World Championships 2015 Verbier
Penultimate day of the World Championships of Ski Mountaineering in Verbier Val de Bagnes dedicated to the test that best of all is the & rsquo; essence of ski mountaineering, Team Race. Two athletes per team, 16km to race, 5 ascents for men and four for women, pi & ugrave; 2000m of altitude to be covered and two crossings 2960mt in proximity & agrave; the summit of Mont Gel & eacute ;.
Wednesday 11 February 2015 4 minutes reading time
In the men's race, medal & rsquo; gold for the couple formed by Italian Damiano Lenzi and Matthew Eydallin. For the first it is a speedy redemption after the disappointment of the fall and subsequent withdrawal in the individual competition; for the second in a confirmation at the highest level after the bronze test Monday & Igrave ;. Victory never questioned the blues, lead right from the first ascent and able to manage the lead in & rsquo; interminable final descent. Medal d & rsquo; Silver comeback for the French Xavier Gachet and William Bon Mardion, able to go from fourth place to met & agrave; race and overcome in the final second Italian couple, one formed by Robert Antonioli (the third World Championship medal) and Michele Boscacci. Another French couple at the foot of the podium, Didier Blanc and Valentin Favre, disappointed the day before, the Swiss Martin Anthamatten and Werner Marti, long on the provisional podium. Nothing to do for the Spanish couple formed by Kilian Jornet and Marc Burgada Pinsach Rubirola, seventh at the finish line and never in the fight for the medals. Excellent tenth place finish for Florent Troillet, paired with Marcel Marti; on & lsquo; its & rsquo; mountains, the winner of & rsquo; gold iridescent in & rsquo; Individual Race 2010 and winner in the same year in the Patrouille des Glaciers, ended today his long career.
Predictable French rule in the women's race, with Laetitia Roux and Axelle Mollaret to do immediately vacuum behind them, so as to accumulate more & ugrave; four-minute lead on the pursuers, and be able to enjoy the final descent before receiving l & rsquo; embrace of the large audience all & rsquo; The arrival of Mayentset. Piazza d & rsquo; honor to the landlord Maude Mathys, the second silver of the event, and S & eacute; verine Pont Combe; the Swiss have had the better of the Spanish duo composed Mireia Miro & rsquo; Carlos Varela and Marta Riba, in sharp decline in the second half of the race, but still away from a possible return of the classified fourth, the Italian Elena Nicolini and Katia Tomatis.
For the complete results: https://www.mso-chrono.ch/results/461-ismf-world-championships-team-race/3379/categorie
The World Championships will close tomorrow with the relay; other possibility & agrave; for the Blues to increase gi & agrave; large haul of medals.
Fabio Nava
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