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In Bergamo, Hubert Jacek Krys and Manuela Sonzogni absolute winners on Granfondo Gimondi Bianchi\u2019s long route: sun, great competition and spectacular participation (+60%)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n It was an Italy-based Pole,\u00a0Hubert Jacek Krys<\/strong>\u00a0(La Bagarre Ciclistica Lucchese) to be crowned king 2015 Granfondo Gimondi-Bianchi, rode through Bergamo and its province today, Sunday May 10th. On the\u00a0long route of 162,1 km<\/strong>, raced in in 4h42\u201926\u201d, the Pole opened big gaps over all of his opponents: German\u00a0Bernd Hornetz<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Team Beraldo Greenpaper) came in second, 3\u201948\u201d adrift, while\u00a0Igor Zanetti<\/strong>\u00a0(Cannondale-Gobbi) rounded out the podium with a 5.17 gap. First among women was\u00a0Manuela Sonzogni<\/strong>\u00a0(Team Isolmant), who proved cleary the strongest with a final time of 5h04\u201905\u201d: her first rival on the finishing line was fellow Italian\u00a0Astrid Schartmueller<\/strong>\u00a0(Pedale Feltrino), 7\u201949\u201d behind, with\u00a0\u00a0Marina Ilmer<\/strong>\u00a0(Somec MG K Vis) in third.<\/span> <\/p>\n SHORT ROUTE\u00a0(89,4 km):<\/strong> MIDIUM ROUTE\u00a0(128 km):<\/strong> LONG ROUTE\u00a0(162,1 km):<\/strong> EUGENIO MERCORIO MEMORIAL PRIZE: <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Bergamo, Hubert Jacek Krys and Manuela Sonzogni absolute winners on Granfondo Gimondi Bianchi\u2019s long route: sun, great competition and spectacular participation (+60%) It was an Italy-based Pole,\u00a0Hubert Jacek Krys\u00a0(La Bagarre Ciclistica Lucchese) to be crowned king 2015 Granfondo Gimondi-Bianchi, rode through Bergamo and its province today, Sunday May 10th. On the\u00a0long route of 162,1 km, raced in in 4h42\u201926\u201d, the Pole opened big gaps over all of his opponents: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicati-stampa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granfondobgy.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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+60% REGISTERED RIDERS, GIMONDI\u2026 FELICE: \u201cIT LOOKED LIKE A CLASSIC\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
For the\u00a03740<\/strong>\u00a0registered riders (a shiny +60% compared to last year, when the event was back in the granfondo calendar after a one-year stop), the\u00a0\u201cGimondi\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0provided all the best it had to give: a spectacular and very demanding race in perfect weather condition, with a warm sun enlightening the ride through its whole length. It was the ideal scenario also for Felice Gimondi, who celebrated today\u00a050 years<\/strong>\u00a0of his\u00a01965 Tour de France<\/strong>. \u201cIt has been an amazing day. I enjoyed it in full riding for about 45 km, taking another chance to state our event\u2019s organizational quality: it was really perfect, it looked like a professional Classic race,\u201d Felice told.<\/span>
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GIORGIO VIOTTO, A BUTCHER FROM TREVISO, FIRST ON THE SHORT ROUTE<\/strong><\/span>
The day had started well before dawn for many, \u201cI have cooked pasta at 4 o\u2019clock in the morning,\u201d told the still-sleepy wife of a participant told. But the Gimondi riders do not need any wake-up call: for a passion, it is very well worth it. \u201cAfter the race, I take a shower and start my turn as cashier at a supermarket,\u201d said\u00a0Serena Gazzini<\/strong>\u00a0(Team Carraro), winner among women on the short route (female participation\u2019s rate at the race grew to over 6% in 2015). Or the sacrifices a worker makes to find some time for training, after coming out of the factory. \u00a0That\u2019s part of what makes cycling so special.<\/span>
One of those stories is the one of\u00a0Giorgio Viotto<\/strong>, from Treviso, winner on the short route as member of the\u00a0Bianchi Factory Team<\/strong>. Viotto edged a four-man sprint, but after the euphoria he will go back to his work as a butcher: \u201cThat\u2019s a good advantage for an amateur rider like me: I eat very good steaks, and here are the results. But Bianchi\u2019s support was crucial for this success too.\u201d<\/span>
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BAD LUCK FOR ERICA: CRASHES WHILE RAISING ARMS IN CELEBRATION<\/strong><\/span>
An IT technician from Bergamo,\u00a0Antonio Camozzi<\/strong>\u00a0(Team Isolmant), landed the spoils among men on the medium course. Camozzi cliched a double after edging the bunch on the same distance in 2014. Instead,\u00a0Erica Magnaldi<\/strong>\u00a0(Team De Rosa Santini) could not enjoy the taste of victory on the medium route for long: while raising her arms in celebration, she lost control of her bike, hitting the barriers hard. Luckily, it all ended with just a bruised thigh.<\/span>
The best time on the\u00a0Selvino climb<\/strong>, 26\u201959\u201d, was clocked by\u00a0Fabrizio Casartelli<\/strong>\u00a0(Equipe Exploit), winner of the\u00a0Eugenio Mercorio<\/strong>\u00a0memorial prize. The Granfondo unfolded regularly, carefully controlled by the race services, in spite of a few scares: a crash on the first descent (elbow fracture), an offroad excursion on the Valle Imagna descent, with a rider ending in a cliff (thoracic trauma) and an old peasant hit by a rider while crossing the street, who suffered a concussion. All of them have been helped and supported in professional and timely manner: at the \u201cGimondi\u201d, that\u2019s not a surprise.<\/span>
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RESULTS\u00a019th\u00a0GRAN FONDO INTERNAZIONALE FELICE GIMONDI BIANCHI<\/strong><\/span>
Short Route (km 89,4)<\/strong>: 1. Giorgio Viotto (TV Bike Team) 2h27\u201925\u201d; 2. Fabio Cremaschi (Team Morotti); 3. Omar Manzoni (Team Isolmant).\u00a0Women<\/strong>:\u00a0 1. Serena Gazzini (Carraro Team) 2h34\u201948\u201d.<\/span>
Midium\u00a0Route (km 128)<\/strong>: 1.\u00a0 Antonio Camozzi (Team Isolmant) 3h33’13\u201d; 2. Marco Canella (Team De Rosa Santini); 3. Raffaele Basile (Cicloteam San Ginese).\u00a0Women<\/strong>:\u00a0 1. Erica Magnaldi (Team De Rosa Santini) 3h45’21”<\/span>
Long Route (km 162,1)<\/strong>: 1.\u00a0 Hubert Jacek Krys (La Bagarre Ciclistica Lucchese) 4h42\u201926; 2.\u00a0 Bernd Hornetz \u00a0(Team Beraldo Greenpaper) a 3\u201948; 3. Igor Zanetti (Cannondale-Gobbi) a\u00a0 5\u201917\u201d.\u00a0Women<\/strong>:\u00a0 1. Manuela Sonzogni\u00a0 (Team Isolmant) 5h04\u201905\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nSTANDINGS:<\/h2>\n
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CHRONO MIDIUM ROUTE<\/a>
CHRONO LONG ROUTE
<\/a>CHRONO F1959<\/a><\/p>\n