On the second day of the 28th FSA BIKE Festival Garda Trentino, the action started as early as 7.30 am. In the 'Scott BIKE Marathon', the athletes gave each other no quarter and in the 'eMTB Challenge supported by Trek', riding skills and a sense of direction were required.
Back on the traditional date in spring, the sporting competition today was regarded by many as the first fitness test of the year. UCI Marathon World Champion, Andreas Seewald, passed his fitness test. With a time of 3:52:54h, the Canyon Northwave MTB rider won the Ronda Extrema with a lead of almost three minutes over Samuele Porro (Willier-Pirelli Factory Team). "The Scott BIKE Marathon was the first tough one-day race for me this year and therefore the first definitive test," said Seewald. Of course, the world champion jersey also had an inspiring effect. "Without the jersey, I would have been delighted with a top place. But with this outfit, I wanted to be right at the top," admits the marathon world champion with a sheepish grin. Third place went to Urs Huber from Team Bulls. Adelheid Morath (Team Mount7) won the women's race with a time of 4:50:46h, followed by Claudia Peretti (Olympia Factory Team) and Debora Piana (Team Cingolani).
In the "eMTB Challenge supported by Trek" - a race specially designed for motorised mountain bikes - the athletes had to demonstrate not only good riding skills but also a keen sense of direction. In a mixture of enduro, trail and orienteering races, the most versatile riders were among the front runners.
Here to see the results.
