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04/07/2021
Piccolo: "Satisfied with this three-year period, now let's look to the future"
With the 2021 edition of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championship in Pila (Valle d'Aosta), a three-year journey is being archived, a period characterized by great work, both on the track, curated by Paolo Pesse, and from an organizational point of view. A Committee that, step by step, has always tried to ensure the many members and all their entourage the best, from all fronts: the logistics, the competitive side and the health aspect, which never as this year has committed to I found the organizational machine.
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03/07/2021
The gold of the Norwegian Ekroll closes the European MountainBike Championships
The Norwegian flag is the ideal curtain that falls on the 2021 edition of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championship in Pila (Aosta Valley). The soundtrack of the credits is the Norwegian anthem in honor of Sivert Ekroll, gold in the Xco reserved for 16 years. After a long head-to-head, the silver medal goes to Swiss Loris Hattenschwiler, who overcame Czech Jan Novotny on the last lap of 3.4 km. To report the superb performance of the Swiss Ilian Alexandre Barhoumi, who started far behind in the initial grid. The best blue is Elian Paccagnella, sixth and, 13th, a brilliant Gabriel Borre.
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03/07/2021
Gold for the Austrian Embacher, 3° for the Italian Corvi in the Xco 16-year-old
Lonely ride, for two and a half laps, by the Austrian Katrin Embacher, undisputed gold medal and for detachment in the 16-year-old women's Xco of the European Youth MountainBike Championships in Pila (Aosta Valley). The thrilling battle for the squares of honor rewards the Swiss Jana Glaus, who has the better of the blue Valentina Corvi.
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03/07/2021
Swiss battle for gold: 1st and 2nd Staedler and Liehner in the 15-year Xco
Fight in the 'family' in Switzerland in the 15-year Xco of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championship in Pila (Valle d'Aosta), gold won thanks to a perfect progression by Sirin Staedler, who preceded compatriot Lara Liehner and bronze that goes to the Austrian Eva Herzog.
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03/07/2021
Head-to-head for gold rewards the Swiss Halter in the XCO 15 in Pila
Swiss Nicolas Halter is the new 15-year-old European XCO champion, a title won this morning in Pila (Aosta Valley), on the last day of the continental youth festival. A tactical race, which rewards the Swiss, good at making a void in the most challenging point of the track, beating the tough Spanish Hugo Franco Gallego, silver, with third step of the podium that goes to the Danish Albert Philipsen.
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02/07/2021
Emotion for Schweizer: German triumph in the 13-year XCO, 3rd Pezzo Rosola
Perhaps the most Lilliputian physically, a true giant on the pedals the German Jonas Schweizer, who wins by a large margin the gold of the 13-year-old Xco of the European Youth Championship of Pila (Valle d'Aosta), the final race of the penultimate day of the kermese continental. On the podium, in great comeback, the Dutch Cars Timmermans, who in the final stretch overtook the Venetian, son of art, Patrik Pezzo Rosola.
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02/07/2021
Slovenian Tancik gold in Xco 13, silver and bronze in Frei and Faltysova
An authentic Rossinian crescendo of the Slovenian Meta Tancik who gives her the 13 year old women's Xco continental champion shirt, the first afternoon race of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championships in Pila (Aosta Valley). The Swiss Elena Frei and the Czech Nela Faltysova in the squares of honor.
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02/07/2021
Gold to Germany with Weigelt; 10th for the italian Guichardaz in the Xco 14
The German Paulina Weigelt wore the jersey of champion of the European Youth Championship of MontainBike reserved for fourteen-year-olds, the second Xco race on the Pila track (Valle d’Aosta). Sprint for the silver medal and to win it is the Dutch Mae Cabaca, who burns the Czech Amalie Gottwaldova in a sprint.
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02/07/2021
The Czech Bazant dominates the 14-year-old Xco of Pila, silver for Brafa
The Czech Krystof Bazant dominates from the first to the last meter of the renewed and spectacular track in Pila (Aosta Valley) and wins gold in the 14-year Xco of the European Youth Mountainbike Championship. Intelligent race conduct by Federico Rosario Brafa, awarded silver after a head-to-head with Austrian Valentin Hofer. There could not have been a better debut for the queen specialty of fat wheels, on a day that was finally clear of clouds and temperatures rising sharply.
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01/07/2021
Switzerland and the Netherlands in the European Youth Championships in Pila
Gold in the XC Eliminator Under 17 of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championships, in Pila (Aosta Valley), goes to the German Carla Hahn and the Dutch Jelte Jochems, at the end of the second day of competitions with the first individual European titles up for grabs.
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01/07/2021
In the masculine tricolor hegemony; gold to Switzerland in the women's in Pila
First individual titles awarded today in Pila (Valle d'Aosta) at the European Youth Mountain Bike Championships, in a highly spectacular specialty, the Xc Eliminator, monopolized by the men by an all-tricolor final and, by the women characterized by the Swiss double, and continental champion jerseys worn by Chloe Tschumi and Mario Campana.
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30/06/2021
Gold for Norway, Italy second after a challenge to the last pedal stroke
Gold in the Relay Under 17 Team of the European Youth Mountainbike Championships in Pila (Vd'A) goes to Norway, after a challenge to the last pedal stroke with Italy, which wins the second silver of the first day of competitions, with bronze medal around the neck of the Swiss trio.
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29/06/2021
The German Carla Hahn and the Spanish Hugo Gallego the fastest Under 17s
It is the German Carla Hahn (Scott racing Germany) who conquered first place in the time trial of the Under 17 category of the European Youth Mountainbike Championships, with 1’28 ", in Pila (Aosta Valley). In second place the Swiss Lara Liehner (TSP Zurisee 4; 1’31 "60) while the third goes to the Czech Adéla Pernickà (Dukla Brilon Team; 1’31" 70). Sixth position for Anna Pellegrino (Buzzi Unicem, Loris bike, I Cinghiali; 1’34 "95) and seventh for the representative of the Italian team, the Ligurian Beatrice Temperoni (1’35" 15). 113 athletes have crossed the finish line of the time trial that will establish the starting grids for the European competition.
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29/06/2021
The Swiss Frei and Fleury the fastest in the time trial of Pila (Vd'A)
It is the Swiss Elena Frei (TSP Zurisee1; 1’35 "55) who set the best time in the Under 15 time trial that opened the European Youth Mountainbike Championships this morning in Pila (Aosta Valley). The time trial that determines the starting grids of the races that will award the medals of the European Championship, sees the Dutch Mae Cabaca (The flying lowlanders; 1'37 "55) in 2nd place, followed by the Norwegian Eline Ekroll (Team Norway; 1 '37 "90). Sixth place for the new Italian champion, who defends the blue colors, Sofia Guichardaz (1’38 "95); 3'40 '' from the first classified. In 29th place Anna Sinner (Bolzano U15; 1’46 "45). 91 athletes have crossed the finish line of the 850-meter time trial track, a ring that is almost entirely visible from a single point and already much appreciated by the protagonists of the previous editions.
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28/06/2021
Technical meeting in presence canceled: updates on social networks and website In an organizational meeting this morning, between the organizing committee - chaired by Felice Piccolo - and the president of Jura, Vittorio Oldani, tonight, at 5 pm, there will be no technical meeting in the presence, which will be replaced by a series of communications which will be published on the official website and on the social networks of the MountainBike European Youth Championship, scheduled in Pila (Valle d'Aosta), from 28 June to 3 July.
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26/06/2021
The European Youth MTB Championship is 'full house' in Pila (Vd'A)
There are just a few hours left to the start of the European Youth Mountainbike Championships in Pila (Aosta Valley), scheduled from 28 June to 3 July. Starting from Monday morning athletes from all over Europe, with their teams and their companions, will animate the village upstream of Aosta with their enthusiasm and their preparation.
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23/06/2021
The numbers of the European Youth MTB Championship in Pila (Vd'A)
Once the ritual checks have been completed, the registrations for the 2021 edition of the MountainBile European Youth Championship, scheduled in Pila (Valle d'Aosta), from 28 June to 3 July, are official from today, which will assign ten champion jerseys of the old continent for the Under 15 and Under 17 categories.
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21/06/2021
The European Youth MTB Championship in the 'bubble' of Pila (Vd'A)
As per the protocols to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, access to the competition site will be strictly regulated for the whole week, from 28 June to 3 July, in Pila (Valle d'Aosta), home of the 2021 edition. of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championship which, to date, has 525 members representing 23 nations.
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16/06/2021
The European Youth MTB Championship is a sign of a great restart. To restart, it takes courage, passion, organization. And summer sport restarts with the MountainBike European Youth Championships, an international event, dedicated to young people and the green.
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28/04/2021
The official website of the MTB Youth European Championships in Pila is online The work of the Organizing Committee, chaired by Felice Piccolo della Pila Bike Planet, of the European Youth Mountain Bike Championships, scheduled in Pila (Valle d'Aosta) from 28 June to 3 July 2021, continues at a fast pace. And, exactly two months after the 'start' of the races, the official website of the event is online: www.PilaBike.it.
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18/04/2021
The registrations for the European Youth Championship of MontainBike are officially open, from Friday 18 April, which, in the week from 28 June to 3 July, will assemble a puzzle of colored jerseys of athletes that will paint the Pila basin (Valle d'Aosta), in an entire week of competitions which for the third year will be held in Valle d'Aostapetizioni che per il terzo anno si disputerà in Valle d’Aosta.
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08/04/2021
In these days the difficult and troubled competitive season of skiing ends, and the Pila (Valle d'Aosta) area begins to think about the summer season, with in natural - for the mountain station of the regional capital -, transition from 'SnowLand' to 'BikeLand'. And the first event of absolute importance will be the MountainBike European Youth Championship, scheduled from 28 June to 3 July 2021 on the spectacular and challenging track that in 2018 and 2019 has already hosted the continental kermesse of the Under 15 and Under 16 athletes.
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15/03/2021
The Youth European Championship Mtb dates’ in Pila (VdA) have been set
Aosta Valley (Italy), and again Pila, will host the European Youth Championship of MontainBike - Cross Country, from 28 June to 3 July 2021.
A fair recognition for the locality upstream of the Valle d'Aosta capital, for the organizing committee, led by Pila Bike Planet, and for Pila spa, who immediately believed in the event and were penalized last year when the continental review - the third consecutive edition - was canceled due to the health emergency.
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