Fatal mishap: Alessia Vigilia slips off the World Cup podium with Italy

The fourth edition of the mixed team time trial at a world championship was extremely bitter for the team from Italy. In the end she had to settle for fifth place.

The course of the race was bitter because the men in the Azzurri team had initially set the fastest time. The 23-year-old Alessia Vigilia from Bolzano, Letizia Paternoster from Nonstal and Silvia Persico from Bergamasco tried to continue on the clear course for medals.

Chain problem causes trouble Vigilia and Paternoster initially kept Italy in the top field, but then the misfortunes happened: First Paternoster collapsed due to a technical defect. The two remaining Azzurre would probably have held the bronze course afterwards if Persico hadn't jumped out of the chain on an extremely fast section. While she was still riding, she tried to get the bike back in order with her foot, but in the end she had to get off the saddle and lose valuable seconds.

The German team primarily benefited from the Italian mishap, advancing to third place. In the end, defending champions Switzerland took the gold medal at the top of the rankings, followed by France.

However, the sporting value of the event was manageable. Many teams like the Netherlands only sent riders from the second row into the race. The Afghan team, which had registered a team for the first time, was celebrated wildly. Also present were the two sisters Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi as well as Zahra Rezayee, who had to flee after the coup in August 2021 and are currently living in Italy. The fact that it was last place with a big gap was of secondary importance.

Bianchi makes it to the final On the road, elite competition continues with the women's individual time trial in Stirling on Thursday. The men follow on Friday. While the World Cup continues for Vigilia and Co., the showdown in Scotland is already over for track cyclist Matteo Bianchi. The 21-year-old from Leifer made it to the final in the 1 km time trial on Tuesday, where he finished seventh. Gold went to the Dutch exceptional talent Jeffrey Hoogland.

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Fatal mishap: Alessia Vigilia slips off the World Cup podium with Italy

She was so close to the World Cup medal she longed for, but after an annoying incident, South Tyrol's cycling hope Alessia Vigilia's dreams were dashed. Italy let bronze slip from their hands in the mixed relay at the title fights in Glasgow.

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