Federico Furiani (bib number 2994) from TX Fitness he triumphed at the 49th Passatorecrossing the finish line in 7h 10′ 57” preceding Massimo Giacopuzzi (US Dolomitica) of 7’22” e David Colgan (Atletica Castenaso Celtic Druid) reached the finish line 15’27” from the top.
The Cento left from Piazza del Duomo in Florence at 3pm. The 2024 edition of the ‘Passatore’ greeted the “king” Giorgio Calcaterra as race director. Armed with Passatore’s ‘hat’ and a megaphone on board the historic jeep leading the race, “King” Giorgio took the baton from the late Pietro “Pirì” Crementi, historic race director of the Florence-Faenza and one of the founding members of the most beautiful ultramarathon in the world.
The Roman athlete warmed the hearts of the many enthusiasts stationed along the route, never so numerous in recent years.
The chronicle of the 100
Of the over 3300 registered participants, they started in 2894 (there were 2856 in 2022) with the “outsider” Federico Furiani first in Fiesole (km 7.5) at 33’35” of the race.
About thirty seconds behind, a little group formed by Vicente Jaime Gutierrez, Filippo Bovanini, Evgenii Glyva and Enrico Bartolotti. Mauro Ciccarese was slightly further away. At 35’58” The first woman, Federica Moron, passed through Fiesolei, at the head of about ten competitors.
TO Summit Le Croci the competitors were surprised by a shower of water one hour 12 minutes and 50 seconds into the race. Fortunately, the bad weather conditions were an isolated phenomenon and did not further worry the competitors during the race.
Furians led the group followed closely by a small group made up of Hermann Achmuller, Jaime Vicente Gutierrez and Evgenii Glyva. Followed by Duarte Oliveria Jailson, Mauro Ciccarese and another small group made up of Massimo Giacopuzzi, Federico Camprincoli and Filippo Bovanini.
At 1h15’30” it passed Federica Moroni followed by Pierpaolo Bio Bovenzi and Gianluca Scardovi. Silvia Lunasecond woman in the provisional women’s ranking, reached Vetta Le Croci in 1 hour 19 minutes and 12 seconds.
Between Vetta le Croci and Borgo San Lorenzo Furiani lost ground and was momentarily overtaken by Duarte which confirmed first place a Borgo San Lorenzo (passed under the famous ‘arc’ of detections in 2h11’32” with a two minute advantage over Furiani).
Gutierrez, Glyva, Giacopuzzi and David Colgan were a minute and a half behind in their comeback.
On the female front Moroni provisional fifteenth followed by Silvia Luna (27th overall).
Near Panicaglia Furiani regained the lead of the race followed by Glyva, Giacopuzzi and Colgan. More distant from the Camprincoli group, followed in turn by a comeback trio with Luca Parisi, Gabriele Turroni and Luigi Pecora. Previous leader Duarte slowed down momentarily and then made up ground to take provisional second place at Passo della Colla.
Furiani reiterated his excellent form by passing at the stroke of 3h30’11” followed 4 minutes by Duarte (who will be his closest rival until Marradi). In third place Giacopuzzi, followed by Colgan, Bovanini, Parisi, Camprincoli and Pecora.
Turroni and Glyva were further behind to complete the provisional top 10 halfway through the race. Furiani having passed first at the Passo della Colla wins the Mountain GP (dedicated to Francesco Calderoni) while Moroni – the first woman at Passo della Collava – received the award named in memory of Angela Bettoli.
TO Marradi Camprincoli recovered ground, moving into 6th provisional position and Moroni gained a position in the overall ranking. Furiani passed Brisighella in 6 hours 19 minutes and 14 seconds, preceding Giacopuzzi by 6 minutes, followed by Duarte 5′ behind.
Giacopuzzi’s overtaking of Duarte took place between San Cassiano and Brisighella. Great recovery by Andrea Macchi, provisional 7th in Brisighella.
Moroni, 12th overall, passed Brisighella in 6 hours, 56 minutes and 13 seconds. DAfter Brisighella Serena Natolini (who spent a good part of the race showing herself in Luna’s ‘mirrors’) overtook Silvia taking second place in the women’s field.
After Brisighella, Furiani no longer had rivals, surprisingly winning the 49th edition of the Passatore 100 km. 2nd Giacopuzzi, 3rd Colgan (good at recovering in the final part). 4th Dario Pietro Ferrante (with a great career), 5th Federico Camprincoli, 6th Andrea Macchi, 7th Duarte Oliveira, 8th Luigi Pecora, 9th Filippo Bovanini, 10th Gabriele Turroni.
Federica Moroni, 13th overall with a delay of over 42 minutes from the pacesetter, wins in the women’s field. 2nd place Serena Natolini (15th overall), 3rd place Silvia Luna (16th overall 6 minutes behind Natolini).
Over 3,300 registered, 2,681 arrived. Over 500 volunteers committed to this 49th 100 km of the Passatore
Federico Furiani as well as winner of Cento number 49 and Italian 100km Road Champion he also won the Mountain GP (award named in memory of Checco Calderoni) having passed first at the Passo della Colla di Casaglia and then reached the finish line.
The trophy dedicated to Angela Bettoli it was won instead by Federica Moroni, passed first at Passo della Colla and then passed 13th overall and first among women. Both awards are made possible by UOEI.
The first runner from Emilia-Romagna to reach the finish line is David Colgan, followed by Federico Camprincoli and Luigi Pecora. The first runner from Romagna to have concluded the ‘Passatore’ 2024 is the winner in the women’s field Federica Moroni followed by Daniela Valgimigli (36th) and Roberta Peroni (131st).
The first Faenza to cross the finish line And Luigi Pecora (eighth overall), followed by Turroni (10th) e Bartolotti (11th) in the top 3 Manfreda. A considerable result for the athletes from Faenza and Romagna with several appearances in the top 10 and close to it. The first woman from Faenza to cross the finish line was Daniela Valgimigli (36th overall), followed by Roberta Peroni and Michela Montanari, 131st and 449th overall respectively.
The best time among the Tuscan competitors was set by Ugo Francesco Maria De Berti in 9 hours 10 minutes and 52 seconds (46th overall). Second place for Roberto Martellini (47th), third place for Guglielmo De Renzis (53rd).
The fastest Florentine was Derek Bowsher at the finish line in 9 hours 51 minutes and 11 seconds, followed by Leonardo Castro and Saverio Simonelli.
I am 850 teams reached the finish line. The team with the highest number of classified competitors is Leopodistica (46) and there are around 190 Fidal Runcard athletes. The most competitive sports group was Liferunner SSDarl, achieving a time of 8h58’26”. In second place Leopodistica 9h32’23” followed by GS 100 km of Passatore (9h57’06”).
The foreign nations with the most competitors at the finish line are Finland (9), Russia (5), France (3) and Colombia (2).
The Trittico di Romagna won (which, remember, includes the Maratona del Lamone di Russi, the 50 km of Romagna and the 100 km of Passatore) is David Colgan (Atletica Castenaso) with a total of 13 hours 7 minutes and 31 seconds.
Second place for Enrico Bartolotti (13h39’23”), third place for Matteo Zucchini (14h02’01”). In the women’s field, Roberta Peroni leads the Trittico di Romagna (17h32’23”) followed by Francesca Venturelli (17h37’28”) and third is Sohn Majidae (18h28’58”).
The oldest runners to cross the finish line in time of the 48th edition of the Passatore were Antonio Cernuschi (born in 1940) and Marina Mocellin (born in 1951) while the younger athletes were Giacomo Dal Mas (born in 2003) and Agnese 24 year old greenhouse.
First place among the foreign athletes was Manuel Jailson Duarte Oliveira (7h36’20”), who has long been among the protagonists in the top positions of the race. Second overall was the Russian Valentina Kozlova with a time of 8h16’28”, third was Lorenzo Alletti of the Republic of San Marino (9 hours, 15 minutes, 48 seconds).
Salvatore Cutaia is the disabled athlete who reached the finish line with a time of 18 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds.
The winner of Nordic Walking (delivered in Borgo San Lorenzo) is Fabrizio Pavone, followed by Claudio Solaroli and Francesco Salioni. First lady Annalena Cocchi, followed by Laura Mariano and Irene Pianezzola.
The Cento, whose maximum time began at 11am on May 26th in a sunny Piazza del Popolo, was once again called “Le vie del Sangiovese” this year.
The “Passatore” 2024 is promoted and organized by the Faenza association 100 km del Passatore together with the support of the sports group. The support of Uoei, Admo, Csen and Cai, the Consorzio Vini di Romagna, the Municipalities of Faenza, Florence, Fiesole, Borgo San Lorenzo, Marradi and Brisighella, the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany Regions, the Province of Ravenna and the Metropolitan City is fundamental from Florence. Cento 2024 is also made possible by Faenza C’entro and Unione Romagna Faentina. Many voluntary associations and health services lend their service to the realization of the events organized by the Asd 100 km del Passatore: 21 refreshment points, 18 health points and 12 massage points.
The 49th “Cento” is also made possible thanks to the sponsors BCC Credito Cooperativo Ravennate Forlivese e Imolese, Consorzio Vini di Romagna, Coop Alleanza 3.0, Kiron, Craft, Frullà (Natura Nuova), Moreno, Hera, Gemos, Caviro, Gran Frutta Zani , Dole, Orva, Deco, Eurocompany and other supporters.
As every year, There are many voluntary associations and health services that lend their service to the realization of the events organized by the Asd 100 km del Passatore.
As usual, the organization and assistance to the athletes was positive, guaranteed by 500 volunteers – truly commendable – of dozens of associations and groups active in all locations along the route.
Highly effective and punctual medical-health careensured by the Coordination of Mercy of the Province of Florence (on the Tuscan side) and by the Red Cross of Faenza.
This year too, no significant problems have been reported, even in terms of security guaranteed by the police.
Many people and enthusiasts were present along the route to support and encourage the competitors and the organisation, as well as in Piazza del Duomo in Florence and in Piazza del Popolo in Faenza.
