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LEECOUGA-INFOTRE XC Team 2010 |
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LEE COUGAN 2010 - New |
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20/11/2009 |
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Lee Cougan team manager has confirmed Catril Soto who placed
10th U23 in the World Championship in Australia.
3 new riders will ride alongside with him:
Martin Loo, Estonian national champion,
David Rodriquez, Portugal champion,
Fabio Hernando Castaneda from Columbia, Panamerican
champion 2009;
Federico Rizza and Vittorio Oliva, two young Italian
talented rides complete this promising team.
All riders will use both a BlackIcon carbon bike
and a CrossFire full suspension carbon bike. |
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CATRIEL SOTO 10th in XC W.C. - Camberra (Australia) |
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05/09/2009 |
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| Great performance of our young Argentinian champion in Camberra last weekend. After being in the group of first 5 top riders for most of the race, he ended up 10th in the final classification. Thank you Catriel for your great 2009 season. (ph. Massimo Bertello) |
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LAURA ABRIL WORLD CAMPION JUNIORS 2008 |
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22/06/2008 |
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Once upon a time… we begin our story like in every
fairytale. This is the how a young Colombian girl
and her four other teammates, illuminated the sky
of the Val di Sole with their integrity and speed.
However, this story started much earlier than in
2008. It began on a dark and stormy night in
Livigno, during the World Championship of 2005,
when the idea of starting a new team sparked a
conversation at the dinner table. Andrea Bianco
soon transformed this casual conversation into an
amazing accomplishment. He single-handedly
trained his athletes, including the young and sharp
Colombian, in quest of bringing them the highest
seat in the international spotlight.
The 2008 World Championship proved to be the climax
of our story. Our soon-to-be Colombian racer,
Laura Abril, was recognized by Andrea Bianco and she was brought
to Italy in order to train and become the best.
Laura was able to minimize her faults within a couple of
months of hard work and she was ready to compete.
Her first race at Fort Williams was a bad experience
for our 14 year old Colombian. But she is keen and
quick and she returned to fight against the strongest
athletes in the world in her best form in 2008.
Laura bewildered us all with her determination to
bring home the gold, but in the bottom of our
hearts we were sure that our little “princess” would be
able to accomplish her goal. During finals she
performed at a level which was unimaginable and
she turned her dream into pure gold.
This story has an ending that will stay in our hearts
forever; Laura is now the new world champion and
our little fairytale, which began four years ago,
became a reality.
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XC World Championship - Val di Sole 2008 |
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22/06/2008 |
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However, Laura was not the only protagonist in this fable,
even though the trophy definitely goes to her, we must
not overlook our other athletes who fought like lions too.
We must recognize Catriel Soto and Paolo Montoya
for their hard work and perseverance during the race.
Unfortunately, Rodolfo Torres and Jhon Jairo Botero had
to withdraw from the race. Soto and Torres did not
have the best of luck, during the first lap of the race
they both fell while they were in the top 20.
When Soto fell his brake became dysfunctional,
but he fought hard and he regained his position by
the end of the race. However, Torres, who had the
worst luck, could not race because his chain broke
and he could not compete. Paolo Montoya had a less
problematic race than his fellow teammates, even
thought the Coast Rican started behind he fought
diligently and he ended the race at 31.
This championship cannot let us down, because Laura
has the gold, but above all, the athletes gained their
honor because they fought with all of their heart until
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Leecougan UCI Mtb Team
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Vittorio Brumotti |
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17/11/2007 |
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2008 Guinnes World Record |
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