chosen, for a total length of 9 km. The winner is the very fast team composed by Stefano Beltrando and Mario Gargano with the time of 15'36 ", to the average of 34 km/h; second place with only 1 second of difference for the team AVIS IVREA, Federico Torti, Igor Ricci and Alfonso Caiazzo. Third place for the team Grifoni, Luca Iorio, Massimo Natale and Piero Panetto with the time of 16' 49". For the women same time for Le Lumache, Miriam Cerutti, Caludia Cometto and Rossana Turani and Avis Ivrea Ragazze with Elisa Viglio and Ombretta Boggio with the time of 22 ' 12 ".
See result of relay See photos
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RELAY TEAM GERMANY1
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10 KM IND. The 10 km was raced on the traditional circuit, two demanding climbs with the maximum gradient at 9.90%, one beautiful down hill with the maximum gradient at 6.90%, many ups and downs, total difference in level: 40 meters at lap. 27 men and 3 women at the start line.
The winner is Mario Gargano (19'03" for 10km = the 31,58 km/h) who made a great sprint in the final part of contest on second place Igor Ricci (19'00") and on the Swiss Dani Niederberg third (19'28"). For the women the winner is Miriam Cerutti with the time of 23'06 " (speed avg 26 km/h), Elisa Viglio 29'59" and Claudia Cometto 38 ' 09 ".
See results of 10 km See photos
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THE HEAD OF THE 10 KM
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30 KM IND. The 30 km has been raced on the same circuit of the 10 km but in opposite direction, solution that has allowed to obtain one different track, more easy to push, but more difficult to drive, whole enough fast. 24 men and 2 women to the start line. Very fast start for Igor Ricci and Stefano Beltrando that after two km already had approximately 15 second of advantage on the pursuers. At the half of the contest Stefano loses the contact with Igor who is left over inexorable towards the winning. Behind them, a group of 7 athletes, who alternate themselves to the head of the pursuit, fight for the third place. At the end Igor Ricci wins with the time of 1h:01'05" at the average speed of 29 km/h, second place for Stefano Beltrando with 1h:02'21, third place for Federico Torti with 1h:04'26". For the women victory goes to Miriam Cerutti with 1h:10'26" at the speed of 25 km/h (13° absolute), second place to Elisa Viglio 1h:33'13". With this double victory Miriam Cerutti conquers the head of the World Ranking, the special classification of the best athletes.
See results of 30 km See photos
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THE PURSUERS OF THE 30 KM
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SPECIAL THANKS TO FRIENDS, AVIS HELPERS AND RELATIVES THAT WORKED TO MAKE A GREAT EVENT
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EZIO, EXCELLENT CHEF
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DOMENICO, EZIO, AUGUSTO, GIULIANA
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ALL TOGHETER AFTER RACES
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Without them and their help the event would not have been the same thing, and we want to thank all those who have given their time to support these appointments that AVIS IVREA organizes.
Special thanks to Miriam Conedera, Victoria Giunta and Manuela Poggione for the indispensable chronometric and logistic support, Mario Zoppo and Giovanni Seimandi the cooks who prepared the final barbecue, and especially we thank Ezio Carazzato, Augusto Conedera, Giuliana Rovereto and Domenico Marchesini for the great job done in kitchen and for the wonderful dinner of Saturday evening to which we make our best compliments!!
We do not forget all those who have given a hand, like the AVIS Group of Verrayes, the Proloco of Verrayes and the City Council of Verrayes and therefore thank you also to Guido Balmetta the manager of the track of Rapy.
All we did would have not been possible without the great Elidio Viglio to which, for all he does for AVIS and for the Scooter, all the “thank you” are not enough, but for the monument it's still to early!!
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ELIDIO VIGLIO (for all those who still do not know him!!)
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| AVIS IVREA THANKS ALL ATHLETES WHO BELIEVE IN THIS MOVEMENT |
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AVIS Ivrea thanks all the athletes who participate and appreciate these events like the scooter sport, through which it agrees to diffuse, to remember and to favor the donation of the blood: without them events would not have the effectiveness that instead they have.
AVIS IVREA thanks all the athletes whom they believe in this movement of sport, friendship and enjoy, of promotion and solidarity and invites all to participate, to support and to contribute to the continuity of these events of promotion.
Thanks. Federico Torti and Elidio Viglio for AVIS IVREA
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Source: www.avismonopattino.it |
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