Mtb World Championships, Italy silver in mixed relay
Silver medal for Italy at the mountain bike world championships being held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, thanks to Juri Zanotti, Elian Paccagnella, Martina Berta, Elisa Ferri, Valentina Corvi and Ettore Fabbro in the mixed relay.
On the last lap, Ettore Fabbro found himself in the lead with Frenchman Joshua Dubau. The two pedaled in the lead for a while’ then the transalpine left giving the gold to the transalpinians. Italy then took second, at 34″. Third was Switzerland, bronze at 59″. Here are the words of some of the protagonists.
Martina Berta: “We started with the’goal of winning, and when you are that determined, you either win or you medal”.
Juri Zanotti: “I am happy. For the first time I felt the right badness against strong and fierce opponents. Next year we will try again. Let’s not belittle, however, the value of this medal. The relay is a specialty that we enjoy, it makes us feel like a team and allows each of us to express ourselves at our best”.
Mirko Celestino, technical commissioner: “We all believed in it until the end. The boys did well, each did the best lap. We knew that our juniors in the ’last lap were playing with an elite. We take this silver, which not only confirms the goodness of our movement but is an improvement over last year. It gives us morale for the coming days”.
