Portuguese MTBO Championships of Middle Distance 2017: Davide Machado and Ana Filipa Silva got the Elite titles

After a two-year break, Davide Machado and Ana Filipa Silva achieved the Portuguese MTBO titles of Middle Distance. The event took place in Cantanhede and was attended by one hundred competitors.

Cantanhede, one of the stages of the recent MTB Orienteering World Championships, hosted another important event of this exciting discipline. We are talking about the 11th edition of the Portuguese MTBO Championships of Middle Distance, organized by ADM Ori-Mondego and the Parish Council of Ança and attended by one hundred competitors from 23 clubs.

The competition in the Men Elite class was entirely dominated by Davide Machado (.COM) who finished the 16.6 km of his course in 47:25. Almost four minutes after the winner, Daniel Marques (COC) was the second placed, while the third position was achieved by the former Middle Distance Champion in 2015 and 2016, João Ferreira (CA Bairrada), with the time of 52:52. In the Women Elite class, Ana Filipa Silva's (CPOC) victory was even wider, having finished her race, with the distance of 13.6 km, in 52:16, against 58:28 of the former National Champion in 2015 and 2016, Susana Pontes (COC). Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da Montanha) achieved the bronze medal with the time of 1:11:38.

Daniel Marques and Ana Filipa Silva won Ançã MTBO 2017

The Portuguese MTBO Champions of Middle Distance in the young classes were Bernardo Rosa (COC), João Mendonça (BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS), Tomás Mora (ADM Ori-Mondego) and Marisa Costa (BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS), in M15, M17, M20 and W20, respectively. As for the masters, Kátia Almeida (ATV) and Marco Póvoa (ADFA) got the titles in W40 and M40, Luisa Mateus (COC) and Eduardo Sebastião (ADFA) did the same in the W50 and M50 classes and Jorge Artur (ADFA) achieved the title in the M60 class. NADA got the clubs' title in Men Elite class, BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS was the winner in M17, COC won in M35 and ADFA in M45.

But the MTB Orienteering party didn't summed up to the Middle Distance Championships, and the participants had the chance to try a new Middle Distance stage on the second day. Ana Filipa Silva did another great race, winning by more than five-minute advantage, while the winner in the Men Elite class was Daniel Marques (COC), with an advantage of nearly three minutes over Duarte Lourenço (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS). In the two stages, Ana Filipa Silva and Daniel Marques were the great winners of the Ançã MTBO 2017, while BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS got the first position in the collective standings.

Results

Portuguese MTBO Championships of Middle Distance

Men Elite

1. Davide Machado (.COM) 47:25 (+ 00:00)

2. Daniel Marques (COC) 51:18 (+ 03:53)

3. João Ferreira (CA Bairrada) 52:52 (+ 02:27)

4. Duarte Lourenço (BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS) 54:05 (+ 06:40)

5. Luís Barreiro (NADA) 54:08 (+ 06:43)

Women Elite

1. Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) 52:16 (+ 00:00)

2. Susana Pontes (COC) 58:28 (+ 06:12)

3. Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da Montanha) 1:11:38 (+ 19:22)

4. Maria Sá (ADFA) 1:18:35 (+ 26:19)

mp Carla Saraiva (Ori-Estarreja)

Ançã MTBO Overall standings

Men Elite

1. Daniel Marques (COC) 1:41:01 (+ 00:00)

2. Duarte Lourenço (BTT Loulé/BPI/ELEVIS) 1:46:16 (+ 05:15)

3. Luís Barreiro (NADA) 1:46:37 (+ 05:36)

4. Marco Palhinha (CP Abrunheira) 1:50:20 (+ 09:19)

5. Fernando Henrique (NADA) 1:50:55 (+ 09:54)

Women Elite

1. Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) 1:59:20 (+ 00:00)

2. Susana Pontes (COC) 2:10:39 (+ 11:19)

3. Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da Montanha) 2:35:41 (+ 36:21)

4. Maria Sá (ADFA) 2:44:11 (+ 44:51)

mp Carla Saraiva (Ori-Estarreja)

Complete results and further information at https://admorimondego.wixsite.com/oribtt-anca.

[Photo: ORI BTT ADM / facebook.com/ORI-BTT-ADM]

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Portugal City Race 2017: Maikel Rodriguez and Raquel Ferreira won in Vila do Conde

Maikel Rodriguez and Raquel Ferreira were the winners of Vila do Conde City Race 2017, in the main classes of competition. Scoring for the Portugal City Race 2017, the event also included a super sprint and an Adapted Orienteering stage, calling to the banks of Ave River 250 competitors.

The city of Vila do Conde received yesterday the third stage of the Circuit Portugal City Race 2017. Having the support of Vila do Conde Municipality, the Orienteering School Sport's Group from the Association of Schools D. Afonso Sanches and the Grupo Desportivo dos Quatro Caminhos organized the Vila do Conde City Race 2017, which attracted nearly 250 athletes. The fun started early in the morning with a Middle/Long Distance urban stage, continuing in the afternoon with a short and fast Super Sprint, with a large number of controls and requiring constant changes of direction. An Adapted Orienteering stage, scoring for the respective Portuguese League, was also part of the program, reinforcing the event's inclusive character, one of the brand images of Portugal City Race.

The Spanish Maikel Rodrigues, representing Budiñoraid, won easily this stage, finishing the 7.02 km of his course with the time of 38:48. Gil Sousa Pinto (OriMarão) spent more 8:22 than the winner and finished in the second place. With this result, Rodriguez built up his leading position of the Circuit Portugal City Race 2017, achieving his third victory in as many stages. The fight for the victory in the Women Senior class was much more balanced, but Raquel Ferreira (Individual) ended up being stronger than Daniela Alves (AD Cabroelo), winning by the difference of 1:29, after finishing the 5.7 km of her course with the time of 48:04. Raquel Ferreira also strengthened her leadership of this year's edition of the Portugal City Race 2017, after winning the first stage in Esposende and being second placed in Braga, in the second stage.

The event also included the Vila do Conde Super-Sprint, with Maikel Rodriguez climbing once again on the top of the podium, this time alongside with María Pilar Hernández, and a stage of Adapted Orienteering scoring for the Portuguese League, in which Vitor Pereira and Raquel Cerqueira were the winners.

Results

Vila do Conde City Race 2017

Men Senior
1. Maikel Rodriguez (Budiñoraid) 38:48 (+ 00:00)
2. Gil Sousa Pinto (OriMarão) 47:10 (+ 08:22)
3. Luís Ferreira (AD Cabroelo) 47:12 (+ 08:24)
4. Leandro Lima A. Montanha 47:25 (+ 08:37)
5. Ricardo Figueroa (Aromon) 49:17 (+ 10:29)

Women Senior
1. Raquel Ferreira (Individual) 48:04 (+ 00:00)
2. Daniela Alves (AD Cabroelo) 49:33 (+ 01:29)
3. Pilar Hernandez (Escondite) 51:24 (+ 03:20)
4. Zélia Viana (.COM) 52:54 (+ 04:50)
5. Carlota Veiga (Aromon) 1:01:15 (+ 13:11)

Complete results and further information HERE.

[Photo: Fernando Costa]

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Portuguese Orienteering Championships 2017: Mariana Moreira was the brightest star

Confirming her predominance in the Portuguese orienteering panorama in recent years, Mariana Moreira achieved the Middle Distance title for the fourth year in a row, in the Women Elite class. In the Relay, COC – Clube de Orientação do Centro recovered the Portuguese title in the Men Senior class, while CPOC – Clube Português de Orientação e Corrida, got the title for the second year in a row in the Women Senior class.

The 23rd edition of the Portuguese Orienteering Championships of Middle Distance and Relay took place last weekend in the city of Vendas Novas. Organized by the ADFA – Associação dos Deficientes das Forças Armadas and the Portuguese Orienteering Federation, the event was attended by 436 athletes, representing 40 clubs. This event was sadly marked by the fact that the Men Elite class didn't find results, following a protest concerning a technical error and the consequent avoidance of the course.

On a fantastic weekend for orienteering's practise, Mariana Moreira (CPOC) performed at the highest level, achieving her fourth Middle Distance title so far. The athlete won with a time of 31:07 and a 1:32 advantage over Raquel Costa (GafanhOri), second-placed and almost seven minutes over the third-placed, Rita Rodrigues (CMo Funchal). In the remaining classes, a special word goes to José Fernandes, athlete from the Clube de Orientação do Minho, for is third title in a row in the M55 class, and to Alexandra Coelho (GD4C), Luísa Mateus (COC) and José Grada (Ori-Estarreja), who revalidated their titles in the W45, W55 and M75, respectively. In all of the 26 national titles awarded, the COC was the great “beneficiary” with eight individual titles and eight collective titles.

COC gets eight Relay titles

Mariana Moreira was again in evidence in the Relay race, contributing decisively to the victory of her club in the Women Senior class. The CPOC got an initial advantage of more than two minutes over the GD4C, but a disastrous second leg almost knocked out the aspirations of Oeiras' team. In the decisive leg, however, Mariana Moreira was far above all her opponents, recovering a disadvantage of approximately seven minutes and offering the victory to CPOC with the overall time of 1:57:55. COC and GD4C occupied, by this order, the remaining places on the podium. As for the Men Senior class, the COC dominated from start to finish, getting the overall time of 1:36:37. Despite an impressive last leg, Tiago Romão was unable to recover the ten minutes that separated him from the lead, achieving for the CMo Funchal the second position with the time of 1:41:56. Ori-Estarreja closed the podium, nine minutes after the winners.

Overall, COC was again the great winner, achieving eight national Relay titles. Clube de Orientação do Minho and CPOC, with two titles each, and Pinhal Novo Secondary School, Grupo Desportivo dos Quatro Caminhos, ADM - Ori-Mondego and Clube de Orientação e Aventura do Litoral Alentejano, with one title each, fill the list of National Champions of Relay 2017.

Results

Middle Distance

Women Elite

1. Mariana Moreira (CPOC) 31:07 (+ 00:00)

2. Raquel Costa (GafanhOri) 32:39 (+ 01:32)

3. Rita Rodrigues (CMo Funchal) 37:52 (+ 06:45)

4. Emília Silveira (CN Alvito) 41:07 (+ 10:00)

5. Inês Pinto (GD4C) 41:57 (+ 10:50)

Relay

Men Senior

1. COC (Paulo Franco, Gildo Silva and Celso Moiteiro) 1:36:37 (+ 00:00)

2. CMo Funchal (Rita Rodrigues, Miguel Silva, Tiago Romão) 1:41:56 (+ 05:19)

3. Ori-Estarreja (António Amador, Bruno Nazário, Rafael Miguel) 1:45:59 (+ 09:22)

4. GafanhOri (Manuel Dias, Raquel Costa, Manuel Horta) 1:54:33 (+ 17:56)

5. CN Alvito (Paul Roothans, Sérgio Ferreira, João Mega Figueiredo) 1:56:36 (+ 19:59)

Women Senior

1. CPOC (Betariz Sanguino, Beatriz Moreira, Mariana Moreira) 1:57:55 (+ 00:00)

2. COC (Catarina Castelão, Inês Domingues, Helena Lima) 2:03:53 (+ 05:58)

3. GD4C (Inês Pinto, Liliana Oliveira, Inês Alves) 2:13:57 (+ 16:02)

4. .COM (Zélia Viana, Ana Castanheiro, Paula Serra Campos) 2:29:50 (+ 31:55)

5. Ori-Estarreja (Joana Marques, Cristina Nazário, Inês Aires) 2:33:00 (+ 35:05)

Complete results and further information at http://cnvendasnovas.weebly.com/.

[Photo: Fernando Costa]

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3rd Costa Alentejana MTB Orienteering Trophy: Victories of Machado, Marques, Silva and Varela

The international MTBO season kicked off last weekend in Portugal. Santiago do Cacém was the perfect venue for two intense orienteering days in which Daniel Marques, Davide Machado, Ana Filipa Silva and Ana Varela Yañez achieved victories in the Elite category.

Santiago do Cacém, one of the five Municipalities of Alentejo Coast, hosted last weekend the third edition of the Costa Alentejana MTBO Trophy. Organized by the Clube de Orientação e Aventura do Litoral Alentejano, Clube da Natureza de Alvito, Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Portuguese Orienteering Federation and International Orienteering Federation, the event offered a Middle and a Long Distance, both stages scoring for the IOF World MTB Orienteering Ranking, and also a Sprint race (Open) along with the National Championships of Relay. This was, also, the second round of the 2016/2017 World Masters Series and the 2017 Women Iberian Championships.

The competition program started Saturday morning with a challenging Middle Distance race, in which Davide Machado (.COM) achieved a good victory in the Men Elite class with the time of 45:59. The whole podium was Portuguese, with Daniel Marques (COC) and João Ferreira (CAB) taking the immediate positions. In the Long Distance, held on Sunday. Machado did “mp” and Marques got a comfortable victory by more than seven minutes over the Spanish David Tarrés Villegas (COB). In the Women Elite class, Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) won the Middle stage over Susana Pontes (COC), with an advantage close to three minutes. In the Long Distance, she did a couple of huge mistakes and couldn't get better than the third place. The winner was Ana Varela Yañez (Brigantia Aventura) with the time of 1:59:05, against 2:07:18 from Susana Pontes (COC), second placed once more. Ana Varela Yañez also won the Sprint race, Jorge Garcia Pardos (Peña Guara) being the winner in the Men Elite class. BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS (Rita Gomes, Sofia Gomes and Marisa Costa) got the Relay title in the Women Senior class, while COC (Susana Pontes, André Esteves and Daniel Marques) was the winner in the Men Senior class.

Iberian Championships and World Masters Series

Part of the event's program, the 2017 Women Iberian MTB Orienteering Championships had in the Portuguese Marisa Costa and Rita Gomes, both representing Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS BTT, the winners of the Iberian Long Distance and Middle Distance titles, in W20 and W40 classes, respectively. In the Elite class, the Spanish Ana Varela Yañez (Brigantia Aventura) was the fastest in the Long Distance, with the Portuguese Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) getting the Iberian title of Middle Distance. Finally, the Iberian titles of W50 class were distributed by two Spanish athletes, with Eva Maria Martin (Monte El Pardo) winning the Long Distance and Luisa Sánchez Vásquez to be the strongest in the Middle Distance.

The 3rd Costa Alentejana MTB Orienteering Trophy also hosted the second round of the 2017 World Masters Series, in which the Portuguese athletes achieved a total of seven wins. The Danes climbed six times to the highest place of the podium, while Swedes and British did it four times. Spain with three wins and Austria with two victories complete the winners' board. It should be noted that, in addition to the six mentioned nations, athletes from the United States and France were present in the Portuguese round of the World Masters Series, which counted a total of 82 competitors.

Results

3rd Costa Alentejana MTB Orienteering Trophy

WRE Middle Distance

Men Elite

1. Davide Machado (.COM) 45:59 (+ 00:00)

2. Daniel Marques (COC) 48:43 (+ 02:44)

3. João Ferreira (CAB) 51:27 (+ 05:28)

4. Angel Garcia Garcia (Brigantia Aventura) 52:25 (+ 06:26)

5. David Toll Clos (CEO BTT) 53:47 (+ 07:48)

Women Elite

1. Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) 51:30 (+ 00:00)

2. Susana Pontes (COC) 54:10 (+ 02:40)

3. Ana Varela Yañez (Brigantia Aventura) 57:40 (+ 06:10)

4. Maria del Mar Delgado Gonzalez (AD IES Sabon) 58:27 (+ 06:57)

5. Stepanka Betkova (ADM Ori-Mondego) 1:06:53 (+ 15:23)

WRE Long Distance

Men Elite

1. Daniel Marques (COC) 1:55:58 (+ 00:00)

2. David Tarrés Villegas (COB) 2:03:12 (+ 07:14)

3. Jorge Garcia Pardos (Peña Guara) 2:04:05 (+ 08:07)

4. Angel Garcia Garcia (Brigantia Aventura) 2:05:11 (+ 09:13)

5. Marco Palhinha (CP Abrunheira) 2:11:55 (+ 15:57)

Women Elite

1. Ana Varela Yañez (Brigantia Aventura) 1:59:05 (+ 00:00)

2. Susana Pontes (COC) 2:07:18 (+ 08:13)

3. Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC) 2:12:12 (+ 13:07)

4. Luisa Felpeto Gonzalez (Fluvial Lugo) 2:26:27 (+ 27:22)

5. Carolina López Chaves (RandoBike) 2:41:14 (+ 42:09)

2017 Women Iberian Championships

Middle Distance

Women Elite – Ana Filipa Silva (CPOC)

W20 – Marisa Costa (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

W40 – Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

W50 – Luisa Sánchez Vásquez (Aromon)

Long Distance

Women Elite – Ana Varela (Brigantia Aventura)

W20 – Marisa Costa (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

W40 – Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

W50 – Eva Maria Martin (Monte El Pardo)

2016/2017 World Masters Series’ 2nd round

Middle Distance

M35 / W35 – Johan MacLassen (RSOK) and Sandra Rodrigues (ADFA)

M40 / W40 – Juan Manuel Gallego (Tierra Trágame) and Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

M45 – Alex Liberato (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

M50 / W50 – Eduardo Sebastião (ADFA) and Karena Hanley (Individual GBR)

M55 / W55 – Kenneth Svensson (Finspangs SOK) and Ingrid Svensson (Finspangs SOK)

M60 – Nick Dallimore (Individual GBR)

M65 / W65 – Joergen Nielsen (Alleroed OK) and Annelise MacLassen (RSOK)

M70 – Wolf Eberle (HSV Aigen)

Long Distance

M35 / W35 – Johan MacLassen (RSOK) and Sandra Rodrigues (ADFA)

M40 / W40 – Juan Manuel Gallego (Tierra Trágame) and Rita Gomes (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

M45 – Paulo Gonçalves (BTT Loulé / BPI / ELEVIS)

M50 / W50 – Josep Selga San José (CEO BTT) and Karena Hanley (Individual GBR)

M55 / W55 – Kenneth Svensson (Finspangs SOK) and Ingrid Svensson (Finspangs SOK)

M60 – Nick Dallimore (Individual GBR)

M65 / W65 – Joergen Nielsen (Alleroed OK) and Annelise MacLassen (RSOK)

M70 – Wolf Eberle (HSV Aigen)

Complete results and further information at http://iiicamtbo.coala.com.pt/.

[Photo courtesy of Paula Silva / facebook.com/pipsilva]

Joaquim Margarido

Portugal City Race 2017: Rodriguez and Delgado won in Braga

Celebrating the Historic Centre National Day, the city of Braga, North of Portugal, hosted the second stage of Portugal City Race. Like in 2016, Maikel Rodriguez and Carolina Delgado were the winners in the Senior category.

Once again, the Clube de Orientação do Minho, the Municipality of Braga and the Portuguese Orienteering Federation took forward the Braga City Race's third edition. The event was attended by three hundred participants, distributed by Formation, Competition and Open classes.

Winner of the previous edition of the Portugal City Race, the Spanish Maikel Rodriguez (Budiñoraid) didn't feel difficulties in the Men Senior class, reaching the best partial in 16 out of 19 controls points of the course and finishing the 6.5 Km of his race with the time of 33:07. The remaining podium was also occupied by athletes from neighbouring Spain, with Ángel Soto (Aromon) finishing in the second place with more 4:12 than the winner and his teammate, Xoel Chamorro, being the third placed with the time of 37:35.

In the Women Senior class, Carolina Delgado (GD4C) performed also at a higher level. Winner of the first two editions of the Portugal City Race, the athlete reached her third victory in the Braga City Race, spending the time of 34:51 to cover the 5.3 km of her race and getting the fastest time in 12 out of 16 controls of her course. Raquel Ferreira and Daniela Macedo, two athletes who competed individually, finished in the immediate positions with more 3:00 and 6:22, respectively, than the winner.

Results

Men Senior

1. Maikel Rodriguez (Budiñoraid) 33:07 (+ 00:00)
2. Ángel Soto (Aromon) 37:19 (+ 04:12)
3. Xoel Chamorro (Aromon) 37:35 (+ 04:28)
4. Vitor Barreiro (Individual) 39:23 (+ 06:16)
5. Luis Ferreira (AD Cabroelo) 40:09 (+ 07:02)

Women Senior

1. Carolina Delgado (GD4C) 34:51 (+ 00:00)
2. Raquel Ferreira (Individual) 37:51 (+ 03:00)
3. Daniela Macedo (Individual) 41:13 (+ 06:22)
4. Daniela Alves (AD Cabroelo) 43:41 (+ 08:50)
5. Sara Miranda (Amigos da Montanha) 49:12 (+ 14:21)

Further information and complete results at http://www.pontocom.pt/bragacityrace.

[Photo: Clube de Orientação do Minho / facebook.com/ori.pontocom/photos]

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MTBO: Garcia and Gonzalez were the best in Spain, Machado and Pontes won in Portugal

The Spanish and Portuguese MTB Orienteering 2017 leagues kicked off simultaneously last weekend. In Pontevedra, northwestern Spain, victories of Ángel García García and Maria Del Mar Delgado Gonzalez. On the Portuguese side of the border, Davide Machado and Susana Pontes were the fastest in Sintra's beautiful surroundings.

Ángel Garcia García (Brigantia) and Maria Del Mar Delgado Gonzalez (IES Sabón) were the winners of the Marco Antonio Blanco Trophy - PonteOriBike 2017, opening round of the Spanish MTBO season. Organised by AROMON club, the event called to the villages of Chans de Cela and Castrove, Pontevedra, over 150 participants for two demanding stages – Middle Distance and Long Distance – in detailed and steep terrains, with a good net of tracks. Winner of the Spanish MTB Orienteering League 2016, Ángel García García won both stages, getting a fifteen-minute lead over David Toll Clos (CEOBTT), second placed. Things were different in the women's race, and Luisa Felpeto González (Fluvial Lugo) managed to win the first stage but Maria Del Mar Delgado Gonzalez's fifteen-minute victory in the decisive stage earned her the first position in the overall standings.

In Portugal, nearly 150 MTB orienteers headed Janas, Sintra, for a two-day journey full of adrenaline and fun in a really detailed map with a good net of tracks and lots of route choices. Offering two stages – Long Distance and Middle Distance -, the 8th CPOC MTBO Trophy, was organized by CPOC, having in Davide Machado (.COM) and Susana Pontes (COC) the great winners. Machado's performance on the first day was truly impressive, translated in a seventeen-minute advantage over Luis Barreiro (NADA), second placed. Machado also won the second stage, this time with Daniel Marques (COC) being the second placed. Like Machado, Susana Pontes didn't feel any trouble to win both stages, reaching a 38-minute (!) victory in the first day to which she added a thirteen-minute win in the last day, in both cases over Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da Montanha), second placed.

Marco Antonio Blanco Trophy - PonteOriBike 2017
Pontevedra, Spain

Overall standings

Men Elite

1. Ángel García García (Brigantia) 2:40:48
2. David Toll Clos (CEOBTT) 2:55:51
3. Pablo Samper Sanz (GOCAN) 3:03:08
3. Juan José Sancosmed Vázquez (COCO) 3:03:08
5. Alberto Taboada Pintor (Adventure Addict) 3:05:40

Women Elite

1. Maria Del Mar Delgado Gonzalez (IES Sabón) 2:56:05
2. Susana Arroyo Schnell (Sotobosque) 3:11:20
3. Teresa Barreira Salgado (Montaña Ferrol) 3:16:30
4. Luisa Felpeto González (Fluvial Lugo) 3:25:39
5. Natalia Isaba Aramendía (Norte-Sur) 3:34:29

8th CPOC MTBO Trophy
Sintra, Portugal

Overall standings

Men Elite

1. Davide Machado (.COM) 2000.00 points
2. Daniel Marques (COC) 1796.94 points
3. Luis Barreiro (NADA) 1792.45 points
4. Duarte Lourenço (BTT Loulé/BPI) 1661.29 points
5. Paul Roothans (CN Alvito) 1640.42 points

Women Elite

1. Susana Pontes (COC) 2000.00 points
2. Noémia Magalhães (Amigos da Montanha) 1643.44 points
3. Diana Moreira (CAB) 1535.13 points
4. Maria Sá (ADFA) 602.23 points

Complete results and further information at https://aromon.es/eventos/ori/ponteoribike/ponteoribike-2017/ and http://8oribtt.cpoc.pt/.

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ABOM 2017: Moments (3)

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ABOM 2017: Gueorgiou and Haverstad won in Aguiar da Beira

With victories from Thierry Gueorgiou and Maren Jansson Haverstad in the final stage, came to the end the Aguiar da Beira O 'Meeting 2017. After three stages in two days of competition, they were the fastest and most consistent, closing in the best way their presence in Portugal.

The Aguiar da Beira O' Meeting 2017 is over. Organised by Clube de Orientação de Estarreja, the event closed another international orienteering period in our country, calling to Aguiar da Beira nearly 750 competitors from 21 countries. The event's program comprised a Middle Distance and a Sprint in the first day, both scoring for the IOF World Rankings, finishing with a Long Distance in the second day.

The final day of competition was marked by adverse weather conditions, which caused that 55 elite athletes didn't complete their courses. Preparing for what will be his last season in the Elite, Thierry Gueorgiou (Kalevan Rasti), the best male orienteer ever, wanted to keep the best memories from Portugal, fulfilling the 14.4 km of his race with the time of 1:36:13 and being the fastest in the Men Elite class. The current leader of the IOF World Ranking, Olav Lundanes (Paimion Rasti), got the second position, finishing with more 2:04 than the winner. In the Women Elite class, Maren Jansson Haverstad (NTNUI) reached an unexpected victory, spending 1:36:49 for 9.4 km of her course and leaving the second position to the big favorite, Svetlana Mironova (Koovee), who spent more four minutes than the winner.

In the overall standings, Thierry Gueorgiou and Maren Jansson Haverstad were the big winners of Aguiar da Beira O 'Meeting 2017, with Albin Ridefelt (OK Linné) being the second ranked in the Men Elite class, followed by Graham Gristwood (Kalevan Rasti). In the Women Elite class, Inga Dambe (Paimion Rasti) was the second placed, while Fanni Gyurko (Kalevan Rasti) finished in the third place. As for the Portuguese, Luis Barreiro (NADA) was the best ranked in the Men Elite, finishing in the 42nd position while Filipa Rodrigues (ADFA) was our best representative in the Women Elite, closing her participation in the event in the 10th place. Collectively, the Clube de Orientação do Centro achieved the victory.

Results

SIGN Long Distance

Men Elite

1. Thierry Gueorgiou (Kalevan Rasti) 1:36:13 (+ 00:00)

2. Olav Lundanes (Paimion Rasti) 1:38:17 (+ 02:04)

3. Graham Gristwood (Kalevan Rasti) 1:44:01 (+ 07:48)

4. Albin Ridefelt (OK Linné) 1:47:18 (+ 11:05)

5. Oleksandr Kratov (Koovee) 1:47:57 (+ 11:44)

Women Elite

1. Maren Jansson Haverstad (NTNUI) 1:36:49 (+ 00:00)

2. Svetlana Mironova (Koovee) 1:40:45 (+ 03:56)

3. Ulrika Uotila (Koovee) 1:43:08 (+ 06:19)

4. Inga Dambe (Paimion Rasti) 1:47:27 (+ 10:38)

5. Mariia Makarova (MO Yakhroma) 1:49:23 (+ 12:34)

Overall Results

Men Elite

1. Thierry Gueorgiou (Kalevan Rasti) 2932,86 points

2. Albin Ridefelt (OK Linné) 2794,77 points

3. Grahan Gristwood (Kalevan Rasti) 2755,42 points

4. Andreu Blanes (Colivenc) 2733,64 points

5. Milos Nykodym (OK Linné) 2731,20 points

Women Elite

1. Maren Jansson Haverstad (NTNUI) 2788,37 points

2. Inga Dambe (Paimion Rasti) 2768,75 points

3. Fanni Gyurko (Kalevan Rasti) 2744,06 points

4. Mariia Makarova (MO Yakhroma) 2680,12 points

5. Milla Mattila (Helsingin Suunnistajat) 2635,41 points

Complete results and further information at http://abom2017.ori-estarreja.pt/en/.

Joaquim Margarido

ABOM 2017: Hall of Fame

ME 1st place - Thierry Gueorgiou (Kalevan Rasti)

 ME 2nd place - Albin Ridefelt (OK Linné)

 ME 3rd place Graham Gristwood (Kalevan Rasti)

 ME 4th place - Andreu Blanes (Colivenc)

ME 5th place - Mylos Nykodym (OK Linné)

 WE 1st place - Maren Jansson Haverstad (NTNUI)

 WE 2nd place - Inga Dambe (Paimion Rasti)

 WE 3rd place - Fanni Gyurko (Kalevan Rasti)

 WE 4th place - Mariia Makarova (MO Yakhroma)

WE 5th place - Milla Mattila (Helsingin Suunnistajat)

Joaquim Margarido