João Ferreira and Ana Filipa Silva
are the new Portuguese MTB Orienteering Champions in Sprint.
Following Carlos Simões and Susana Pontes, respectively, they were
the fastest in the two legs overall, hold in Vila Nova de Santo
André.
Perfect place for the practice of MTB
orienteering, the Alentejo Coast hosted once more a major national
event, with the completion of the Costa Alentejana MTBO Trophy 2016.
Hold in Santiago do Cacém, the event was organized by the Clube da
Natureza de Alvito, the Clube de Orientação e Aventura do Litoral
Alentejano and the Portuguese Orienteering Federation, in partnership
with the municipality of Santiago do Cacém and the support of Santo
André Parish and the Council Parish of Santiago do Cacém, S.
Bartolomeu and Santa Cruz. Including two stages scoring for the
Portuguese MTB orienteering League 2016 - National Sprint
Championships, in Vila Nova de Santo André, in two legs, and a Long
Distance stage in Relvas Verdes - the event was attended by 104
athletes, 89 of which struggling directly for the national sprint
titles in 12 classes.
Fulfilling the first day's program of
the Costa Alentejana MTBO Trophy 2016, the National Sprint
Championships saw João Ferreira (CAB) imposing to the favorite
Davide Machado (.COM), winning the Men Elite title in this distance
for the first time in his career. A comfortable win of 1:44 in the
first leg on Machado, gave to João Ferreira the necessary calm to
manage the advantage in the decisive leg. Daniel Marques (COC) won
the second leg, but Ferreira could consolidate the lead, extended the
advantage over his direct opponent to 3:21. In his first season in
the Elite, the young Paul Roothans (CN Alvito) would be the third
place, with more 4:56 than the winner. In the Women Elite, Ana Filipa
Silva (CPOC) also reached the national title in Sprint for the first
time in her career, beating the precedent champion, Susana Pontes
(COC). Susana Pontes won the first round, but Ana Filipa Silva could
recover the disadvantage of 43 seconds, finishing with a total time
of 38:03, against 39:21 of her most direct opponent. The third
placed, at distant 14:15 from the winner, was Diana Moreira (CAB).
The Long Distance stage ended the
event's program and Davide Machado was at the highest level this
time, winning the Men Elite class with a time of 1:25:42. João
Ferreira and Luis Barreiro (NADA), with more 6:04 and 9:21,
respectively, than the winner, reached the immediate positions. In
the Women Elite class, Ana Filipa Silva was the fastest again,
finishing her course with a time of 1:20:31. Susana Pontes spent more
1:15 and was the second placed, while Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé / BPI)
concluded in the third position, at 10:34 to the winner. João
Ferreira and Ana Filipa Silva were, in the end, the big winners of
the Costa Alentejana MTBO Trophy 2016.
Results
NC Sprint
Men Elite
1. João Ferreira (CAB) 33:44 (+ 00:00)
2. Davide Machado (.COM) 37:05 (+
03:21)
3. Paul Roothans (CN Alvito) 38:40 (+
04:56)
4. Arnaldo Mendes (ADM Ori-Mondego)
41:13 (+ 07:29)
5. José João Henriques (Amigos da
Montanha) 42:58 (+ 09:14)
Women Elite
1. Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) 38:03 (+
00:00)
2. Susana Pontes (COC) 39:21 (+ 01:18)
3. Diana Moreira (CAB) 52:18 (+ 14:15)
4. Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé/BPI) 56:34 (+
18:31)
5. Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da
Montanha) 57:28 (+ 19:25)
Complete results and further
information at http://iimtbocostaalentejana.coala.com.pt/.
[Photo: João Ferreira /
facebook.com/jmp.ferreira]
Joaquim Margarido
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