With an expectant preview under the watchful eye of motorcycling champion Dani Pedrosa, the WES World e-Bike Series had a great weekend in Bologna-Montana, where the second meeting of the 2022 season of the UCI E-Mountain Bike World Cup 2022 took place, with Jérôme Gilloux, Nicole Göldi and Justine Tonso as the main protagonists.
On May 28 took place the first of the double event scheduled on Italian soil. 17.5 kilometers distributed in 5 counterclockwise laps and 1,242 meters of elevation brought together the riders during a demanding course, which saw the Frenchman from Lapierre Overlot dominate from start to finish in the men’s section.
Although the original schedule called for 6 laps, Race Control decided to make it 5, where Jérôme Gilloux and Nicole Göldi (Trek) were the ones who started in the place of honor after winning the qualirace, and therefore, the Pole Position Powered by Raspini.
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On the women’s side, Sofia Wiedenroth (Specialized) went ahead of Göldi and took the lead of the race, dominating most of the competition (4 out of 5 laps), but suffering an onslaught from the reigning world champion after a great sprint at the end, winning her first WES race.
Justine Tonso was going well in the fight until she broke her seat on lap three, being forced to withdraw from the fight after shining with authority in the inaugural double-header held in Monaco-Peille.
Bologna-Montagne: Race 2
Same course, but this time clockwise. The men’s side again saw a great race by Lapierre Overlot’s Frenchman Jérôme Gilloux, who once again started from pole position, taking all possible points (50) during the weekend in Bologna-Montagne.
In the women’s race, Sofia Wiedenroth (Specialized) repeated her first starting position, but this time there was no broken saddle to prevent Justine Tonso from making up for what she lost on Saturday, winning Sunday’s competition, followed by Switzerland’s Nathalie Schneitter (Trek) and the German from Specialized.
Tonso thus leads the general classification of riders with 75 points, followed by Nathalie Schneitter (69) and Sofia Wiedenroth (67) to complete the top three. On the other hand, Jérôme Gilloux appears with a perfect score (100) at the top of the table, in second place is Swiss Loïc Noël (57), while in third position is Frenchman Hugo Pigeon (40).
The next double date of the WES UCI E-Mountain Bike World Cup 2022 is scheduled for July 23-24 in Charade/Clermont-Ferrand, before visiting the mythical Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium from September 3-4.
Written by | Ronald Ortega
