September 28, 2006

Fantastic Gilberto Simoni

After competing in just three mountainbike races, pro road racer Gilberto Simoni has won the Italian Marathon Championships. Of course, just as he does for his road bike, he chooses Scott CR1 Carbon for his mountain bike. Simoni won the race on his Scott Scale hardtail (frame = 980 gr). In just the 14th kilometer, a leading group was formed, including Deho, Simoni, De Bertolis, Pallhuber, Pirazzoli, Costa und Zoli. After the first half of the race, Simoni and Pallhuber were already one minute ahead of all the other competitors. In the end, a crash and a flat tire for Pallhuber helped Simoni finish the race as the Italian Marathon Champion. After the race, Gibo axplained that his main focus will still be on road racing next year - he just wanted to enjoy the mountainbike scene as well. 1. Gilberto Simoni (Duval Souvenir) 4.19.04 2. Marzio Deho (GS Cicli Olympia) 4.20.01 3. Massimo De Bertolis (Team Full Dynamix) 4.23.12



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