The open category had five different winners in seven stages. On the last race, two duos were fighting for the podium with a mere 21-second gap
Porto Seguro, Bahia - The eight edition of Brasil Ride, the main MTB marathon of the Americas, ended last Saturday (21) as the most balanced ever, and crowned the champions of the seven categories: open, ladies, master, grand master, mixed, nelore, and corporate. And two extra special jerseys for the best male and female duos in the American continent. And if the 500 participants of the seven-day event lived a stage in their lives, the decision day took another 1,000 riders to the streets and trails of the Porto Seguro region, and they could also celebrate cycling, and get a taste of what is competing with the best mountain bikers in the world.
In the main category Brazilian Henrique Avancini and Czech Jiri Novak rode beautifully, in a dispute that was only defined in the final kilometers of the stage. They got to the seventh just 21 seconds ahead of Italians Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner, champions in 2016. Fourth place in the Australian World Championship last September, Avancini confirmed he is in his nest phase, and Novak chose Brasil Ride to finish his winning career.
Master category had a historical result. Bart Brentjens (NED) and Abraão Azevedo (BRA) won for the fifht time, but lost their stage invincibility in a five-year history. They were defeated by the Czechs Ondrej Fotjik and Robert Novotny, twice champion in the open category, in 2010/2011. Another interesting dispute was in the mixed category, with Americans Sonya Looney and Gordon Wadsworth defeating Portuguese Celina Carpinteiro and Valerio Ferreira.
On ladies, Raiza Goulão (BRA) and Margot Moschetti (FRA) were unbeatable. On the grand master category, the title went to Argentinian Pablo Rodriguez and Slovak Peter Vesel. On the nelore category, Reginaldo Moreira and Robson Mendes Magalhães triumphed in the over 90 kg category, while the corporate was won by the trio Andre/Wagner/Rodrigo. Mario Verissimo e Kennedi Sampaio, along with Ana Luisa Panini and Pilar Covalan received the title of best men and women of the Americas.
“This year's Brasil Ride showed it is not only a great challenge for all riders, but also a high-level competition. All categories were marked by excitement and tight disputes. On the open category, five different duos won the seven stages, in historical days. Teams Trek Selle San Marco and Avancini/Novak competed for the title in a perfect script for a movie. “This doesn't happen in races abroad”, assessed Mario Roma, creator of Brasil Ride.
“Nowadays, winning a Brasil Ride stage is a great achievement. Being a champion is exactly what Jiri Novak declared: is an honor for the career. He brought his career to a perfect end here .The summit. When a professional athlete such as Novak, who disputed dozens of marathons and stage races all over the world, declares something like this, it shows that the main MTB ultramarathon reached the top”, completed Roma.
Champions of the eight edition:
Open : Henrique Avancini (BRA) / Jiri Novak (CZE)
Ladies : Raiza Goulão (BRA) / Margot Moschetti (FRA)
Master : Bart Brentjens (HOL) / Abraão Azevedo (BRA)
Duplas mistas : Sonya Looney (EUA) / Gordon Wadsworth (EUA)
Americas men : Mario Veríssimo (BRA) / Kennedi Sampaio (BRA)
Americas women : Ana Luisa Panini (BRA) / Pilar Bust (CHI)
Grand máster : Pablo Rodriguez (ARG) / Peter Vesel (SLO)
Nelore : Reginaldo Marques Moreira (BRA) / Robson Mendes Magalhães (BRA)
Corporativa : Andre/Wagner/Rodrigo (BRA)
Winners of each stage in the open:
Prologue : Hans Becking (HOL) / Sebastian Fini (DIN)
Stage 2 : Tiago Ferreira (POR) / José Silva (POR)
Stage 3 : Henrique Avancini (BRA) / Jiri Novak (CHE)
Stage 4 : Luis Leão Pinto (POR) / Soren Niessen (DIN)
Stage 5 : Michele Casagrande (ITA) / Fabian Rabensteiner (ITA)
Stage 6 : Henrique Avancini (BRA) / Jiri Novak (CHE)
Stage 7 : Henrique Avancini (BRA) / Jiri Novak (CHE)
Videos of day 7 - The videos of stage 7 are available in two versions: one complete, with subtitles and soundtrack, and one clean, without subtitles or soundtrack:
Complete version: https://we.tl/PQJKE22bcF
Clean version: https://we.tl/Vwupz4B3TZ
Youtube.com (https://www.youtube.com/user/BrasiRide/videos?disable_polymer=1)
Prologue - https://youtu.be/v7rJkGkO1A8
Stage 2 - https://youtu.be/WDJDmftEmwY
Stage 3 - https://youtu.be/-ykdkNgzmss
Stage 4 - https://youtu.be/zVCFhqRp0YQ
Stage 5 - https://youtu.be/sOKVcpolU0s
Stage 6 - https://youtu.be/JnhE2Fz3mYc
Stage 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrnYTqo6y0U
Pinkbike.com (https://www.pinkbike.com/u/BrasilRide/channel/all/)
Prologue - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480019/
Stage 2 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480020/
Stage 3 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480021/
Stage 4 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480061/
Stage 5 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480145/
Stage 6 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480146/
Stage 7 - https://www.pinkbike.com/video/480190/
Recognition - Six times Guidão de Ouro (for the best mountain bike competition in Brazil) award winner, Brasil Ride recognition is growing in the MTB community. At present, mountain bikers usually compare the event with the most important races of the world and have nicknamed the ultramarathon the "Giro de Italia of MTB".
About Brasil Ride - Brasil Ride's 8th edition will feature 500 athletes from 22 countries and 24 Brazilian states. On Saturday (21th), the Marathon of the Discoveries, held in a single stage, will have over 1,000 cyclists. Classified as S1, the race will give winners of Open and Ladies categories 120 points in the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) rankings. A competition born in Bahia, Brazil Ride brought together, in 2016, 500 athletes from 23 countries and 24 Brazilian states and the Federal District from October 16th to 22nd, in the Discovery Coast.
Brasil Ride is sponsored by Trek, Shimano and Unidas and supported by the Government of Bahia and the City Halls of Porto Seguro and Guaratinga. The event is an achievement of Roma Comunicação and the Instituto Brasil Ride.
Brasil Ride: More than a race, a stage in your life.
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All the champions (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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The champions of 2017 (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Champion's Trophy (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Avancini and Novak at the last stage (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Henrique Avancini an Jiri Novak (Marina Magalhães / Brasil Ride)
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Brasil Ride camp in Guaratinga (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Athletes during the race (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Beautiful view (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Second stage podium (Marina Magalhães / Brasil Ride)
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Fabian Rabenstiner falls in the prologue (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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