10/06/2017   Florence (ITA): Italian U20 and U23 Championships-Victories of Picchiottino and Colombi (U23); Brandi and Russo (U20)






The U20 and the U123 come together with a beautiful glance.

 
 
10,000m track walk men
 
 
Immediately headed to lead the U23 group Stefano Chiesa, Gianluca Picchiottino, Gregorio Angelini, Ettore Grillo, Niccolò Coppini and Stefano Mansutti.
 
The U20 group is led by Giacomo Brandi and Davide Marchesi.
 
At 2km the passage is 8:28.94 with Angelini head, followed by Chiesa, Picchiottino and Coppini. The others have lost a few meters and after a lap Coppini also leaves.
At 3km the leaders pass in 12:42.46
 
In the U20, Giacomo Brandi took advantage on Davide Marchesi and Nicolas Fanelli.
 
Shortly after Gianluca Picchiottino taked the head and Stefano Chiesa follows while giving a few feet to Gregorio Angelini.
 
At half race they pass in 20:57.79 with Gianluca Picchiottino leading on Stefano Chiesa.
Towards 6 km Gianluca Picchiottino force the pace, and unless the jury intervenes, the fight for the title of Italian Champion U23 ends.
 
At 7 km Picchiottino pass in 28:57.95. Followed by Stefano Chiesa, more behind Gregorio Angelini.
 
In the U20, always in the head Giacomo Brandi, who when he is dubbed by Gianluca Picchiottino tries to withstand a few meters.
 
 
Arrival U23 (click here)
 
Viictory to Gianluca Picchiottino in 41:02:32
Second place to Stefano Chiesa in 41:23.11
Third place to Gregorio Angelini in 42:08.91
 
 
 


         Gianluca Picchiottino and Stefano Chiesa (photos by Giancalo Colombo per Fidal)

 
 
 
Arrival U20 (click here)
 

Victory to Giacomo Brandi in 43:01.13

Second place to Nicolas Fanelli in 44:02.21

Third place to Pietro Zabbeni in 44:53:95

 

 

 
 
Giacomo Brandi (photo by Giancarlo Colombo per Fidal)
 
 
 

10,000m track walk women

 

The U23 and the U20s also walks together in women.

 

Immediately go to lead the three favorites of the U23: Nicole Colombi, Eleonora Dominici and Diana Cacciotti.
 
In the U20 lead the race Valeria Di Sabato, Annalisa Russo and the twin sisters Anthea and Angelica Mirabello.
 
In the U23 the race always looks the same at 17 laps to go with Nicole Colombi leading on the other two. A lap after forces the pace Nicole Colombi and earns a dozen meters early.
 
At 5km Nicole Colombi passes in 23:19:31 (4:42.8 - 9:25.5 - 14:09.0 - 18:45.7) with a dozen meters of advantage over the other two.
At 6km, Nicole Columbi (27:54.11) has a few meters on Eleonora Dominici who lead over Diana Cacciotti.
 
In the U20 leaders are Annalisa Russo and Anthea Mirabello.
 
Nicole Colombi continues with her pace and now at two kilometers to go it seems to have outlined the victory in the category U23.
Split times are the following
- 7km: 32:30.7
- 8km: 37:08.1
- 9km: 41:43.5
At 1,200m from the end of the race the surprise: Diana Cacciotti (for her two bent knee and one no contact) was disqualified while she was in third place.
Previously Giulia Imbesi (three bent knee), Maria Teresa Cortesi (three bent knee) and Alessia Gallino (three bent knee) were disqualified.
Sara Vitiello will benefit from it and will end up in third place.
 
 
 
Arrival U23 (click here)

 

Victory to Nicole Colombi in 46:11.77

Second place to Eleonora Dominici in 46:50.17

Third place to Sara Vitiello in 49:06.92

 

 

 


 

Nicole Colombi

 

 

 

Eleonora Dominici (74) e Diana Cacciotti (69)

 

 

 

 

Arrival U20 (click here)

 

Victory to Annalisa Russo in 50:31.23

Second place to Anthea Mirabello in 51:03.93

Third place to Angelica Mirabello in 51:18.28

 
 

 
 
 
Annalisa Russo