GF DEL MONTELLO GUNN RITA MARATHON 2010
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The Gunn Rita Marathon – the Granfondo del Montello, the 2010 Marathon European Championships, is this year’s great news! The organisation will give their best in what they do: the biggest satisfaction reflects in the eyes and in the words of who has participated and who will stay participating in of our events. Italian National Championships 2009, European Championships 2010, World Championships 2011! The event takes place in the town of Montebelluna, just a few miles from Venice, in the province of Treviso who offers a marvellous blend of landscapes, art, history, natural beauty, hospitality and good food that will enrapture visitors and find a place in the hearts of all those who take in its delights. There is a constantly changing backdrop to any visit here, ranging from the harmonious plain to the Treviso Alpine Foothills, from the rolling Prosecco hills to the Montello and Cansiglio woods, passing through large cities and small towns along the way. This beautiful area is home to a host of wonderful sights just waiting to be discovered. The organisation will give their best in what they do: the biggest satisfaction reflects in the eyes and in the words of who has participated and who will stay participating in of our events. | |
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In 2004 the Granfondo del Montello is a thorough success with more than 1,150 participants. The success doesn’t come to a standstill, neither when faced with bad weather conditions in 2005, with more than 1,850 participants showing up at the start, among them the World Champions and Olympic Champions Gunn-Rita Dahle and Julien Absalon, nor when the race enters the international UCI calendar in 2006 and more than 2,000 athletes from 10 different nations break another participants’ record. 2007 is the year of the miracle: within a few months Pedali di Marca assumes three big events and starts with a new livery for the Granfondo del Montello. A new and spectacular location: Montebelluna. The naming of the Marathon distance after the Olympic Champion Gunn-Rita Dahle. The creation of Bikenergy, a mixture of sports, promotion of the territory, concerts, trial bike shows. The kids bike school and the night short track. Shops open until midnight. The 3-days event registers more than 15,000 attendants and the participation of 2,300 athletes, among them the world’s biggest mountain-bike performers out of 18 nations: it feels like being at World Cup! In 2008 the Gunn Rita Marathon is the only race to appear in all national race series. | |
| Despite the worst weather conditions in 2008 that force the organization to abolish the crossing of the Piave ford, the race nevertheless has its natural epilog, confirming the extraordinary organizing qualities of the Pedali di Marca team. The rest is recent history: once again, the 2009 edition was ruled by mud, an impartial judge of the Italian Marathon National Championships. To top the umpteenth success of Pedali di Marca was the attendance of the two World Champions in charge, Roel Paulissen and Gunn-Rita Dahle, both winning the overall classification and thus leaving their very best recommendations for the 2010 European Championships and the 2011 World Championships. | |
The Gunn Rita Marathon 2010 will take place on Sunday June 27th, in Montebelluna (Treviso), Italy. This the characteristics of the Extreme distance: 119,4 Km / altitude meters 2910 for the "Euro Men" and 98,5 Km / altitude meters 2290 for "Euro Women" only! The Marathon distance: 77,1 Km / altitude meters 19480 and finally the Classic distance: 51,1 Km / altitude meters 1275 m. The participation to the European Championships XCM is open to the professional racing categories, men and women, athletes selected by their National Teams and UCI license holders. On the marathon and classic distance are allowed to take part only men and women of legal age if they hold a regular license of the Italian Cycling Federation FCI or another officially recognized cycling federation. JUNIORS are not allowed to start in the Marathon distance. The categories “Junior” and “Master Junior” are allowed only on the Classic distance. All younger categories are not allowed to start. All non-licensed riders (participants not holding a license) are allowed to take part in the amateur race called "Pedalata ecologica" which will be started 15 minutes after the last start group of the Classic and Marathon distances. The participant must present a medical certificate of good health when registering. Self-declarations of good health will not be accepted. The categories installed according to the rules of the Italian Cycling Federation FCI. TThere will be set “time gates” which need to be passed within the settled limits in order to be able to continue the race. The exact maximum passing times will be published on www.gunnritamarathon.com. Athletes who can’t pass the time gates within the settled time must withdraw from the race and abandon the race-track. | |
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The Bikenergy Expo is not a common bike exposition fair you normally expect at cycling events, the Bikenergy Expo is something much, much bigger: a fair dedicated to cycling, sports, recreation and entertainment, an expo able to release many energies by involving all those who love, live and proclaim sports. It will take place on the main squares of Montebelluna, Negrelli, D’Annunzio and Petrarca, in front of an unique, authentic and appealing scenery. The fair starts from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th of June, 2010 at the headquarters of Pedali di Marca, where the VIP hospitality area, the race office (where every participant needs to pass to pick-up his race number), the media center, the accreditation office, the entertainment site and the gastronomical area are situated. It will be the most visited location, the place where all supporting and promotional events take place, like the Four Cross City Race, the kids’ gymkhana race, a bike school, trial bike performances, competitions, shows, concerts, exhibitions. | |
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The 9th Granfondo del Montello – 4th Gunn Rita Marathon (GRM) is organized by A.C.D. Pedali di Marca, in association with sponsors, volunteers and supporters. The GRM will take place on Sunday June 27th, 2010 in Montebelluna (Treviso), Italy. Characteristics of races The Extreme race-track could undergo some alterations for security reasons in case of bad weather conditions or an excessive water level, due to the fact that it crosses the Piave river on a mobile bridge. The EXTREME distance is reserved for the competitors of the European Championships only. In order to participate you need to be enrolled by your National Federation. Starting order
The start boxes will be opened 20 minutes prior to the start time of the single start groups (i.e.: start at 10:00 a.m., opening of start box at 09:40 a.m.). PARTICIPATION European Championships XCM. The participation is open to the professional racing categories, men and women, athletes selected by their National Teams and UCI license holders.Marathon Distance. Only men and women of legal age are allowed to take part on the marathon distance if they hold a regular license of the Italian Cycling Federation FCI or another officially recognized cycling federation. Non-licensed riders are allowed to start as well: they must be 18 years old and possess a medical certificate of good health. JUNIORS are not allowed to start. Classic Distance. The participation on the Classic distance is open to all athletes, male and female, who have turned eighteen, if holding an official license of the FCI or another recognized cycling association. Non-licensed riders are allowed to start as well; they must be 18 years old and possess a medical certificate of good health. Youth categories. The categories “Junior” and “Master Junior” are allowed to take part on the Classic distance only. All younger categories are not allowed to start. Categories installed according to the rules of the Italian Cycling Federation FCI. Non-licensed athletes. All non-licensed riders (participants not holding a license) are allowed to take part in the amateur race called "Pedalata ecologica" which will be started 15 minutes after the last start group of the Classic and Marathon distances. The participant must present a medical certificate of good health when registering. Self-declarations of good health will not be accepted. License check and number pick-up. The license check for UCI races (European Championships XCM Men-Women) rests exclusively on the commissaries’ panel. In regional races (Marathon and Classic distances) it is the authority of the organizing committee to check the licenses of all athletes competing in amateur categories. The commissaries’ panel will adjudge particular cases. The race office will be located in Montebelluna, Piazza Negrelli Square and will have the following opening hours: Saturday 26/06/2010 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., Sunday 27/06/2010 from 6:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. (on Sunday only Classic and Marathon distances). | |
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ENTRY FEES Those are the different entry fees: € 20,00 from 01/01/2010 until 26/06/2010 (for elite riders only who take part in the European Champ.) € 30,00 from 01/01/2010 until 31/03/2010 € 40,00 from 01/04/2010 until 31/05/2010 € 45,00 from 01/06/2010 until 25/06/2010 € 50,00 on 26/06/2010 (directly at the race office) On Sunday June 27th, 2010 no registrations will be accepted. The entry fee includes: time-keeping system, course signposting, starter packet, mechanical assistance, First Aid rescue service, rescue radio, catering in the race and at the finish, pasta party at the finish, changing rooms and showers, bike wash, awarding. | |
Timekeeping. The timekeeping will be carried out by SDAM-Championchip. In order to enter the final ranking, each participant has to provide a timekeeping transponder that can be rented at the license control and number pick-up. Time limits. There will be set “time gates” which need to be passed within the settled limits in order to be able to continue the race. The exact maximum passing times will be published on www.gunnritamarathon.com. Athletes who can’t pass the time gates within the settled time must withdraw from the race and abandon the race-track. Time limits: Marathon km. 39,6 / h.10.55 - Nervesa della Battaglia km. 53,1 / h.12.10 - Bivio La Militare km. 60,5 / h.12.50 - Casa Rossa / Volpago del Montello km. 77,1 / h.14.10 - Montebelluna Time limits: Classic km. 27,7 / h.12.10 - Bivio La Militare km. 51,7 / h.14.10 – Montebelluna |  |
Catering. There will be installed many caterings/feed zones at the along the three race courses. Their exact number and positions will be published on www.gunnritamarathon.com. Timekeeping controls There will be intermediate timekeeping controls installed at the start, finish and along the race tracks. A not passing results in disqualification. Mechanical assistance. There will be a mechanical service at the start/finish area. Along the course there will be installed 7 areas reserved to the teams for feeding and technical assistance operated by the teams themselves: those tech & feed areas will be clearly signposted and numbered, they are closed to the public and only authorized personnel with accreditation badges will be admitted. Authorized technical assistance. The technical assistance allowed in the race consists in repairing and changing of all bicycle parts except the frame. It’s forbidden to change the complete bicycle and participants must cross the finish line with the same number plate on their bikes as they had attached at the start. Technical assistance is allowed in the provided technical zones only, in boxes out of the race course in order not to hamper the competitors. Bicycle spare parts and tools for the bikes must be put down in the technical assistance zones. The repair or replacement of bicycle parts must be carried out by the participant himself or with the help of a team-mate or a team mechanic or by the neutral technical assistance, if available. In addition to the technical assistance in the provided technical zones, technical assistance is allowed outside of these zones between competitors belonging to the same team or the same representation. The competitors can carry tools and spare parts with them as long as those do not pose any danger to themselves and to others. Athletes’ feeding is allowed in the defined zones as “ristoro/assistenza – tech & feed zone” only. | |
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REGISTRATION Registration starts on January 1st, 2010 and ends on June 26th, 2010 (unless entries are not sold out earlier). The available starting spots are: Extreme distance unlimited number of participants. Marathon distance 1,200 participants. Classic distance 1,200 participants Manual registration: download the registration form from www.gunnritamarathon.com, print it and fill in all requested data. Send it together with the confirmation of payment to fax nr. (+39) 0422 1760252. On-line registration: go to www.gunnritamarathon.com, to menu “registration” > “online registration” and fill in the form on your computer with all requested data, print it and send it together with the confirmation of payment to fax nr. (+39) 0422 1760252. On-line registration with credit-card: it is possible to pay with credit card and register online on website www.sdam.it. PAYMENT TERMS The payment, with expenses covered by sender, have to be addressed to PEDALI DI MARCA with reason “GRANFONDO DEL MONTELLO”, by bank transfer to Banco Posta, bank account: IBAN IT46Q0760112000000048439517. FACTOR/FATTORE K: Teams of the F.C.I. (Italian Cycling Federation) must enter their athletes through the online-system of the federation on the website http://ksport.fattorek.it/fci/ The race is easily findable under the menu “gare - races” by entering the race number in “Id Gara”. After this registration, the teams must fax the provided confirmation of registration request to the organizing committee, following the registration rules. A missed registration causes a non-admission to the race. The entrants’ list will be frequently updated and published on the website www.gunnritamarathon.com. For requests and complaints write to: iscrizioni@gunnritamarathon.com. | |
CLASSIFICATIONS AND AWARDING Admission to classification. In order to enter the final classifications the participant has to complete the entire race distance within the given time limits and he or she must be equipped with a clearly attached bike number and a properly attached timekeeping transponder. The crossing of the finish-line without having covered duly the right race course brings along a communication of this infraction to the Jury in charge that will adopt suitable measures. Individual rankings. The individual rankings will be based on the effective riding time not on the finish order. The results will be published in the press and on the website www.gunnritamarathon.com. Prizes XCM European Championships. The winners will be awarded the European Champion’s jerseys, the first three classifieds will be awarded medals. Prize money according to UCI-UEC-FCI lists. Prizes Marathon and Classic Distances. The first five classifieds of each category, men and women, will be awarded prizes in goods. The first five juniors, men and women, will be awarded according to FCI lists. Pick-up of prizes. The prize-giving ceremony will take place at the start and finish area as given in the official programme. The prizes will be handed out to the winners only. More detailed information about the prize-giving ceremony will be announced on www.gunnritamarathon.com. Delegates are not accepted and prizes will not be shipped. Not collected prizes will be given to charity. For exact REGULATION ENTER HERE | |
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RESULTS 2010 Switzerland's representatives win all the races at the UEC European Championships in Montebelluna. New European Champions are Ralph Näf (Elite Men), Esther Süss (Women) and Konny Looser (Under23). Mirko Celestino finishes a great race on second position. 27.06.2010: at 10h00 the starter's gun went off for the European Championships. At the start line all the big names of the continent with 8 riders in pole position: the Austrian Lakata, the French Dietsch, the Italian National Champion Mirko Celestino, the Swiss riders Huber and Buchli, the Estonian National Champion Oras and the Finnish Vastaranta. Special guest at the start line is the president of the Italian Cycling Federation FCI, Mr. Renato Di Rocco, who declared himself greatly impressed with the perfect organization of the event. The race courses of the 2010 European Championships had to be modified, as the artificial bridge couldn't be build due to the increased water level of the river Piave. This meant, a further 15 km had to be added to both distances. The men's race was now of 129,5 km and the women's race of 111,5 km.
While Näf is awarded the jersey of the European Champion, the women's race is about to be decided. There are only two women left in the lead: the two champions Gunn Rita Dahle and Esther Süss. With only a few km to go, Süss attacks and gets a gap of 30 seconds on Dahle. Esther Süss crosses the finish-line in 04:53:17 and wins her second European Champion's title. A minute after, the super-champion Gunn Rita Dahle , who is feeling almost at home in Montebelluna, arrives and finishes her race in 04:54:24 with a Norwegian flag in her hands. Third Pia Sundstedt comes in in 04:55:24. The Swiss Konny Looser wins the Under23 category and is the new Under23 European Champion, followed by the German Matthias Leisling and the Italian Lorenzo Martelli. A great prize-giving ceremony, with fans cheering like in a soccer stadium especially for Mirko Celestino and Gunn Rita Dahle, concludes the event. The UEC gives the organizers credit for the great event and the UEC secretary Roland Hofer awards the organizers a medal for their excellent organization of the event. Tonight from 23h45 to 00h30, a summary of the European Championships Marathon of Montebelluna is being broadcasted on Raisport1 with reruns in the following days. Still tonight there will be shown reports in the news of Italian TV broadcaster Canale5 at 23h00 and at 08h00 tomorrow morning. Results European Championships Marathon Men: 1) Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Tea) in 04:59:05 Results European Championships Marathon Women:
Results European Championships Marathon Under 23 Men:
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But Ralph Näf is already on his triumphal march and crosses the finish-line as the new European Champion in 4:59:05. Second a great Mirko Celestino is coming in in 5:01:45, welcomed by the huge home crowds. In third position finishes the Swiss Andreas Kugler, number 7 of the international ranking, finishing in 05:02:26. Fourth the Finnish Jukka Vastaranta and fifth today's favorite Alban Lakata. The Italian Mike Felderer eventually finishes sixth.