A good performance at the European Championships XCO Gioele Bertolini & Stefano Valdrighi overturns the atmosphere of disappointment that had befallen Merida Italia Team after the Italian Championship, thanks to an excellent performance in the European Championships of Chies d'Alpago, also overtaking the failure to medal in the Team Relay caused by a mechanical accident.
A good start has allowed Gioele to fight for the top positions right away, despite the guy had realized he had not fully recovered the energy spent in the Team Relay, to end the competition and to honor the national team jersey despite the mechanical trouble. With an excellent race conduction and a great fighting spirit out of the ordinary, Gioele managed to cross the finish line in sixth place. A different but still great race for Stefano Valdrighi, who closes eighth leading a race in recovery, which began with a not bad start, thus confirming the excellent shape of the athlete in these periods.
Unfortunately a bad day for Lorenzo Samparisi and Mattia Setti: the first ran into mechanical problems that forced him to continuos stops, while Mattia has suffered a "bad day" in terms of physical condition.