XI edizione - Murcia 2015
20 km donne
Subito a fare l’andatura un gruppo composto dalle quattro atlete Russe (Elmira Alembekova, Svetlana Vasilyeva, Marina Padakòvà e Vera Sololova), assieme alle Italiane Eleonora Anna Giorgi ed Elisa Rigaudo, alla Ucraina Lyudmyla Olyanovska, e alla Spagnola Raquel Gonzalez.
Il passaggio ai 5 km avviene in 22.21-22.22 e sono dieci.
Qualche metro dopo c’è l’altra Spagnola Julia Tackacs.
Ai 10 km:
Guida la gara Lyudmyla Olyanovska, che non sembra pimpante come al solito e sembra avere anche qualche chilo di troppo, in 44.14 (con un tempo di 21:52 nei secondi 5km).
Assieme a lei il gruppetto con Ana Cabecinha, Eleonora Anna Giorgi ed Elisa Rigaudo, le quattro Russe tra le quali la più pimpante sembra essere Marina Pandakova.
Le altre Italiane: Valentina Trapletti è 24° in 46:03 (con un tempo di 23.14 nei secondi 5 km), Federica Ferraro è 37° in 48:06
La situazione dei cartellini rossi al 10 km:
Johanna Jackson-Atkinson (GBR): 2 red cards
Ines Henriques (POR): 1 red card
Agnese Pastare (LAT): 1 red card
Radosveta Simeonova (BUL): 1 red card
Vera Sokolova (RUS): 1 red card
Julia Takacs (ESP): 1 red card
Tra i 10 e i 15 km:
Forzano l’andatura la Pandakova prima e la Alebekova poi.
Resistono Eleonora Anna Giorgi, Svetlava Vasilyeva e Anezka Drahotova.
Cedono qualche metro la Olyanovska, la Sokolova e ancor prima la Rigaudo e la Spagnola Gonzalez.
La situazione dei cartellini rossi in testa al gruppo:
Elmira Alembekova: 1 red card (sbloccaggio)
Eleonora Anna Giorgi: 1 red card (sospensione)
Marina Pandakova: 1 red card (sospensione)
Vera Sokolova: 2 red cards (sospensione)
Elisa Rigaudo: 1 red card (sbloccagio)
Julia Tackacs: 2 red cards (sospensione) che verrà poco dopo squalificata.
Negli ultimi 5 km ci provano prima Svetlana Vasilyeva, e poi Elmira Alembekova, resiste solamente Eleonora Anna Giorgi che però trova la seconda red card per sospensione sul suo percorso.
Nonostante ciò la Giorgi prova nell’ultimo giro a far sua la gara e stacca dim qualche metro la Alembekova che rintuzza l’attacco e poco prima dell’ultimo rettilineo allunga per andare a vincere in 1:26:15 (record della Coppa).
Seconda Eleonora Anna Giorgi in 1.26:17 al personal best e nuovo record Italiano.
Terza l’altra Russa Svetlana Vasilyeva in 1:26:31 davanti a Anezka Drahotoiva in 1:26:53 (personal best) e a Marina Pandakova (1:26:58).
Sesta Vera Sokolova (1:27:08), settima Lyudmyla Olyanovska (1:27:09) e ottava Elisa Rigaudo in 1:2801 al season best.
Le altre Italiane: Valentina Trapletti è 20° in 1:32:08 (personal best), Federica Ferraro è 35° in 1:39:54,
Classifica a squadre della 20 km donne
1.- Russia con 9 punti
2.- Italia con 30 punti
3.- Portogallo con 38 punti
4.- Ukraina con 39 punti
5.- Spagna con 39 punti
10 km Junior donne
Subito in testa le atlete spagnole con Maria Perez e Lidia Sanchez-Puebla, seguite dalle atlete Russe e dalle Italiane.
Il primo chilometro viene coperto in 4:45 e le tre atlete spagnole guidano la gara, seguite da Noemi Stella e Eleonora Dominici, e assieme alle Russe Mariya Losinova e Olga Sharghina.
Ai 5 Km:
Mariya Losinova ha quasi sempre fatto l’andatura dopo i 3km con a fianco Noemi Stella e Maria Perez.
Le altre si stanno staccando di qualche metro.
Il passaggio ai 5 km vede in testa Mariya Losinova seguita Klaudia Aanasyeva, Olga Shargina (23:34).
Seguono Noemi Stella (23:38) e Maria Perez (23:39).
Eleonora Dominici è settima in 23:47; Giada Francesca Ciabini è 18° in 25:07
Subito dopo il passaggio le tre Russe forzano l’andatura e staccano Noemi Stella di una decina di metri che si fa anche superare da Maria Perez.
La distanza fra le prime tre e le inseguitrici si ampia e sembra che per il podio non ci sia più nulla da discutere.
Klaudia Aanasyeva forza l’andatura e stacca di qualche metro verso il settimo km le altre due Russe; passa agli 8 km in 36:56, seguono Mariya Losinova e da Olga Shargina. Quarta è Maria Perez tallonata da Noemi Stella.
Non c’è più nulla da dire per il podio, salvo squalifiche, visto che Olga Shargina ha due red cards a suo carico.
All’ultimo giro Klaudia Aanasyeva in 41:26 seguita da Mariya Losinova e da Olga Shargina con un ritardo di 9” dalla Losinova.
Vince Klaudia Aanasyeva in 45:55 mentre viene squalificata Olga Shargina.
Secondo posto per Mariya Losinova in 46:11 e terza beneficiando della squalifica della Shargina la Spagnola Maria Perez (47:08) che ha di poco la meglio su Noemi Stella (47:19).
Le altre Italiane: Eleonora Dominici ottava in 48:26 e Giada Francesca Ciabini è 13° in 50:38 (personal best)
Classifica a squadre della 10 km junior donne
1.- Russia con 3 punti
2.- Spagna con 9 punti
3.- Italia con 12 punti
4.- Lituania con 16 punti
5.- Polonia con 18 punti
(English version)
20 km Women
To set the pace a group composed of the three Russian athletes (Elmira Alembekova, Svetlana Vasilyeva, Marina Padakòvà, and Vera Sokolova), along with the Italian Anna Eleonora Giorgi and Elisa Rigaudo, the Ukraine Lyudmyla Olyanovska, and the Spanish Raquel Gonzalez.
Five km covered in 22:21 to 22:22 and there are ten in the leading group.
After a few meters there is the other Spanish Julia Tackacs.
At 10 km:
Leads the pack Lyudmyla Olyanovska, in 44.14 (with a time of 21:52 seconds in 5km).
With her the group with Ana Cabecinha, Eleonora Anna Giorgi and Elisa Rigaudo, the four Russian and among them seems to be the more perky Marina Pandakova.
The other Italians: Valentina Trapletti is 24th in 46:03 (with a time of 23:14 seconds in 5 km), Federica Ferraro is 37th in 48:06
The situation of the red cards to 10 km:
Johanna Jackson-Atkinson (GBR): 2 red cards
Ines Henriques (POR): 1 red card
Agnese Pastare (LAT): 1 red card
Radosveta Simeonova (BUL): 1 red card
Vera Sokolova (RUS): 1 red card
Julia Takacs (ESP): 1 red card
Between 10 and 15 km:
Force the pace Pandakova the first and Alebekova then.
Resist Anna Eleonora Giorgi, Svetlava Vasilyeva and Anezka Drahotova.
Just before given way Olyanovska, Sokolova and even before Rigaudo and Spanish Gonzalez.
The situation of red cards in the leading group:
Elmira Alembekova: 1 red card (bent knee)
Anna Eleonora Giorgi: 1 red card (contact)
Marina Pandakova: 1 red card (contact)
Vera Sokolova: 2 red cards (contact)
Elisa Rigaudo: 1 red card (bent knee)
Julia Tackacs: 2 red cards (contact); she will be disqualified shortly after.
Over the last 5 km before try Svetlana Vasilyeva, and then Elmira Alembekova, resists only Eleonora Anna Giorgi but she found the second red card for lifting in her path.
Nevertheless, Giorgi try in final lap to win the race and gain few meters on Alembekova that blunt the attack and just before the last straight force to go on to win in 1:26:15 (record of the cup).
Second Eleonora Anna Giorgi in 1.26:17 to a personal best and a new Italian record.
Three other Russian Svetlana Vasilyeva in 1:26:31 in front of Anezka Drahotoiva in 1:26:53 (personal best) and Marina Pandakova (1:26:58).
Sixth Vera Sokolova (1:27:08), seventh Lyudmyla Olyanovska (1:27:09) and Elisa Rigaudo eighth in 1:280:1 to the season best.
The other Italians: Valentina Trapletti is 20th in 1:32:08 (personal best), Federica Ferraro is 35th in 1:39:54.
Team standings in the 20 km women
1.- Russia with 9 points
2.- Italy with 30 points
3.- Portugal with 38 points
4. -Ukraine with 39 points
5.- Spain with 39 points
10 km Junior Women
Immediately to lead the Spanish athletes Spanish with Maria Perez and Lidia Sanchez-Puebla, followed by Russian athletes and the Italians.
The first kilometer was covered in 4:45 and the three Spanish athletes leading the race, followed by Noemi Stella and Eleonora Dominici, and together with the Russian Mariya Losinova and Olga Sharghina.
At 5 Km:
Mariya Losinova has almost always have been set the pace after the 3km side by side with Noemi Stella and Maria Perez.
The others are separated of a few meters.
At 5 km the group is leaded by Mariya Losinova followed by Klaudia Aanasyeva, Olga Shargina (23:34).
Follow Noemi Stella (23:38) and Maria Perez (23:39).
Eleonora Dominici is seventh in 23:47; Giada Francesca Ciabini is 18th in 25:07
Immediately after half race the three Russian force the pace and leave off Noemi Strlls of ten meters that is also overcome by Maria Perez.
The distance between the top three and the chasers is large and it seems that for the podium there is nothing more to discuss.
Klaudia Aanasyeva force the pace and off a few meters towards the seventh km the other two Russian; she passes to 8 km in 36:56, followed by Mariya Losinova and Olga Shargina. Fourth is Maria Perez closely followed by Noemi Stella.
There is nothing more to say to the podium, except disqualifications, as Olga Shargina has two red cards against her.
Last lap Klaudia Aanasyeva in 41:26 followed by Mariya Losinova and Olga Shargina with a delay of 9” from Losinova.
Victory to Klaudia Aanasyeva in 45:55 while Olga Shargina is disqualified.
Second place went to Mariya Losinova in 46:11, and in third, benefiting from the disqualification of Shargina, the Spanish Maria Perez in 47:08 has slightly the better on Noemi Stella (47:19).
The other Italians: Eleonora Dominici eight in 48:26 and Giada Francesca Ciabini is 13th in 50:38 (personal best).
Team standings in the 10 km junior women
1.- Russia with 3 points
2.- Spain with 9 points
3.- Italy with 12 points
4.- Lithuania with 16 points
5.- Poland with 18 points
(from the web-site of European Athletics)
Women's 20km
The women’s 20k lived up to star billing with a dramatic last-lap sprint that decided gold.
Eleonora Giorgi made a brave bid on the final circuit, and it looked to be a decisive move by the Italian.
But world leader, Elmira Alembekova decided otherwise. With arms pumping and legs whirling, she dug deep to turn a five-metre deficit into the slightest of leads with 250 metres left.
Throwing caution to the winds as judges peered ever closer at the leaders’ technique, the Russian underlined her fine form to just about hang on to the finish.
Giorgi hurtled across two seconds later and suggest she will be a major threat at the World Championship later in the year. After all, the economics student improved her personal best for the third race in a row.
A second Russian, Svetlana Vasileyva, walked a last lone lap to claim a deserved bronze.
It was a far cry from the early circuits.
Six were slightly ahead but spread across the road rather than the processional look of most major races. However, the group quickly reformed to 14 by the third tour - with all the favourites forming the spearhead.
It then showed slivers of sunlight a lap later, although just about held together at 5k (22:21). Then three came off the back including Portugal’s Ines Henriques as the pace moved it up a notch.
Elisa Rigaudo, the Olympic bronze medallist from 2008, was next to discover the leaders meant business.
At half way, (44:12), European Championship silver medallist Lyudmyla Olyanovska was a nose ahead of the rest, but it was almost the same formation with Rigaudo getting an unexpected lift as she latched on to the struggling Raquel Gonzalez from the host country.
By 12k, those in contention had been whittled down to seven, but with all favourites still in place.
Former world record holder Vera Sokolova was the one Russian now forced to settle for a minor place, and twice more round the final seven were also looking susceptible to a major split.
Olyanovska was at the back, and along with Portugal’s Ana Cabencinha, the pair were forced to let the first five go at 15k (1:05:32).
The European Bronze medallist from 2014 looked to be in to trouble, but with determined cap on back to front, Anežka Drahotová clawed her way back to the leaders.
It wasn’t to last.
The circuit between 16 and 17k proved decisive. Marina Pandakova paid for the pace as did Drahotová. On the bell lap, Alembekova was going eyeballs out to drop Giorgi and Vasileyva.
She managed to dispose of the latter, but the Italian took up pole position only to discover Alembekova, who is now blond rather than brunette, proving a show stopper.
For all that, Giorgi was delighted with second place.
She said: “This is my first medal and I am very happy; it was my dream.
"My previous national record was 1:26:46 so I am very happy I beat it for the third time. I would like to fight and beat the Chinese and Russian athletes in Beijing.”
Before the medal ceremony, Russia’s points tally saw them team winners. Giorgi and Italy were second, with evergreen Portugal set for bronze.
Women's junior 10km
It went to form in the women’s junior 10k with the fastest this year first across the line.
Russia claimed their third victory of the day when Klavdiya Afanasyeva left her two-team mates just before the 7k mark. When you are as fair-skinned as the winner and still triumph over 30c degrees Spanish heat on a tiring Sunday afternoon, it suggests another successful product off a unceasing assembly line of champions.
Mariya Losinova was second, but when team-mate Olga Shargina was shown the red card on the last lap, the decibels revved up around the circuit.
Behind the leading pair, and they were well spread out, there was a battle royal for what was believed to be fourth.
Instead, Maria Perez quickly gleaned she and Italian Noemi Stella were chasing a medal after Shargina’s demise.
Roared on by Murcians around the course, Perez found the gear all those given fresh inspiration do, and was 11 seconds clear by the finish.
However, the leading pair made sure the Russian national anthem got a fifth airing along the Gran Via Escultor Francisco Salzillo when they took team gold to go with two previous individual and two team wins.
All three Spanish walkers carried hopes of a home win and were carried on a wave of support from the gun.
Treading on their heels were two Russians - and the third was in the leading group of 12. Three were dropped next time round, and the big shock of the day was to see Lidia Sánchez-Puebla 15 metres back of the leading seven.
The co-favourite ,as a result of a ratified second fastest time on the start list, was clearly struggling. At 5k (23:34) all three Russians forged a lead, hammered, was closer the truth. The 20-metre advantage was a consequence of a 4:28, 1k, loop in contrast to the next best 4:34 by second Spaniard Maria Perez.
Stella ate into Perez’s lead and passed her, only to see the tables turned when Russian fortunes took a tumble.
A long way back, Katarzyna Zdzieblo sensibly moved through the heat for fifth, and behind her Sanchez-Pueblo will live to fight another day, but this race was more than two minutes outside her best.
Perez admitted she was in good form.
I felt perfect physically,” she explained. “I thought the other Spanish performances today were sensational, although the temperature was a like devil’s inferno, and the course was a little bit complicated because it was seemingly flat, but undulated here and there.”