Race Schedule
Rennes World Inline Cup
Distance: Men 60 km, Women 42 km
Event Report:
Diego wins Rennes!
Diego Rosero captured the victory in Rennes, WIC stage 4, this Sunday. The last victory in the series for the Colombian was in Zurich in 2006... He crossed the line of the 51,3kms in 1:19:53!Vincent Esnault, 25.05.2008
Sorry for this wrong news, but it has not rain in Rennes this year! Hopefully, the 26th edition of the Rennes sur Roulettes race was raced under sunny skies and good temperatures.
The 51,3kms of the WIC stage 4 started in a very fast tempo, with the major teams of the series ahead, trying to break the pack. It could have worked many times, because the circuit was very physical, with a lot of corners and a ground that was not that much smooth... But in fact, a pack of about 50 skaters stayed together during the entire race.
Unfortunately for the team of Rollerblade MPC World, two team mates felt: Jorge Cifuentes had to gave up sooner that he could have expect; Luca Saggiorato touched the ground at mid-race but his partner Francesco Zangarini waited for him and caught him back into his position...
The marathon + 10kms really get clearer at 4 laps to the end: Matthieu Boher (RPM Poli) was already away when a first attack went out of the pack, but it was swallowed back in after 1km. Then, four other skaters decided to break and opened a back of about 150m. Behind, a little group of World team athletes also went away, with Yann Guyader (Alessi Powerslide), Diego and Nicolas Iten in. They managed to reach the flyers, whereas the team mates were closing the field behind. Quickly, a gap of about 20 seconds was opened.
But the hardest was to come: the last 3 laps! The group of 12 had to resist during the 10kms before the finish. Nicolas helped the best he was able his former leader Diego. This one decided to wait for the very end to unclench his sprint: he managed to resist in the ultimate kilometre to his two compatriots, Alexander Bastidas (Bont Bataca) and Nelson Garzon (Matter Inline Centre), and to win the gold!
It is the first victory for Diego this season in the WIC, and the second for the team, after Jana's one in Sursee. Now the provisional rankings have changed a little bit, because Luca crossed the line at the 23th rank, and Francesco at the 18th. But the coming stages will surely suit to both of them!
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