A winning victory and one that comes after many podiums. They are those of Matteo Raimondi and Annalisa Prato, teammates in the Mattio Cycling Club workshop, in the Gran Fondo (172 kilometers and 4330 meters in altitude) the Fausto Coppi Generali, played today with departure and arrival in Cuneo. Raimondi, thirty years old, from Borgosesia, was the author of an exciting duel with the French Stéphane Cognet (5h38’10 ”), winner in 2024, also bearers of the Mattio Cycling Club workshop; At least 2 kilometers from the finish line of Piazza Galimberti the decisive extension of the winner (5h37’56 ”). Third, the Belgian Frederic Glorieux, European granfondo champion in office (GF Cycling Club Tauris, 5h47’28 ”).
Annalisa Prato, first in the great female background (Loris Salussolia)
Annalisa Prato was a long solo: the twenty -six -year -old from Cuneo, with four podiums in the house race, detached the opponents on the Sampeyre hill and found a travel companion only in the final of the descent of Madonna del Colletto, To then close in 6h20’24 ”. The female podium Iride Bertone (Roero Speed Bike, 6h50’06 ”) and Mara Oprandi (Team Sildom Garda, 6h53’52 ” are completed).
The award ceremony of Marco Provera and Martina Cavallo, first in the middle bottom
To impose themselves in the middle bottom (111 km, 2550 meters of positive altitude difference) were Marco Provera (Team Mentecorpo Cicli Drigani, 3h33’02 ”) and Martina Cavallo (3h51’23 ”, Officine Mattio Cycling Club). Provera, Ossola, born in 1992, and horse, thirty -five years old from Forno Canavese (Turin), crossed the lonely finish. The first preceded teammate Simone Bounous (3h36’14 ”) and Aldo Ghiron (3h36’39 ”, Roero Speed Bike). The second involved in the fatter and made the void: behind him Sonia Passuti (4h06’04 ”, Team Staweld Buzzolan), winner in 2024, and Natalia Nazarova (Arci Baccano, 4h26’02 ”). With over 2500 runners of 42 countries at the start, also engaged in the non -competitive classic fauna (101 kilometers, 2180 meters in altitude), the thirty -sixth edition of the Fausto Coppi was a sports festival and an extraordinary showcase for the Cuneo valleys.
In, however, a 56 -year -old cyclist was recovered and saved by helicopter rescue 118 after a fall in the valley of the weapon in Demonte: For him, the transfer to the Santa Croce di Cuneo hospital in red code.
