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A bit 'of everything happened in the race that saw the participation of the biathlon star Kaisa Makarainen, finishing 12th in the relay race.
Sunday 21 July 2019 6 minutes reading time
Certainly, the twentieth edition of the Stralivigno, which awarded a super Eliana Patelli and the Swiss Lucien Epiney, did not disappoint the expectations in terms of entertainment.
They showed up in 1200 in Livigno for an event that grows year after year; the men's race was dominated, up to 3 km from the finish, by the athlete from Sondalo Massimiliano Zanaboni, who finished ko (with 40 seconds of margin) for a fall that delivered success to the Swiss Epiney, who on arrival received shown on the shirt the words "Hands off Venezuela" (hands off from Venezuela), referring to the dramatic situation facing the South American country.
"It was the third time for me at Stralivigno, last year I finished second but this time I did it - the words of the Swiss after the finish line - Given what happened to who was in the lead, I can say that yes it was about my day. " Epiney triumphed in front of Stefano Sansi and Michele Azzoni in a Stralivigno that, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary, set up a spectacular passage in the center among the cheering crowd that welcomed the runners.
Among women on the road instead of Eliana Patelli - author of a superlative time - already in training in Livigno like many other athletes to prepare for the season: "Here I always feel at home, I wanted to do well because I have been doing well I train in Livigno - the winner said - I ran in 2016 and this time I spent almost three minutes less. What is Livigno for an athlete? Tranquility and serenity and the safety that an athlete needs, here is everything you need, good food and good air, in short, all the ingredients to best prepare your discipline ". The Bergamo has not left a chance to Simona Fazzini and Elena Lanfranconi, lingering for about ten minutes.
In the race also the relay, with the athletes called to face 10.5 km each of the 21 overall, where the Tuscans Angelo Rocco Pezzuto and Giorgio Scialabra ended up ahead of Francesco and Claudio Guglielmetti, with the 3rd place for the couple composed by Christian and Davide Lucchini. Twelfth instead the expected relay that saw Kaisa Makarainen as protagonist, who practically raced in Bergamo (later winner), before the change with her boyfriend Jarkko Siltakorpi.
"I enjoyed it, I'll stay here for a week - the three-time winner of the Biathlon World Cup confessed - and it all started when I looked on the internet for" what happens in Livigno ". So I chose to take part in the relay race together with my boyfriend, I had never competed in a racing event of this magnitude, not even in Finland â€.
Livigno is the paradise of altitude training and many athletes have competed at the "Stra" as a completion of their preparation or stage of the same. In fact, several Livigno Team protagonists were present, such as the biathlete Thomas Bormolini, 7th in the relay with a friend: “Preparation test for me, I am satisfied. I improved the time three years ago ", as did the ironman Giulio Molinari, 8th at the finish line, and Rudy Zini (12th).
Soon, the brand-new athletics track will be inaugurated in Livigno, located near the Aquagranda Active You Center, expanding the parterre of sports facilities available to the best athletes in the world in the paradise of altitude training.
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