The French conquered the Adamello Ski Raid 2013

The champions have proved once again to be on another planet compared to all opponents. Fixed pairs this year in all major competitions, the French Mathéo Jacquemod and William Bon Mardion in the men's and the duo Franco-Iberian composed by Laetitia Roux and Mireia Miro dominated. They are precision timekeeping talking over everything, even the difficult weather conditions have slowed their performance: the French have finished with a time of 5h16'25 ", while the two extraterrestrials have employed 6h29'24" (timing then increased by judges than 3 minutes to irregularities in the material supplied). The four reconfirm the leadership of the circuit La Grande Course, scoring all the same score, while the Cup of the Dolomites with this race has awarded the titles in 2013, went to Matteo and Francesca Martinelli Eydallin. The Piedmont Sauze d'Oulx, along with fellow Army Damiano Lenzi closed the Adamello Ski Raid in second place, trying to go for broke and unable even to recover in the final, finishing with a gap of 5 minutes and 32 seconds by the victors, while Martinelli, paired with the Bormina Silvia Rocca, he finished in third place behind the very young 21enni Axelle Mollaret and Jennifer Fiechter. The weather was certainly not benevolent, with a dense fog that accompanied the start given location Tonalina and more or less intensely throughout the race of the 700 participants, fortunately without snow. Clouds that did not deter the many fans got into the portion Cima Presena to follow the exploits of the many samples, with over 1000 steps made to record from the cable Heaven. The departure location Tonalina (intermediate station from Ponte di Legno at an altitude of 1630 meters in Tonale) was among the novelties of this year, with the possibility to play the first leg of the race is along the tracks that lead to the Tonale, while also allowing the 'elongation of the tail of the group to reach Presena Pass (2296 meters) along the side of Paradise. At the shifter trim participants then fell to the shelter Mandrone, to go up towards the picturesque Passo Tre Denti, with 500 meters of altitude and continuous reversals.
After a slight difference towards Bedole Pass (3150 meters), the crossing of the glacier Pisgana Step up to Venerocolo, to go down to the Garibaldi refuge in a stretch of 500 meters in altitude without any particular difficulty. The Garibaldi (2548 meters), the race was moved to the north side of the Adamello, along the ski backpack equipped stretch of the pass of the English. Competitors have then continued to the base of the Adamello Roccette reaching the summit, the highest point of the race (3539 meters). After replacing the trim, the descent along the south until you reach the base of the glacier of Pian di Neve, traveling to the foot of Cresta Croce, then a short climb to reach the suggestive passage of Cresta Croce (3300 meters), known for the granite cross resting on the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II. Once glacier run through the refuge Lobbia (3045 meters), then head southwest to the last climb in the valley leading to the 3200 meters of Passo Valletta. From this point began the long-awaited descent Pisgana that led the athletes at the finish line of Ponte di Legno (1250 meters). INTERVIEWS
William Bon Mardion: "A tough race, we checked in the first part, then increasing the pace. Two years ago I got the third place, this time came the victory, which seals a super season although it is not over yet. "
Matheo Jacquemod: "It 's the first time I competed in this event. A great competition very long and demanding. With William we soon found the right pace, pulling opponents. "
Matthew Eydallin: "My mother told me that if I get back to the French still be making changes name at birth, and I call Second. The fact is that this year we just can not beat them. Too bad. I closed on the second step of the podium as two years ago, but I console myself with the victory in the Cup of the Dolomites. It 's always a prestigious result. "
Damiano Lenzi: "We tried to tight mark the French until the beginning of the second climb, then we preferred not to force not to go out laps in a race so challenging. Our opponents are too strong right now. "
Alex Salvadori: "Me and my partner Thomas are surprised and delighted with this result. We had prepared well but did not expect to go so well. We preferred to start cautious increasing the pace in the second half. One tactic that has proved apt. "
Thomas Martini: "We are sixth, third as a team but not professional. I want to thank Romano, manager of the refuge Fallen Adamello, the Lobbie, which gave us a big hand ospitandoci at the shelter located at 3000 meters in altitude and we were able to refine our preparation, which is essential for this kind of races. "
Mireia Miró: "As winners of the last edition we were the favorites, but repetition is never easy because this track is long with large differences. I can not be satisfied. "
Laetitia Roux: "With Mireia I were very well today, showing feeling and a good balance technical and managerial. A victory Adamello Ski Raid has a special flavor because it is a very challenging competition. "
Francesca Martinelli: "This race is grueling and the finish line is always a great satisfaction, as well as the second consecutive victory in the Cup of the Dolomites. I'm happy. "