Mountain bike: An appealing start to the season for mountain bikers
In the strong international criterion in Nals, Finn Treudler convinces as 12, Fabienne Kipfmüller as 33. Annika Liehner can compete with world champions in the elite and is 68. Loris Dal Farra starts against the strongest men and is classified as 161.
The Marlene Südtirol Sunshine Race is a category C1 mountain bike race, which means that it has a slightly lower endowment than a World Cup event. The event in South Tyrol has meanwhile developed into a spring classic in the scene. The demanding and technical route attracts top athletes from over 20 nations to the area around Bolzano year after year. The Sunshine Race is part of the well-known Int. d’Italia Series and belongs to the Austrian MLA racing series. The top athletes like to use the race on this demanding track in Nals as the final endurance test before the World Cup race.
The UNITED drivers at the Sunshine Race:
Elite men (190 Starter)
- Ursin Spescha, UNITED graduate 2018, 98th place
- Loris Dal Farra, 17SG, Platz 161
Juniors (152 Starter)
- Finn Treudler, 19WT, 12th place
Elite women (88 starters)
- Sina Frei, UNITED graduate 2017, 4th place
- Annika Liehner, 18D, 68th place
Juniors (59 starters):
- Fabienne Kipfmüller, 18C, 33rd place
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