Last Saturday belonged to other race in Italy. The 28th edition of the Dolomiti Superbike marathon took place in Villabassa and Martin Stošek scored a great result, taking 3rd place in the 123 km long race.
The men's race started at 7:30 a.m. The Dolomiti Superbike is one of the most demanding marathon in the world with an elavation of 3,400 meters. Martin was not afraid of anything and guarded the front of the race from the start. He also managed the final sprint, in which he took 3rd place.
"The race was good, I'm glad I'm doing well here. The third start and the third time I'm on the podium. I kept riding in the front from the beginning and waited to see what would happen on the last hill. In the middle Paez attacked overwhelmingly and we stayed in two but then he increased the speed a little bit and when it was too much for me, he attacked again. Then Rabensteiner with Samparisi and Rosa caught up with me. I put myself in a good position for the sprint and Fabian beat me by just a bit. The performance was good, I trained a lot, I've been in hard training for two weeks," said Martin, who went to Livigno the next day, where he will attend a training camp to prepare for the World Championships, which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland.
Stefanie Dohrn finished 11th in the women's race, while Marc Stutzmann finished 18th. German champion Andreas Seewald, who is still medically indisposed, did not start but will soon return to the racing.
FOTO: FB Dolomiti Superbike
The last race of the 2023 Marathon World Cup took place in Snowshoe, USA. Martin Stošek took 6th place in the demanding race, Marc Stutzmann was 7th and Andreas Seewald finished 12th.
In the third race of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Cup Andreas Seewald takes the bronze medal.In the 100-kilometer race, he was not only able to beat the winning Colombian Leonardo Paez and the second Italian Diego Rosa. Marc Stutzmann finished in 15th position, Stefanie Dohrn did not finish the race and Martin Stošek did not start the race due to illness.
The third race of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup takes place on Saturday, September 16 in Morzine, France. Canyon Northwave MTB Team enters the race in full line-up, starting Martin Stošek, Marc Stutzmann, Stefanie Dohrn and Andreas Seewald.
