SLOVENIA WINS GOLD IN 2022 UCI GRAN FONDO NATIONAL TEAM RELAY RACE – RESULTS

19 amateur national teams competed Friday evening at the UCI Granfondo World Championships in the Team Relay race, with teams of four riders competing on a 2 kilometer circuit in the center of Le Albere District, Trento.

With drafting allowed and each team member required to complete 3 laps (6km) before handing off to the next team rider, the racing was tactical, fast and intense for crowds of spectators lining the course.

The race came down to a final sprint between the Slovenia 1 and Germany 1 teams. Slovenia 1 was fastest in the final meters to win the sprint and gold medal (non-UCI) in 41:27 for multiple Gran Fondo World Champion Laura Simenc, plus powerhouse riders Hren Ales, Dean Bratus and Bogsa Uros.

Finishing four bike lengths and one second behind the Slovenians was Germany 1, with Belgium 2 earning the final podium spot in a time of 41:58.

2022 UCI GRAN FONDO NATIONAL TEAM RELAY RESULTS

1	SLO1	0:41:27	Simenc, Ales, Bratus, Uros
2	GER1	0:41:28	Weber, Schallau, Volbracht, Szalay
3	BEL2	0:41:58	Smits, Vandermoeren, Claes, Bauters
4	ESP1	0:42:01	Fernandez, Nieto, Paulano, Gago
5	BEL1	0:42:01	Slegers, Luypaert, Van Kerkhoven, Merckx
6	FRA2	0:42:02	Kuss, Frigiolini, Tige, Bey
7	CAN1	0:42:13	Bovill, Pop, Bird, Martin
8	CZE1	0:42:59	Blinka, Vodicka, Veitova, Drabek
9	FRA3	0:43:00	Mouchard, Perroux, Rivoal, Dornier
10	AUT1	0:43:34	Kirch, Koppensteiner, Lisko, Toniolli
11	SLO2	0:43:46	Selan, Iskra, Jelic, Kopse
12	POL1	0:43:46	Jach, S. Szafraniec, Wojciak, P. Szafraniec
13	ITA1	0:43:46	Zuco, Bertani, Gorini, Basso
14	NOR	0:44:09	Rosok, Falck, Petter Skaras, Langleite
15	CZE2	0:45:39	Baier, Rakova, Ejem, Nemecek
16	MGL	0:46:53	Gurdorj, Gavaajavm Tsedendamba, Agvaansuren
17	USA1	0:46:57	Warren, Bishop, Hutchings, Lesher
18	FRA1	0:47:02	L. Fosse, A. Fosse, Fresnel, Giroux
19	GBR1	0:49:51	Thwaites, Day, Hatton, Deakin

Photo: Ariel Wojciechowski