Federico Nicolini leaves everyone speechless First victory in the World Cup in Ponte di Legno

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Italy is great in the vertical race that closed the two days of the skialp World Cup in the Pontedilegno - Tonale area. The surprise of the day was not lacking, to crown this world premiere of the Adamello Ski Team in the world championship circuit. The podium of the men's challenge is in fact all Italian, given that the 26-year-old from Molveno Federico Nicolini surprised everyone by reaching the finish line in Corno d'Aola, winning his first victory in the World Cup and preceding the holder of the crystal Robert Antonioli and Davide Magnini from Vermilion. In the female field, the French Axelle Gachet Mollaret affirmed, therefore in the two categories under 23, whose rankings were extrapolated from the absolute, two other successes made in Italy arrived, thanks to the Valtellinese from Albosaggia Giulia Murada, with the splendid Giorgia Felicetti from Fassa second, and thanks to Andrea Prandi from Bormio. As for the two under 20 challenges, two unexpected victories came by the German Antonia Niedermeier and the Austrian Paul Verbnjak, but two other podiums for the blue colors with the silver Valtellinese Samantha Bertolina and the thirty of Pejo Lisa Moreschini bronze .

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There was great expectation in particular for the men's challenge, to understand the state of form of the athletes of the 15 competing nations, in this decidedly difficult and particular season also in the preparation and at the end of the 2,509 meters of the route with a vertical drop of 680 meters, starting from Ponte di Legno and arriving in Corno d'Aola, the unexpected Federico Nicolini of the Brenta Team, who remained in the group of four athletes, triumphed after a tactical race in the first part and all attacking in the final rush all Italians up to 800 meters from the finish, when he tried to fight for everything and for the incredulous opponents there was nothing to do. Great victory for the Molvenese, who is thus a candidate to play a leading role in the World Cup, thanks to his first podium and above all to the first achievement, earned by stopping the clock on a time of 23'40 ". Second place for the Valtellinese from Valfurva Robert Antonioli, who arrived with a delay of 9 seconds, then third the Vermillian of the Army Sports Center Davide Magnini at 14 seconds, who had tried to leave in the middle of the race, but was then sucked into the group. For him, however, this is a positive performance, considering that ten days ago he was blocked due to an injury to his collarbone. Fourth position, at 26 seconds, for Michele Boscacci, then the sprint winner, the French Thibault Anselmet and the Alto Adige Alex Oberbacher. In the women's field, the French Axelle Gachet Mollaret managed forces and opponents, finishing victorious with a time of 28'56 "and 25 seconds ahead of the Swedish Tove Alexandersson, then the Swiss Victoria Kreuzer arrived at 44 seconds, not satisfied with her performance . Fourth place for the blue Ilaria Veronese at 1'17 ". As for the under-23 categories, which raced with the seniors, Andrea Prandi was closely marked by the Swiss Aurelien Gay, but managed to precede him by 10 seconds ( thanks to the eighth fastest time) and to put his first win of the season in his pocket. Third was Sebastien Guichardaz from Valle d'Aosta at 17 seconds, another victory between the same ages for Giulia Murada of the Army Sports Center, ahead of the Brenta Team Giorgia Felicetti, author of an excellent performance, who saw her close just 10 seconds behind the winner . Bronze for the French Marie Pollet Villard, while the success of the German rookie Antonia Niedermaier (2003) in the under 20 on a course reduced to 433 meters in altitude is authoritarian. She managed to precede Samantha Bertolina from Valtellina by 39 seconds, then by 1’05 "the thirty of Pejo Lisa Moreschini. In the men's under 20s, on the same path as the tops, there was an all-foreign podium with the Austrian Paul Verbnjak, who was 10 seconds ahead of the Spaniard Albert Perez Angles, then by 36 seconds the Swiss Robin Bussard. First Italian Luca Tomasoni, sixth at 49 seconds. For the organizers of the Adamello Ski Team there is great satisfaction for the compliments received from the athletes in the race, representing 15 nations, to seal this first experience with an event in the best possible way of the World Cup, dreaming of inclusion in the competitive program of the 2026 Olympics. Closer is the next engagement in the control room, or the Adamello Ski Raid, stage of La Grande Course, scheduled for Saturday 10 April 2021.

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