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“Quota thousand” has been reached. The 38th edition of the Ten Arrow Hills led to the departure inside the Margherita Gardens 852 amateur cycliststo which were added the almost two hundred members of the Italian Acsi championship of cycle tourism, and therefore the objective of the organizers of Circolo Dozza Tper, that of reviving a great classic of the national granfondo panorama, has been achieved. Well on the starting list 61 women.
The oldest contestant is Renzo Compagninborn in 1944, the youngest Alessandro Artoni And Raissa Costeaboth born in 2005. Two members celebrated their birthdays in the race: they turned 28 Francesco VicedominiWhile Christian Bui he virtually blew out 47 candles by pedaling. The society Argon 18 brought the largest number of cyclists to the race, 38.
Lots of good names at the start
Good names at the start: da Davide Cassanipresident of Apt Emilia-Romagna and former Italian coach, a great friend of the race where he is almost always present, Edit Punciskate, already winner as an Elite athlete of two Giro d’Italia, a Tour de France and a World Championship. Also Simone Velasco, Italian champion in 2023 and Bolognese by adoption, wanted to honor the Dieci Colli Arrow, lining up at the start as “out of the league” and supporting fruitful training in view of the start of the Tour of Switzerland, which will see him competing from next Sunday. The start, at 7.30 sharp, was given by the Sports Councilor of the Municipality of Bologna, Roberta Li Calziand by the president of Tper, Giuseppina Gualtieriwith Irene Lucchipresident of the Dozza Club.
“La Dieci Colli has found its natural habitat again – commented Li Calzi – The Margherita Gardens are the magical place in which the racing village can open up not only to cyclists, but to the entire community. And the numbers of this edition tell us that the choice to return here was the right one.”
Pozzetto trio
Well 122 kilometers tackled at full speed. From the first pedal strokes, the pacesetters maintained record pace. The race was animated in the early stages by a trio, made up of Francesco Bongiorno, Alberto Gavazzi and Mikel Demiri, who were on the run until halfway through the race. Then the group expanded to eight units, with the return of Stagni, Pozzetto, Frignani, Filippi, Fontanelli, Pierangeli, while Gavazzi lost ground. Decisive attack on the Brento climb, where the challenge for success was a quartet made up of Bongiorno, Fontanelli, Stagni and Pozzetto. And on the final descent towards the finish it was exactly right Federico Pozzettobearer of MG.K Vis, to gain a decisive lead over his breakaway companions to go on to achieve his third success, after those of 2017 and 2023. Behind him, completing the podium, Matteo Fontanelli And Stefano Stagni.
Leardini queen
In the women’s race, a fantastic challenge between Elisa Leardini And Liliana Pillon: the first, who crossed the finish line with a five-second lead, also received the special prize, a painting by the artist Magaly Arocha Rivas which commemorates Alfonsina Morini Strada on the centenary of his historic participation in the 1924 Giro d’Italia.
