La 25ª edizione della Marlene Südtirol Sunshine Race, gara internazionale UCI Hors Catégorie disputata oggi a Nalles (BZ), ha regalato uno spettacolo di alto livello nel cuore dell’Alto Adige. La classica di cross country ha visto al via i migliori specialisti mondiali su un percorso tecnico e selettivo, con partenze scaglionate per categorie.

In campo Elite maschile Mathias Flückiger (Thömus Maxon) ha conquistato la vittoria con il tempo di 1h28’36”, regolando in volata il compagno di squadra Lars Forster (+5”) e Fabio Püntener (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team, +6”).

Una gara molto tattica, decisa soltanto nell’ultimo dei sette giri previsti, che ha confermato la forza del team svizzero Thömus.

Classifica Elite uomini

1 FLÜCKIGER MATHIAS – THÖMUS MAXON 1:28:36
2 FORSTER LARS – THÖMUS MAXON + 00:05
3 PÜNTENER FABIO – SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM + 00:06
4 COLOMBO FILIPPO – SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM + 00:13
5 FOIDL MAXIMILIAN – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM + 00:15
6 RILEY BJORN – SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM + 00:19
7 VITAL ALBIN – THÖMUS MAXON + 00:54
8 DUBAU JOSHUA – DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM + 01:41
9 BAIR MARIO – CABTECH RACING TEAM + 01:43
10 LIST DAVID – DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM + 01:56
11 SCHÄTTI LUCA – BIXS RACE TEAM + 02:36
12 RÜEGG TIMON – BIXS RACE TEAM + 03:07
13 BRAIDOT DANIELE – CS CARABINIERI CICLI OLYMPIA + 03:15
14 WIEDMANN LUKE – BMC FACTORY RACING + 03:20
15 BÜTIKOFER GIAN – ENGADIN BIKE TEAM + 03:21
16 BERTOLINI GIOELE – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 03:34
17 COLLEDANI NADIR – OLYMPIA FACTORY TEAM + 03:53
18 TREUDLER FINN – CUBE FACTORY RACING + 04:01
19 FRISCHKNECHT ANDRI – SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM + 04:07
20 BAUMANN JANIS – BIXS RACE TEAM + 04:19

Tra le donne Elite ha trionfato Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) in 1h29’37”, precedendo di 1’20” Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) e di 1’58” Nina Graf (Trek – Unbroken XC).

L’austriaca ha imposto un ritmo elevato fin dalle prime battute, gestendo con autorità la prova e confermando il suo ottimo stato di forma all’inizio della stagione.

Classifica Elite donne

1 STIGGER LAURA – SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING 1:29:37
2 KELLER ALESSANDRA – THÖMUS MAXON + 01:20
3 GRAF NINA – TREK – UNBROKEN XC + 01:58
4 DAUBERMANN LUISA – TEAM BERGANKUNFT KTM + 02:51
5 SEIWALD GRETA – DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM + 03:55
6 SCHRIEVERS LIA – KMC NUKEPROOF MTB RACING TEAM + 04:19
7 BÖHM KIRA – CUBE FACTORY RACING + 04:40
8 PEDERSEN HEBY SOFIE – WILIER-VITTORIA FACTORY TEAM + 04:46
9 LEUGGER SERAINA – CABTECH RACING TEAM + 05:28
10 VAN THIEL SINA – RSC KEMPTEN + 05:33
11 CORTINOVIS SARA – UNNO FACTORY RACING + 06:21
12 SPECIA GIADA – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM + 06:38
13 TAUBER ANNE – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM + 07:08
14 LIPP FINJA – JUST RIDE. COLLECTIVE + 07:20
15 MOVRIN VITA – SUNN FACTORY RACING + 07:48
16 GORYCKA-KURMANN PAULA – STRÜBY STING + 08:21
17 FORCHINI RAMONA – BIXS RACE TEAM + 08:41
18 BRAMATI LUCIA – TRINX FACTORY TEAM + 09:17
19 HOLUBOVA ADELA – ROUVY + 10:05
20 WOJTYLA GABRIELA – SUPERIOR ZATOR + 10:32

Tra gli Under 23 maschili successo del danese Nicolaj Hougs (Cube Factory Racing), davanti a Nicolas Halter e Benjamin Kruger.

Classifica Under 23 uomini

1 HOUGS NIKOLAJ – CUBE FACTORY RACING 1:17:58
2 HALTER NICOLAS – THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS + 00:07
3 KRÜGER BENJAMIN – SINGER KTM RACING + 00:44
4 GERIG SVEN – ENGADIN BIKE TEAM + 01:50
5 HÄTTENSCHWILER LORIS – THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS + 02:30
6 PERUZZO GIULIO – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 02:38
7 BARRET MAUNZ MAKS ALFRED – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM + 02:43
8 ITEN LEWIN – PASOLINO RACING + 03:14
9 RØNNESTAD BIRK STRAND – PINARELLO Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM + 03:26
10 FISCHER LEON – ROSE BIKES SCHWEIZ FACTORY RACING + 04:12
11 PERRIN TOM – SUNN FACTORY RACING + 04:17
12 ZAVAN MARTINO – VPT WHY SPORT + 04:18
13 RIAL ELIA – SANTA CRUZ TSA BELTRAMI + 04:49
14 HOCHSTRASSER LENNY – AEGERI CYCLING RACE TEAM + 05:11
15 BORRE GABRIEL – TEAM TRISPORTS VDA + 05:31
16 BETTEO MARCO – TEAM SOGNO VENETO + 05:44
17 FABBRO ETTORE – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 06:05
18 LANTER FYNN – ORBEA SWITZERLAND + 06:07
19 ALDER MICHA – PASOLINO RACING + 07:17
20 BÜTIKOFER YVES – ENGADIN BIKE TEAM + 07:49

Tra le donne Under 23 ha prevalso l’austriaca Katrin Embacher (KTM Factory MTB Team).

Classifica Under 23 donne

1 EMBACHER KATRIN – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM 1:18:51
2 ŠERKEZI MARUŠA TEREZA – CUBE FACTORY RACING + 00:40
3 MACLEAN-HOWELL ELLA – CUBE FACTORY RACING + 00:53
4 TOURNUT TATIANA – TEAM ORNANS + 02:53
5 SQUARISE LAURA – TRINX FACTORY TEAM + 03:47
6 GRANGL ANTONIA – TRINX FACTORY TEAM + 04:12
7 CELESTINO MARIKA – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 04:16
8 HANÁKOVÁ ELIŠKA – HANÁK SISTERS ORBEA TEAM + 04:46
9 GLAUS JANA – ROSE BIKES SCHWEIZ FACTORY RACING + 05:14
10 WEEGER ANTONIA – LEXWARE MOUNTAINBIKE TEAM + 05:24
11 HERZOG EVA – KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM + 05:26
12 KNAUBERT SOPHIA – ARBÖ RAPSO KNITTELFELD + 05:41
13 PALLWEBER JANA – SUNSHINE RACERS NALS + 06:02
14 FERRI ELISA – BRESCIA – F. MAGNI – FLANDRES LOVE + 06:16
15 SOLÈR CHIARA – THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS + 06:49
16 LANGE PAULINA – BULLS JUNIOR TEAM + 08:32
17 RINALDONI GIULIA – BRAVI PLATFORMS TEAM + 09:52
18 SPEŠNÁ SIMONA – MS BIKE ACADEMY RACING + 09:53
19 MÜLLER KLARA – RIESE & MÜLLER MTB RACING TEAM + 11:01
20 MARTINOLI GIADA – CS CARABINIERI CICLI OLYMPIA + 11:45

Nella categoria Junior maschile tripletta azzurra: vittoria per Giovanni Bosio (Ciclistica Trevigliese) in 1h09’11”, seguito da Paolo Costa (GS Lupi Valle d’Aosta, +18”) e Jacopo Putaggio (Liguria XCO Project, +31”).

Classifica Junior uomini

1 BOSIO GIOVANNI – CICLISTICA TREVIGLIESE 1:09:11
2 COSTA PAOLO – G.S. LUPI VALLE D’AOSTA + 00:18
3 PUTAGGIO JACOPO – LIGURIA XCO PROJECT + 00:31
4 SOLÈR ALESSANDRO – PASOLINO RACING + 00:55
5 UTRANKER JAKA – RAJD LJUBLJANA + 01:13
6 VIOTTO MATTIA – FOUR ES RACING TEAM + 01:27
7 KURZ FELIX – STOP&GO MARDERABWEHR MTB TEAM + 01:28
8 VAGLIO WALTER – POLISPORTIVA MONSUMMANESE + 01:45
9 GARBACCIO VALINA ALESSANDRO – ASSOC.SCUOLA NAZ.MTB OASI ZEGNA + 02:45
10 FALCIANI MICHELE – KTM SPADA POWERED BY BRENTA BRAKES + 03:14
11 MANIA SAMUELE – B-TEAM CYCLING PROJECT + 03:42
12 SANTONI GIACOMO – ASD GAGABIKE TEAM + 03:50
13 TITOUAN FELIX – CLIC VTT + 04:16
14 ORIFICI PAOLO – LIGURIA XCO PROJECT + 04:17
15 SOPRANI MARCO – ASD GAGABIKE TEAM + 04:32
16 BONDI DAVIDE – C.C. APPENNINICO 1907 + 04:35
17 OLIVERI MATTIA – LIGURIA XCO PROJECT + 04:49
18 BECCHI FILIPPO – ASD GAGABIKE TEAM + 04:54
19 FIORINA VITO – SPEED BIKE ROCKS + 04:55
20 WILLI LUIS – CANTINAXEEO + 05:09

Tra le Junior donne ha vinto la svizzera Anja Grossmann (Trinity Racing), seguita da Eva Terpin e Mariachiara Signorelli.

Classifica Junior donne

1 GROSSMANN ANJA – TRINITY RACING 0:59:58
2 TERPIN EVA – RAJD LJUBLJANA + 03:54
3 SIGNORELLI MARIACHIARA – SPEED BIKE ROCKS + 04:24
4 PELLIZOTTI GIORGIA – TRINX FACTORY TEAM + 04:49
5 PLATTNER JAEL – THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS + 06:35
6 GATTO ANGELICA – SANTA CRUZ TSA BELTRAMI + 07:13
7 DAUBNER ADINA – SINGER KTM RACING + 07:32
8 RIGHETTO NICOLE – A.S.D. TEAM VELOCIRAPTORS + 07:42
9 AZZETTI NICOLE – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 08:12
10 LERCHER NADIA – JUNIOR TEAM SÜDTIROL ASV + 08:16
11 MESSMER SOPHIE – JUNIOR TEAM SÜDTIROL ASV + 08:27
12 RIZZI AZZURRA – JAM’S BIKE TEAM BUJA + 09:03
13 LEITGEB ISABEL – JUNIOR TEAM SÜDTIROL ASV + 09:15
14 RICCARDI EMMA SARA – LUGAGNANO OFF ROAD + 09:58
15 GIANGRASSO ELISA – KTM – PROTEK – ELETTROSYSTEM + 10:31
16 CARZOLIO CECILIA – LIGURIA XCO PROJECT + 12:39
17 CANZIAN NICOLE – TEAM SOGNO VENETO + 13:18
18 PINK ANJA – CRAZY CROSS BIKER + 13:23
19 SCHEBESTA ISABELL – RC ARBÖ SPARKASSE KSO + 14:08
20 CAVALIERI EMANUELA – LUGAGNANO OFF ROAD + 14:41