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Calendar Rollerski World Cup 2008

Date Day Site Nation

Period I

26.06 Thu Piglio ITA
27.06 Fri Frosinone / Rome ITA
28.06 Sat Piglio ITA


04.07 Fri Markkleeberg GER
05.07 Sat Markkleeberg GER
06.07 Sun Markkleeberg GER

Period II

09.08 Sat Oroslavje CRO
10.08 Sun Oroslavje CRO


15.08 Fri Schmallenberg GER
16.08 Sat Schmallenberg GER
17.08 Sun Schmallenberg GER


Period III

05.09 Fri Sestriere ITA
06.09 Sat Turin ITA
07.09 Sun Turin - Pragelato ITA


20.09 Sat Thessaloniki GRE
21.09 Sun Thessaloniki GRE

FIS ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP FINAL SAMSUN 2007

All the results

Di Centa World Champion in summer and winter !

Di Centa first with the Alfio Di Gregorio (third) and Sergio Bonaldi (second on the right)

WCH - BERLANDA & MAGNUSSON IMPERIAL ON THE SPRINT

All the results

Ready, set, go: Roller Skiing Worlds in Oroslavje (CRO)

Ready, set, go: Roller Skiing Worlds in Oroslavje (CRO)

Everything is ready to go for the FIS Roller Skiing World Championships in Oroslavje (CRO) set for 30th August – 2nd September. More than 150 competitors from 17 countries on three continents have been registered. The competition schedule includes four races in the junior male and female, and senior male and female categories each: prologue, sprint, pursuit and relay.

The favorites at the start include, on the men’s side, Igor Glushkov (RUS), the defending sprint world champion and current FIS World Cup leader, and Alfio di Gregorio (ITA), the 2006 FIS World Cup overall winner. The defending 2005 world champion in the pursuit, Vitaly Martsyv (RUS), will also compete, as will the double Olympic champion from Torino 2006, Giorgio Di Centa (ITA). On the ladies’ side, Mateja Bogatec (ITA) and Elena Vedeneeva (RUS) will defend their sprint respectively pursuit titles. One of their biggest challengers is Maria Magnusson of Sweden, the current leader in the FIS Roller Skiing World Cup.



The first race, the 5.8km uphill prologue, will be staged in Bistra on Thursday 30th August. The sprints are scheduled on Friday and Croatian Television will broadcast live. On Friday evening, Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of Croatia, will attend the official opening ceremony, along with Dragan Primorac, Minister of Education, Science and Sport and Bozo Biskupic, Minister of Culture and Zlatko Matesa, President of the Croatian Olympic Committee, at the main town square in Oroslavje. The pursuit races will be carried out in Stubicke Toplice. For more information, please click here.

Calendar FIS World Cup Roller-ski 2007

Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men

Period I

22.06 Fri Frosinone / Rome ITA Sprint F Sprint F
23.06 Sat Piglio / Rome ITA Up hill F Up hill F
www.sciclubmdm.it

07.07 Sat Villard de Lans FRA Sprint F Sprint F
08.07. Sun Villard de Lans FRA 25 km F 30 F
www.rollerski.info/villard

14.07 Sat Leipzig / Markkleeberg GER Prologue Prologue
14.07 Sat Leipzig / Markkleeberg GER Sprint Sprint
15.07 Sun Leipzig / Markkleeberg GER Pursuit Pursuit
www.markkleeberger-see.info

Period II

10.08. Fri Moscow RUS Prologue / Sprint Prologue / Sprint
11.08. Sat Moscow RUS 20 km F 30 km F
12.08. Sun Moscow RUS TS 2x5 km F TS 2x10 km F

FIS Rollerski World Ski Championships

29.08. Wed Oroslavje CRO Opening Opening
30.08. Thu Bistra - Oroslavje CRO Prolog 5 km C Prolog 5 km C
31.08. Fri Oroslavje CRO Sprint F Sprint F
01.09. Sat St. Toplice – Sljeme Oroslavje CRO Pursuit 11,5 km F Pursuit 11,5 km F
02.09. Sun Oroslavje CRO 3 x 10 km F 3 x 15 km C
http://www.oroski.hr/

Period III

15.09. Sat Samsun TUR Sprint F Sprint F
16.09 Sun Samsun TUR 14 km F 25 km F

FIS Roller Ski World Championships 2007 in Oroslavje (CRO)

Oberhofen, November 20th, 2006 – At its traditional Autumn Meeting held in the FIS Office in Oberhofen (SUI) on Friday 17th November, the FIS Council has made the following important decisions:

Appointment of future organizers of FIS World Championships as follows:

• • FIS Roller Ski World Championships 2007 in Oroslavje (CRO), 30th August to 2nd September, replacing Bergamo (ITA)

FINALE - ODLO ROLLERSKI TOUR & FIS ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP

COUPE DU MONDE FIS ROLLERSKI

Samedi, doublé franc-comtois Manu JONNIER et Alex ROUSSELET marquent leur territoire !

Les skieurs jurassiens dans leur jardin !

Les Italiens annoncés favoris et venus en nombre sur cette 6^e Trans’Roller n’ont pas réussi à réitérer leurs exploits de cet hiver sur la Transjurassienne. Les franc-comtois étaient alors absents, occupés à rafler des médailles à Turin. Aujourd’hui, chez eux, ils ont repris les rênes !

Emmanuel JONNIER, le jurassien et Alexandre ROUSSELET, le doubiste montent sur les deux premières marches du podium, devant le grand favori, l’italien Alfio DI GREGORIO, actuellement leader de la Coupe du Monde, grand spécialiste du rollerski.

Champions du monde et de France de rollerski, médaillés olympiques… autant dire que le niveau était élevé.

En tête durant la moitié de la course, l’italien DI GREGORIO se fait doubler au 4^e kilomètre par Emmanuel JONNIER, 4^e au relais à Turin… très vite suivi par Alexandre ROUSSELET qui passe 2^e. L’italien n’arrivera pas à remonter et termine 3^e, suivi par Vincent DEFRASNE, 4^e revenu très fort sur les 500 derniers mètres. On est passé à quelques centièmes d’un podium franc-comtois.

Chez les femmes, on attendait la Suissesse Laurence ROCHAT sur la première marche, elle termine finalement 2^e, juste derrière la française Coraline HUGUES (Hautes Alpes). Aurore CUINET la skieuse des Rousses se place 3^e. Florence BAVEREL aurait peut-être fait partie du trio de tête, mais n’a malheureusement pas pris le départ.

Le public généreux, venu en grand nombre (1500 personnes), a été remercié par tous les athlètes, agréablement surpris de voir autant de monde tout au long de la montée du Larmont.

Principaux résultats Hommes :

1 Emmanuel JONNIER (FRA) 00:19:14

2 Alexandre ROUSSELET (FRA) 00:19:31

3 Alfio DI GREGORIO (ITA) 00:19:37

4 Vincent DEFRASNE (FRA) 00:19:39

5 Simone PAREDI (ITA) 00:19:55

6 Férréol CANNARD (FRA) 00:19:56

7 Simon FOURCADE (FRA) 00:19:58

8 Nicolas PERRIER (FRA) 00:20:29

9 Eugenio BIANCHI (FRA) 00:20:35

10 Michel RAINER (ITA) 00:20:44 ;

Principaux résultats Dames :

1 Coraline HUGUE (FRA) 00:22:26

2 Laurence ROCHAT (SUI) 00:22:43

3 Aurore CUINET (FRA) 00:23:39

4 Viviane DRUIDI (ITA) 00:24:11

5 Valentina KISLUKHINA (RUS) 00:24:24

6 Mateja BOGATEC (ITA) 00:24:53

7 Anouk FAIVRE PICON (FRA) 00:25:19

8 Solange CHABLOZ (ITA) 00:25:21

9 Anna ROSA (ITA) 00:25:35

10 Solenne ROUDOT (FRA) 00:25:38

DIMANCHE 17 SEPTEMBRE 2006

UNE COUPE PLEINE D’EAU !

ROLLERSKI 34 KM

Après la grande euphorie d’hier, nos franc-comtois étaient annoncés grands favoris, mais apparemment les Italiens en avaient décidés autrement aujourd’hui entre Pontarlier et Mouthe prêts à reprendre le dessus… Pas de chance, pour Alexandre ROUSSELET qui après quelques kilomètres casse un ski et est contraint d’abandonner. Quant à Emmanuel JONNIER, celui-ci chutera à quelques kilomètres de l’arrivée.

Les Italiens piégés par Glushkov !

La Forza Italia venue en nombre croyait dominer la course. Jusqu’au sommet du Brey c’était bien le cas, suite à un forcing de Manu JONNIER, entraînant un groupe de 3 Italiens, les favoris. Mais ceux-ci au lieu de continuer sur cette offensive et de s’expliquer au sprint sur Mouthe, ont laissé le français mener. Devant le peu de collaboration des Italiens, notre Jurassien a laissé tomber, juste avant de chuter. Du coup, tous se sont fait surprendre par le Russe qui franchit la ligne d’arrivée en tête et boucle cette Trans’roller Coupe du Monde FIS en 1H04 et 33 s.

Principaux résultats Rollerski 34 km Hommes : N°1 Igor GLUSHKOV (RUS) 01:04:33 ; N°2 Glauco PIZZUTTO (ITA) 01:04:35 ; N°3 Alfio DI GREGORIO (ITA) 01:04:35 ; N°4 Igor CUNY (FRA) 01:04:35 ; N°5 Nicolas PERRIER (FRA) 01:04:36 ; N°6 Nicolay BOLSHAKOV (RUS)) 01:04:36 ; N°7 Simone PAREDI (ITA) 01:04:36 ; N°8 Valerio THEODULE (ITA) 01:04:37 ; N°9 Jules PESSION (ITA) 01:04:37 ; N°10 Martin GILLESEN (GER) 01:04:39

Un podium féminin multi drapeaux

Une course sans surprise, les filles sont bien restées groupées jusqu’à la fin, avec une décantation régulière et progressive à partir de Mouthe. La suissesse Laurence ROCHAT, favorite termine première devant l’italienne Viviana DRUIDI et la russe Valentina KISLUKHINA.

Principaux résultats Rollerski 34 km Dames : N°1 Laurence ROCHAT (SUI) 01:13:19 ; N°2 Viviana DRUIDI (ITA) 01:13:55 ; N°3 Valentina KISLUKHINA (RUS) 01:15:23 ; N°4 Solange CHABLOZ (ITA) 01:15:29 ; N°5 Anna ROSA (ITA) 01:15:31 ; N°6 Mateja BOGATEC (RUS) 01:15:33 ; N°7 Gaetane PERRET (FRA) 01:15:34 ; N°8 Elena EKTOVA (RUS) 01:17:00 ; N°9 Elena NENYUKOVA (RUS) 01:17:00 ; N°10 Lucy PICHARD (FRA) 01:17:17

COUPE DU MONDE FIS

Concernant le classement Coupe du Monde, le grand gagnant est l’Italien Alfio DI GREGORIO avec un total de 599 points et chez les femmes, encore l’Italie à l’honneur, avec la victoire d’Anna ROSA qui totalise 562 points sur les 11 courses que compte la Coupe du Monde Rollerski FIS 2006.

www.rollerski.info

FINALE - ODLO ROLLERSKI TOUR & FIS ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP

TRANS’ROLLER 16th & 17th SEPTEMBER 2006

The favourites in rollerski:
- Séreina MISCHOL, Swiss, Top 15 OG Torino, 1st in the ODLO Rollerski Tour ranking 2006
- Florence BAVEREL, Bronze medal in the Olympic Game in Torino in 2006
- Laurence ROCHAT, Bronze medal in the Olympic Game in Slat Lake City in 2002
- Simone PAREDI, Italian, 1st in the ODLO Rollerski Tour ranking 2006
- Alfio DI GREGORIO, Italian, leader of the FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006
- Igor GLUSHKOV, Russian, winner of the Rollerski Tour in 2005 – Sprint
- Laurent MONTFORT, winner of the Rollerski Tour 2000 and 2001 – 3rd on the Rollerski Tour 2002 – Winner of the first edition of La Trans’roller in 2001
- Alexandre ROUSSELET, winner of La Trans’roller in 2004 and 2nd in 2005

To spot them…
Blue jersey: leader of the Rollerski Tour 2006 - Simone Paredi
White jersey with FIS logo: leader of the FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006 - Alfio Di Gregorio

For the Men:
Bib 1 to 20: 20 first of the temporary ranking of the FIS Rollerski World Cup
Bibs 21 to 40: best French Nordic athletes
With in the first line on Saturday and Sunday, with bib N°21 Emmanuel JONNIER; N°22 Alexandre ROUSSELET; N°23 Christophe PERILLAT; N°24 Vincent DEFRASNE; N°25 Jason LAMY CHAPPUIS

For the Women:
Bibs 101 to 110: 10 first of the temporary ranking of the FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006 Bibs 111 to 124: best International Nordic athletes
In the first line on Saturday: bib N°111 Elodie BOURGEOIS PIN; N°112 Emilie VINA; N°113 Coraline HUGUE; N°114 Florence BAVEREL and N°115 Laurence ROCHAT
On Sunday: bib N°111 Florence BAVEREL and N°112 Laurence ROCHAT

Some figures:
- 20% of the registered racers are women
- 58 departments will be represented
- 288 participants from Doubs
- 101 from Jura
- 64 from Côte d’Or…
- 13 nations present
- The eldest male racer is Swiss, born in 1935, and he is registered on the 34km roller in line race
- The eldest registered woman is born in 1943, comes from Doubs (village) and participates in 17km Fitness.

PROGRAMME

Friday, 15th September 2006

4.00 pm to 5.00 pm Accreditation for Media, FIS, coaches & Organisation
6.30 pm Team captain’s meeting
Théâtre, Salle N°4– Rue du Bastion – Pontarlier

Saturday, 16th September 2006 - UpHill – Free technique

La Montée du Larmont
Mass Start
Free technique
Start : PONTARLIER; Place Jules Pagnier
Finish Line : PONTARLIER ; “Le Gounefay”
Distance : from fictitious start : 9.3km
from real start : 6.4km
Height Difference : 346 m
Total Climb : 375 m
Highest Point : Finish line - 1194 m
Category: Junior – Senior (M/W)

In the morning Free reconnaissance of the courses
2.00 pm Closing of the road (Route du Larmont)
Teams’ coaches will have the possibility to reach the finish area until 4.30 pm.
2.30 pm to 3.15 pm Official training
3.30 pm Official bib delivery – Presentation of some athletes
Place Jules Pagnier - Podium
4.30 pm Race fictitious start
Place Jules Pagnier
4.45 pm Men real start
4.50 pm Women real start
5.30 pm Flower ceremony
Finish area – Le Gounefay
7.00 pm Prize giving ceremony (Live on TV)
Place Jules Pagnier - Podium

Sunday, 17th September 2006 – Mass Start – Free technique

34km race
Mass Start
Free technique
Start : PONTARLIER ; Place Jules Pagnier
Finish Line : MOUTHE ; Grande Rue
Distance : 34km
Height Difference : 101 m
Maximum Climb: 48 m
Total Climb : 185 m
Highest Point : Mouthe - 938 m
Category : Junior – Senior (M/W)

9.00 am Closing of the road (RN57)
9.30 am FIS Rollerski World Cup – Women Start
Place Jules Pagnier
9.33 am FIS Rollerski World Cup - Men Start
Place Jules Pagnier
9.35 am Popular start
Place Jules Pagnier
10.25 am First arrival FIS Rollerski World Cup
Mouthe
11.30 am Flower ceremony
Mouthe
1.15 pm Prize giving ceremony La Trans’roller 2006
Mouthe
2.30 pm Prize giving ceremony Odlo Rollerski Tour and FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006
Mouthe

CLASSEMENT PROVISOIRE ODLO ROLLERSKI TOUR

HOMMES

1 PAREDI SIMONE ITA 560
2 PERRIER NICOLAS FRA 410
3 CUNY IGOR FRA 282
4 BIANCHI EUGENIO ITA 246
5 BERHAULT GUILLAUME FRA 223
6 VAXELAIRE STEPHANE FRA 179
7 PESSION JULES ITA 130
8 ROUX EMMANUEL FRA 112
9 PERRILLAT CHRISTOPHE FRA 105
10 ROUSSELET ALEXANDRE FRA 100




DAMES

1 MISCHOL SERAINA SUI 360
2 EKTOVA ELENA RUS 259
3 FIRSOVA MARINA RUS 244
4 HUGUE CORALINE FRA 225
5 WEIBEL CAROLINE FRA 196
6 VINA EMILIE FRA 181
7 ROSA ANNA ITA 180
8 BARNET MARION FRA 169
9 HELENE MARIE FRA 120
10 CUINET AURORE FRA 96

CLASSEMENT PROVISOIRE COUPE DU MONDE FIS DE ROLLERSKI

HOMMES

1 3290226 DI GREGORIO ALFIO ITA 459
2 3480464 GLUSHKOV IGOR RUS 343
3 3290109 PAREDI SIMONE ITA 316
4 3520010 KIZILARSLAN MUHAMED TUR 249
5 3290227 BOGATEC DAVID ITA 234
6 3290236 BERLANDA ALESSIO ITA 220
7 1298442 THEODULE VALERIO ITA 204
8 3190134 CUNY IGOR FRA 183
9 3190044 PERRIER NICOLAS FRA 181
10 3290052 IVALDO CRISTIAN ITA 177

DAMES

1 1222685 ROSA ANNA ITA 480
2 3295121 BOGATEC MATEJA ITA 402
3 3295022 DRUIDI VIVIANA ITA 368
4 3485295 FIRSOVA MARINA RUS 336
5 3525001 AYDIN KELIME TUR 290
6 3485107 EKTOVA ELENA RUS 281
7 3485298 KISLUKHINA VALENTINA RUS 270
8 3485303 ZAYTSEVA INNA RUS 259
9 3525006 ESRA GUNES TUR 199
10 3295069 BETTINESCHI ERIKA ITA 184

En Russie, le rollerski vient de gagner de nouvelles lettres de noblesse.

En Russie, le rollerski vient de gagner de nouvelles lettres de noblesse.

Depuis les années 1990, le développement du Rollerski a connu des étapes décisives qui ont marqué la mémoire collective comme la première coupe du monde FIS en 1994 ou les premiers Championnats du Monde FIS à Rotterdam en 2000.

La Coupe du monde FIS qui c’est déroulé du 4 au 6 août à Yaroslavl en Russie, fera partie de ces événements. Elle a apporté la démonstration que la discipline ne se cantonne pas à la seule Europe Occidentale et déborde avec succès vers de nouvelles terres de conquête : treize nations ont répondu à l’appel et on a vu avec plaisir s’étoffer le peloton des juniors, et des féminines, devant des milliers de spectateurs enthousiastes.

C’est dans ce contexte d’une discipline en plein essor international que doit être appréciée la remarquable performance du Vosgien Igor Cuny, 2^e en sprint, derrière le champion du monde Igor Glushkov. En course d’équipes le même Cuny était associé à Nicolas Perrier pour la conquête d’une belle 6^e place.

La reconnaissance internationale de la discipline à été également illustrée par l’implication fédérale et institutionnelle sur l’événement.

Le président de la Fédération Russe de Ski, également vice-président du Comité Olympique, est venu spécialement de Moscou pour assister aux épreuves pendant deux jours. Le maire de Yaroslavl (800 000 habitants !), le député et le président de région ont assisté aux épreuves et participé aux manifestations protocolaires. Et le samedi soir, tous les concurrents et les officiels se sont retrouvés autour d’un buffet somptueux pour une soirée mémorable.

La couverture médiatique n’a pas été en reste : sept chaines de télévision ont suivi l’événement dont plusieurs chaines nationales.

Prochaine étape de la Coupe du Monde : les 16 et 17 septembre dans le Jura et la Franche Comté pour la finale sur la Trans’Roller (Transjurassienne d’été) qui sera l’apothéose de la saison.

Sur le circuit français de l’Odlo Rollerski Tour, les athlètes ont rendez vous les 15 et 16 août au Grand Bornand le village de Roddy Darragon, premier médaillé olympique français en ski de fond, qui sera au départ avec ces collègues des Equipes de France.

ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP - PRESOLANA ITALY

DAY 1: ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP - PRESOLANA ITALY

UPHILL RACE TO DI GREGORIO/ITA AND AYDIN/TUR

At the opening race of FIS Rollerski World Cup wins Alfio di Gregorio as well as the italian team. In women's race the success goes to Kelime Aydin from Turkey.

Bergamo 1st July 2006 FIS Rollerski World Cup weekend has started in Italy at Presolana in Alta Val Seriana (Bergamo). The Italian Team has demonstrated to be the nation to beat, thanks to the great performance of Alfio di Gregorio/ITA who wins the first race, the uphill race from Dorga resort to the mountain Monte Pora (7,8 km) in 27'47'' with a distance of 1'23'' to his team mate Valerio Theodule/ITA and 1'27'' to the third Italian Cristian Ivaldo/ITA. An Italian podium. Good race for another Italian (nordic skier) Bruno Carara/ITA , who has competed using his training rollerski (slower than the race one), who gets the fifth place al 12'' from the podium, anticipated by Nicolas Terrier/FRA. In between women's race a good surprise comes from Kelime Aydin/TUR in 35'42 in front of Valentina Kislukhina/RUS and Anna Rosa/ITA.

In Junior Race Glauco Pizzuto/ITA wins over Sebastian Bech/GER and Gabriele Caretta/ITA; in Junior women race German podium with Luis Wolf (1), Julia Kockritz (2) and Theres Wolf (3).

SENIORES MEN

1 Alfio di Grogorio ITA 27'47"63 0

2 Valerio THEODULE ITA 29'11"55 1'23"92

2 Cristian IVALDO ITA 29'15"12 1'27"49

JUNIOR MEN

1 Glauco PIZZUTO ITA 31'09"81 0

2 Sebastian BECH GER 32'20"08 1'10"27

3 Gabriele CARETTA ITA 32'43"92 1'34"11

SENIOR WOMEN

1 Kelime AYDIN TUR 35'42"55 0

2 Valentina KISLUKHINA RUS 35'53"49 10"94

3 Anna ROSA ITA 36'11"68 29"13

JUNIOR WOMEN

1 Luis WOLF GER 39'28"16 0

2 Julia KOCKRITZ GER 40'32"04 1'03"88

3 Therese WOLF GER 40'44"92 1'16"76

SPRINT RACE TO ITALY & GERMANY

David Bogatec and Anna Rosa are the winners of the senior sprint race of Rollerski World Cup. In between Juniors success goes to Kenny Assan/GER and Julia Kockhritz/GER. And tomorrow the uphill skating race from Cerete resort to Onore resort, but also competing in the race the age group and rollerski fans.

Rovetta (BG) 1st July 2006. In the second race of FIS Rolerski World Cup set up for this weekend in Italy at Presolana in Alta Val Seriana (Bergamo), Italian and Germans get the best sprint results. On the track of di 150 m. on the border of two resorts, Rovetta and Fino Del Monte, the Italian and German Team win a 2x2, two races each. Italians in the Senior category, thanks to David Bogatec and Anna Rosa, who have won over another great rollerski team, Russia. Igor Glushov (2005 World Cup), and Marina Firsova.

Alfio di Gregorio (16th) is still the leader of the overall list of World Cup (241 p.), in front of two other Italians, David Bogatec (180 p.) e Simone Paredi (171 p.).

German leadership in junior category thanks to Kenny Assan (1) and Marcus Erler (2), and bronze goes to Glauco Pizzuto/ITA. German get podium with Julia Kochritz and Therese and Luis Wolf.

Sprint Overall List

Senior men

1 David Gogatec ITA

2 Igor Glushovo RUS

3 Alessio Berlanda ITA

Senior Women

1 Anna Rosa ITA

2 Marina Firsova RUS

3 Mateja Bogatec ITA

Junior Men

1 Kenny Assan GER

2 Marcus Erler GER

3 Glauco Pizzuto ITA

Junior Women

1 Julia Kockritz GER

2 Therese Wolf GER

3 Luis Wolf GER

PRESOLANA ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP - DAY 2: DI GREGORIO WINS AGAIN

Alfio Di Gregorio/ITA wins again in the second day of uphill race in free tecnique for FIS Rollerski World Cup over Kiziarslan/TUR. In women race Viviana Druidi/ITA wins over Anna Rosa/ITA and Kislushina/RUS.

With regards to the age group race nordic skier Fabio Maj has run the race telling rollerski experience at tv cameras of an Italian satellite tv.

Unione dei Comuni della Presolana (Bergamo - ITALY ) 2nd July 2006 - The flag for international rollerski are green, white and red, the coulors of Italy. In FIS Rollerski World Cup held this first weekend of July in the mountain resorts of Presolana, Italians have demonstrated their sport value.

Starting from Alfio di Gregorio/ITA, who dominates the senior uphill race in free technique of 6 km (from Cerete Basso village to Onore village), since the first meters, with a distance of almost 29 seconds from Muhammet Kiziarslan/TUR. Third place in senior race to Simone Paredi/ITA with 45 seconds of distance from his captain.

With regards to women senior race success goes to Viviana Druidi/ITA in sprint on the finish line with teammate Anna Rosa/ITA with just few centimeters of difference, third place to Valentina Kislushina/RUS at only 4 seconds from the winner.

In Juniors race Glauco Pizzuto/ITA wins in his category over Sebastian Bach/GER and the third place goes to Stefano Paganessi/ITA. Sprint arrive for women's category,won by Julia Kockritz/GER over Solange Chabloz/ITA and Therese Wolf/GER.

Side event of Presolana FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006 organized by PromoeventiSport together with ski clubs of Lissone, Colere and Rovetta, the Presolana Skiroll Day promotional event won by Andrea Stella/ITA (ex rollerski national athlete) over Pietro Broggini/ITA (cross country junior world champion more then 10 year ago ). Kezia D'Incal wins the women category over Marta Sironi/ITA. At the start allined also Fabio Maj who has participated in a unique way, special guest and speaker attending himself the race. Through his microphone he has tell the race and the rollerski world to the television cameras throughout the entire competition.

The Presolana FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006 is now over. An exciting experience for the Organizing Committee coordinated by Giovanni Bettineschi of PromoeventiSport, which has allowed to fix the organization for next year great sport event, FIS Rollerski World Championships 2007 set up from 30th August to 2nd Septmeber 2007.

Rollerski athletes will rest for a month and then we'll meet them again at next World Cup in Yaroslav, Russia from 4th to 6th August, with Italians who would like to confirm their leadership, as this event also assigns the European titles.

Herewith the top ten list, the overall list is available as well as the digital images at the following website: http://www.cometapress.com/public/public/comunicates.asp?IDE=60

SENIORES - MEN

1 DI GREGORIO Alfio ITA 14.19.67

2 KIZILARSLAN Muhammet TUR + 28.69

3 PAREDI Simone ITA + 45.05

4 BIANCHI Eugenio ITA + 48.72

5 PERRIER Nicolas FRA + 55.46

6 GRIP Rikard SWE + 1.00.49

7 GLUSHKOV Igor RUS + 1.16.54

8 ANDERSSON Johan SWE + 1.21.78

9 THEODULE Valerio ITA + 1.22.32

10 HOFMAN Maurits NED + 1.23.55

SENIORES - WOMEN

1 DRUIDI Viviana ITA 18.24.59

2 ROSA Anna ITA + 2.40

3 KISLUKHINA Valentina RUS + 3.90

4 SEPPAS Hanna SWE + 6.07

5 EKTOVA Elena RUS + 39.85

JUNIOR MEN

1 PIZZUTTO Glauco ITA 16'25.43

2 BECH Sebastian GER + 2.25

3 PAGANESSI Stefano ITA + 24.31

4 CARETTA Gabriele ITA + 43.38

5 KAISER Sten GER + 58.09

JUNIOR - WOMEN

1 KOCKRITZ Julia GER 19.42.49

2 WOLF Theres GER + 1.14

3 CHABLOZ Solange ITA + 1.61

4 WOLF Luis GER + 44.22

FIS Roller Skiing World Cup kicks off

FIS Roller Skiing World Cup kicks off

June 28th, 2006 - The 2006 FIS Roller Skiing World Cup kicked off in Croatia on 23rd- 25th June. Taking place in Oroslavje, the first of the four World Cup weekends included an uphill mass-start race in Bistra, a World Cup premiering team sprint race, and an individual sprint race. The tough uphill race in classical style counted almost 60 competitors representing eight countries. In the team sprint race in the free technique, held on a two-kilometer loop circling around the center of Oroslavje, the two-member teams from Italy and Germany left all the others behind in all the various categories. The final sprint race was staged on a 180 meter-track in a very hot weather on Sunday.

This weekend, on 1st – 2nd July, the FIS Roller Skiing World Cup will move to Presolana (ITA), near Bergamo. The schedule there will include two uphill races (one in each technique) and a night-sprint.

The third stage of the World Cup will take place in Yaroslavl (RUS) on 5th-6th August, also awarding the European Championships. This year's World Cup season will end with the Transjurassienne (FRA) on 16 – 17th September, a mass start race mimicking the world-famous cross-country competition held there each winter.

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BERGAMO SECOND STAGE

Domani e domenica i migliori interpreti dello skiroll internazionale nei paesi dell'Unione dei Comuni della Presolana per un evento a dir poco mondiale. E c'è spazio anche per gli amatori

Bergamo 30 giugno 2006 Dopo l'avvio del calendario internazionale dello skiroll con le gare a Oroslavje (Croazia) di settimana scorsa, domani tocca a Bergamo ospitare la Coppa del Mondo. Il comitato organizzatore gestito da Promoeventi Sport ha approntato ogni cosa per accogliere le cento persone accreditate, tra atleti e tecnici accompagnatori, che animeranno il weekend ai piedi della Presolana. Generosa la rappresentanza delle nazioni, che oltre al tricolore italiano vedono sventolare le bandiere di Russia, Germania, Francia, Svezia, Olanda e Turchia.

Il programma di gare prevede domani mattina l'apertura con la prova in salita di 8,100 chilometri: partenza in linea da Dorga e arrivo ai 1.490 metri di quota del Monte Pora. Il dislivello del percorso è di 520 metri con tratti che superano il 10% di pendenza e si dovrà percorrere in tecnica classica. Nel pomeriggio gli atleti si sposteranno a Rovetta per la spettacolare prova sprint di 200 metri circa che avrà il traguardo nel comune di Fino del Monte: la formula di gara prevede il tabellone stile tennistico e scontri con eliminazione diretta in caso di sconfitta. La terza e ultima gara che assegnerà punti nel ranking mondiale e' fissata per domenica mattina con la prova in linea lungo i 6.4 chilometri che separano Cerete Basso da Onore: poco più di 200 metri il dislivello di gara che verranno percorsi in tecnica libera.

Partiranno con il pettorale giallo di leader provvisorio Alfio Di Gregorio tra gli uomini (126 punti), mentre tra le donne il numero 1 dovrà essere condiviso dalle azzurre Mateja Bogatec e Viviana Druidi, che in Croazia hanno fatto entrambe un primo e un settimo posto, per un totale di 136 punti. Ancora un italiano nella categoria Junior con il predominio dei fratelli Pizzuto: Glaudo in testa con 160 punti seguito da Folco con 145. Unica leadership non azzurra è tra le junior donne dove la Germania occupa le prime posizioni e con Julia Kockritz la testa della graduatoria (180 punti).

Sullo stesso percorso di domenica si disputerà anche il prima edizione del Presolana Skiroll Day, gara amatoriale aperta a tutti, master e dame, purché in possesso di tessera FISI o FIHP, ovvero delle due federazioni che gestiscono lo skiroll (la prima sul fronte internazionale in quanto il rollerski è sport in seno alla FIS mentre la seconda lo gestisce in Italia). Al via della gara amatoriale anche Fabio Maj, uno che gli skiroll li ha usati in allenamento per conquistare il palcoscenico mondiale dello sci di fondo.

Soddisfazione e tanto lavoro per il gruppo di lavoro di Promoeventi Sport guidato da Giovanni Bettineschi: Questo è il nostro terzo intervento nel 2006, dopo la Carving Cup di febbraio e gli europei di winter triathlon a marzo, ora passiamo alla Coppa del Mondo di skiroll in vista dei mondiali di specialità del prossimo anno.

Infatti la FIS ha confermato l'assegnazione della rassegna iridata a Bergamo che la realizzerà a cavallo tra agosto e settembre del 2007. E' un grosso impegno organizzativo ha sottolineato Bettineschi ma che trova soddisfazioni oltre che nelle qualità tecniche di veri campioni anche nella ricaduta mediatica dell'evento. Infatti ricchi e abbondanti servizi televisivi sono previsti sulle principali emittenti nazionali (per esempio Rai Sport Sat, La7 Sport e Sky Sport) per una disciplina che deve ancora riscuotere un grande successo di praticanti, ma che vanta un alto tasso di spettacolarità.

Infine è doveroso un ringraziamento a tutti gli enti pubblici e alle aziende private che hanno creduto in noi conclude Bettineschi a partire dall'Unione dei Comuni della Presolana e dalla Provincia di Bergamo con la Regione Lombardia, fino ai privati, tra i quali Elvas, Acerbis, Sport Specialist, Agripromo, stazione sciistica Monte Pora.

Un ultimo grazie deve essere indirizzato ai numerosi volontari (oltre 70) di vari sodalizi sportivi della zona (Sci Club Colere e Sci Club Rovetta) e non (Sci Club Lissone) senza i quali nulla sarebbe possibile.

OROSLAVJE THE STORY

FIS Rollerski World Cup 2006

Oroslavje (Croatia)

23.-25.06.2006.

First race, Bistra 23.06

This years season of FIS Rollerski World Cup has been opened with up hill race in Bistra. In very warm conditions, racers in five categories were on race track. Organisers, Municipality of Bistra and Ski club Oroslavje have been preparing race track in total lenght of 6.200 meters. The track was extremly demanding. For the race it was more than 80 competitors entries, but chalenge of hot day and demanding race track excepted 57 competitors from eight countries. The race had mass start, and first on the start were ladies.

In junior female category first three places were taken by Germans; Louis Wolf, Julia Kockritz and Theres Wolf. Winner of the senior female category was Viviana Druidi from Italiy. Second was Kelime Aydin from Turkey and third Erika Bettineschi from Italy. In junior male category the winner was Glauco Pizzutto from Italy who beat Sebastian Bach from Germany on second place and Izzet Kizilarslan from Turkey on third. Alfio Di Gregorio showed the best form in the first World Cup race by winning it. Second and third were also Italians Valerio Theodule and Christiano Ivaldi. In the masters race, the winning place had gone to Hungary to Laszlo Miskolczi who beat Italian Stefano Corradin and Russian Leonid Golobkov.

Second race, Oroslavje 24.06

First time in FIS Rollerski World Cup we had one team sprint race. Two members of the team were driving around centre of the town in lenght of two kilometers. We saw really well races. In each race, leading group was formed and in tactical battle for better final position competitors had very tight results. All races were decieded in last meters in final sprint. Junior male, junior female and senior female were driving tree laps, senior male, five.

Junior and senior ladies were in one race. In senior female category winner was Italy 2 (Anna Rosa, Erika Bettineschi) in front of Russia 1 (Marina Firsova, Elena Ektova) and Italy 1 (Mateja Bogatec, Viviana Druidi). In junior female category winner was Germany 1 (Luis Wolf, Julia Kkritz), second was Germany 2 (Theres Wolf, Theresa Monreal) and third was Croatia (Maja Vuk, Marina Kovacec). With only one second better time, Italy with brothers Pizzutto, Folco and Glauco, was better than Germany 2 (Sebastian Bech, Sten Kaiser). Third was Germany 1 (Markus Erler, Kenny Assan). The smallest margin was in the senior male category. At the end winner was Italy 1 (Alfio Di Gregorio, Jules Pession) in front of Italy 2 (Emmanuele Sbabo, Eugenio Bianchi) and Russia 1 (Igor Glushkov, Nikolay Bolshakov). The margin was only 26 hundreds of a second.

Third race, Oroslavje 25.06

Hot morning and 180 meters long race track in the city center was waiting rollerski competitors in the last race of World cups first stage in Croatia. After we had repeated sprint qualifications, best 16 in female and male category were in the final. As we expected Bogatec family, Mateja and David, was quickest in qualifications. At the end in female category the winner was Mateja Bogatec (Italy) who beat compatriot Anna Rosa with 42 hundreds od a second. In B final german junior Julia Kkritz (with that result winner in junior female category) beat Marina Firsova from Russia. In male category we had complete Italian dominationa with four competitors in semi finals. In final race, small surprise. We expected David Bogatec's win, but Alessio Berlanda was faster for 28 hundreds of a second. In B final Emanuele Sbabo was better than Simone Paredi for only small 8 hundreds of a second. When results in senior and junior category were separated, winner in junior category was Folco Pizzutto from Italy.

That's the end of the this years FIS Rollerski World Cup race in Oroslavje, Croatia. Organizers are satisfied with the job they have done, and we belive that guest are also pleased with three days in Croatia. Thanks all for your cooperation and see you next year.

Fabio MAJ at the World Cup in Italy

ANCHE FABIO MAJ ALLA COPPA DI SKIROLL DELLA PRESOLANA
Domenica 2 luglio l'ex fondista al via della gara promozionale che l'organizzazione Promoeventi Sport ha collocato come side event della Coppa del Mondo F.I.S. di Skiroll.

comunicato stampa

Bergamo 26 giugno 2006 E' scattato il conto alla rovescia che nell'arco di 6 giorni ci porterà alla Coppa del Mondo F.I.S. di Skiroll della Presolana, i alta Val Seriana, secondo appuntamento della Coppa del Mondo della disciplina.
Gli organizzatori della Promoeventi Sport, con la stretta collaborazione tecnica dello Sci Club Lissone e del supporto di sodalizi locali quali gli Sci Club di Colere e Rovetta, hanno deciso di introdurre oltre alle competizioni che assegneranno i punti nel ranking mondiale di skiroll, anche una gara a carattere promozionale, allo scopo di consentire ai numerosi fondisti a riposo durante la stagione estiva, di cimentarsi in una prova non particolarmente impegnativa.
Infatti per tutti gli amatori, purché in possesso di una tessera FISI o FIHP, prenderà il via alle 10,30 di domenica 2 luglio la prima edizione del Presolana Skiroll Day, con il via da Cerete Basso e linea d'arrivo nel centro di Onore. Si tratta di una competizione in salita della lunghezza di 6 chilometri e 400 metri e con un dislivello di poco superiore ai 200 metri da percorrere a tecnica libera.
Tra i protagonisti attivi della competizione amatoriale ci sarà anche Fabio Maj, l'ex azzurro di fondo che da un paio di stagioni ha abbandonato l'attività agonistica pur rimanendo nel settore come tecnico. Il fondista di Schilpario, prestato allo skiroll per una domenica, non correrà solitario, perché una troupe di Icarus, la trasmissione televisiva che Sky TV dedica ogni settimana al mondo dell'estremo, lo seguirà nel corso della prova e il buon Fabio racconterà agli amici telespettatori le sensazioni di uno sport come lo skiroll e le bellezza naturali di questo comprensorio montano che ruota intorno al massiccio montuoso della Presolana.
Intanto restano aperte le iscrizioni al Presolana Skiroll Day: adesione a 10 Euro comprensivi della quota di iscrizione alla gara, del ricco pasta party successivo e di una T-shirt ricordo della prima edizione della gara.
Il Presolana Skiroll Day si colloca come side event all'interno del programma di Coppa del Mondo che prevede sabato 1 luglio la prova in salita di 8,100 chilometri, da Dorga al Monte Pora e la spettacolare prova sprint di 200 metri tra Rovetta e Fino del Monte del pomeriggio. Terzo scontro agonistico, e' fissato per domenica mattina ore 10.00 con la prova in linea lungo i 6.4 chilometri che separano Cerete Basso da Onore, mezz'ora più tardi il via al Presolana Skiroll Day.

Sprints qualification

Temperature 25 °C !

Give us your opinion, let's talk !

The purpose of this blog is to exchange ideas and comments about the Rollerski World Cup so do not hesitate to give your opinion in French, English, German, Turkish, Italian or Russian!!!

My first comment will be about the opening ceremony, it was the best I ever sawn! And I am still thinking that in the future Croatia should think about organising the World Championships!

SOME PICTURES OF TODAY RACES UP HILL CLASSIC STYLE

CROATIA FIRST STAGE OF THE WORLD CUP

As usual Italian, Russian and Graman teams are the strong ones !