Who was waiting Thomas Electric he found himself indomitable Nicola Genovese (Team Rossoazzurri) who together with Giuseppe Di Salvo (GDS Team Competition) took the lead in the last 20 kilometers and won the second edition of the Granfondo City of Ragusa. Pietro Mina, completed the podium. There Middle distance she went to “Accidental tourist” Alessio Finocchia Tuscan cyclist who, being on holiday in Ragusa, took the opportunity to sign up and win on Mario Marino And Giuseppe Cicciari. The Rossoazzurri team is also a protagonist among the women, with Maria Migliore who won his category in the Granfondo, while Giovanna Carnemolla won the Mediofondo. In total there were 25 women at the start, including GF and MF. The Juniors were also in the race, starting 8 minutes before the others, protagonist with Nicholas Paltrinieri And Luca Brancato, the latter winner of its category.
Ragusa has a unique beauty
If cycling is the main sport for promoting tourism in the area, Ragusa is its ideal habitat. An entire UNESCO heritage province that manifested itself in all its splendor through the images that captured the places of Montalbano and Quasimodo. Ragusa, Marina di Ragusa, Modica, Scicli, Giarratana and after having caressed Monterosso Almo, and return again to Ragusa, with the finish line positioned in a Piazza Libertà packed with people.
The match report
The real protagonist was the wind, over 50 kilometers per hour which certainly influenced a race, which in itself is already very tough. There are very few individual actions and in any case, they are always easily managed by the group. Having arrived at the Giarratana crossroads, the caravan separated, prompting the cyclists to choose which of the two routes to focus on. Meanwhile, a small group of seven cyclists with Genovese and Di Salvo in the middle forms at the head of the Granfondo race. The pursuers struggle to keep up with the fugitives, and so in the last 20 kilometers Di Salvo and Genovese try and arrive at the final climb that leads to Piazza Liberta side by side. A sprint was expected but it didn’t happen, since the two, in fulfillment of the agreement reached in the final phase of the race, decided to arrive together, with Di Salvo letting the Syracusan from Team Rossoazzurri pass first, recognizing the winner an excellent state of form. Behind them, but a few minutes apart, Pietro Mina, who won the sprint for the last step of the podium, anticipating the action of Nicosia and Elettrico, 4th and 5th respectively.
