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TEVA Extreme Outdoor Games
A report plus complete results from the TEVA Extreme Outdoor Games 2007 in Val Sesia, Italy. |
TEVA Extreme Outdoor Games 2007, Val Sesia Italy
The TEVA Extreme Outdoor games always have been one of the top kayak events every year over the last 6 years, but this year's event had grown much bigger than expected, especially in the other sports like mountain running, downhill biking, bouldering and some more demonstration events.
Also there was a lot more interest from the press to cover the event. Beside a very significant increase in local news media on site, a team from Gillette World Sports and Sky TV Italy covered the event for international tv distribution.
Unfortunately I was heavily involved in the execution of the kayak races, so I did not have the time to witness all the other great events. Therefore I can only report on what happened on the river, which was one of the most exciting kayak races I have seen in the last years.
60 kayakers from 15 countries entered this year's kayak races, which took off on friday with the team and individual downriver race on the Egua river. With a slightly higher water level than last year and a much more competitive field of paddlers, the racing times were much faster than in 2006.
Like last year, team Italy 1 (Francesco Salvato, Michelle Ramazza, Enrice Lazzarotto) took first again, followed by Germany 1 (Jacobus Stenglein, Benjamin Herrbrügger, Thilo Schmitt), and Team USA (Pat Keller, John Grace, Austin Rathmann) in third place.
The first place in the individual downriver race went to Italian paddler Michelle Ramazza, 5 seconds ahead of Pat Keller from USA and in third place Hannes Brandstaetter from Austria.
In the women's division we saw a very tight race on the lower section of the men's race course with Katerina Migdavoa (CZ) taking first, closely followed by Anna Jankowfsky (Ger) and Christie Glissmeyer (USA).
On Saturday we had low water levels again like last year, so that both events - slalom and sprint - had to be held again on the Sorba instead on the Gronda river.
In the morning there was a very exciting slalom race with some major upsets due to disqualifications, like the one of last years winner, Michelle Ramazza who missed a gate. Pat Keller won ahead of Jacobus Stenglein (Ger) and third place went to Andrej Bijuklic from Slovenia.
The women's class was taken by Lilli Winter (Ger), second went to Rosie Cripps (UK) and on third place Christie Glissmeyer.
The sprint in the afternoon was won by Jacobus Stenglein just half a second in front of Michelle Ramazza and 1.2 seconds faster than Hannes Brandstaetter, a very very close result !
Saturday's dinner and party saw a lot of paddlers staying up till the break of dawn celebrating another great TEVA Extreme Outdoor Games in the beautiful Valle Sesia in Italy and not caring much about their about next day's event, the kayak cross.
Tied for first going into Sunday's event was Pat Keller and Jacobus Stenglein. Barely making the cut of the best 32 due to his disqualification in slalom and missing out on precious points, Michelle Ramazza had to win the kayak cross to make it back into the top 3 overall. The Italian Team TEVA paddler was on a solid second place in his first heat, when he managed to park his kayak on a shallow rock shelf only 2 meters away from the finish, just to get passed by a happy Simon Hirter from switzerland who took second and advanced into the next round instead of Michelle!
Pat Keller got bumped out of the kayak cross in the semi finals and with a 7th place in the little final, what meant that he was settled for 3rd place overall. Now it was up to Jacobus Stenglein and Hannes Brandstaetter to fight for the first and second place in the overall standing and the big price money. Jacobus took no chances and won all his heats including the semi finals always with a solid lead, only to get beaten by Hannes Brandstaetter and Honza Lasko (CZ) in the final heat of the kayak cross. But after dropping everyone's lowest score out of 4 races, the third place in the final event turned out to be enough points for Jacobus to win the overall title and 1000 Euros of price money. Hannes Brandstaetter took second and Pat Keller third place overall.
Christie Glissmeyer secured an overall first place and 500 Euros price money with her first place in the kayak cross. Katerina Migdavoa just barely missed the women's kayak cross final but after dropping the lowest score it turned out that she earned enough points to win the overall 2nd place, closely followed by Anna Jankowfsky (Ger) on the third place, who got second on Sunday's kayak cross.
A million thanks to all competitors, volunteers, spectators, Francesco and Carla Salvato and most of all, Simone Ponziani from TEVA Italy to make this year's exciting event happen again.
See you next year back in bella Italia.
Cheers,
Arnd
Photos: Raphael Thiebaut
Full results
Start list | ||||||||
Mens | Womens | |||||||
Name | Nation | Bib | Name | Nation | Bib | |||
1 | TIM WEINMANN | GER 2 | 13 | 1 | DEE ANDERSON | CAN | 15 | |
2 | MARCELLO PARMIGIANI | ITA 2 | 17 | 2 | DEB PINNIGER | UK | 88 | |
3 | BENJAMIN HJORT | NOR 1 | 20 | 3 | CHRISTIE CLISSMEYER | USA | 97 | |
4 | BOSTJAN MARCINA | SLO | 28 | 4 | CLARE MCLENNON | NZL | 154 | |
5 | IGOR MIEKUZ | SLO | 30 | 5 | ROSIE CRIPPS | UK | 162 | |
6 | DANIEL HERZIG | AUT 1 | 32 | 6 | SUSANNA MASSARO | ITA | 163 | |
7 | PAT KELLER | USA | 35 | 7 | MARIE PODUSKOVA | CZE | 167 | |
8 | JOHN GRACE | USA | 37 | 8 | KATERINA MIGDAVOA | CZE | 169 | |
9 | JARNAD NAA | NOR | 42 | 9 | ANNA JANKOWFSKY | GER | 189 | |
10 | EIRIK OVEREIDE | NOR 1 | 43 | 10 | LILLI WINTER | GER | 190 | |
11 | AUSTIN RATHMANN | USA | 45 | |||||
12 | LARS GEORGE PAUSEN | NOR | 46 | |||||
13 | CHRISTOPH HESSE | AUT 2 | 48 | |||||
14 | HANNES BRANDSTATTER | AUT 1 | 54 | |||||
15 | PER CHRISTIAN PEDERSEN | NOR 1 | 57 | |||||
16 | MATT TIDY | UK | 64 | |||||
17 | KILLAN KELLY | IRL | 67 | |||||
18 | ARND SCHAEFTLEIN | GER 2 | 73 | |||||
19 | STEFAN ORTNER | AUT 1 | 74 | |||||
20 | ANDREA COLOMBO | ITA 2 | 75 | |||||
21 | MIRA KODADA | CZE 1 | 77 | |||||
22 | DAVE CARROL | IRL | 87 | |||||
23 | JAKUB NEMEC | CZE 1 | 95 | |||||
24 | SAM HUGES | UK | 96 | |||||
25 | MARCO MERINI | ITA 2 | 98 | |||||
26 | REINER GLANZ | AUT 2 | 105 | |||||
27 | GERHAND BRAUNE | AUT 2 | 110 | |||||
28 | JAKOBUS STENGLEIIN | GER 1 | 114 | |||||
29 | HUBIK ATTILA | HUN | 115 | |||||
30 | BAJI ATTILA | HUN | 117 | |||||
31 | NILS HEINE | GER | 119 | |||||
32 | HONZA LASKO | CZE 1 | 131 | |||||
33 | VRANA TOMAS | HUN | 132 | |||||
34 | ROB COFFEY | IRL | 135 | |||||
35 | RON FISCHER | CH 1 | 136 | |||||
36 | SIMON HIRTER | CH | 137 | |||||
37 | ANDREJ BIJUKLIC | SLO | 143 | |||||
38 | TIMO KOESTER | GER 2 | 146 | |||||
39 | SEVENIN HABERLING | CH 1 | 151 | |||||
40 | ED CORNFIELD | UK | 161 | |||||
41 | LUKAS WIELATT | CH 1 | 164 | |||||
42 | BENJAMIN HERBRUEGGER | GER 1 | 168 | |||||
43 | PATRIK PODUSKA | CZE 2 | 170 | |||||
44 | LAURENT DEVIGNE | FR | 171 | |||||
45 | THILO SCHMITT | GER 1 | 187 | |||||
46 | JIRI KOPENY | CZE 2 | 192 | |||||
47 | TOMAS MAHRING | CZE 2 | 198 | |||||
48 | MICHELE RAMAZZA | ITA 1 | 202 | |||||
49 | FRANCESCO SALVATO | ITA 1 | 203 | |||||
50 | ENRICO LAZZAROTTO | ITA 1 | 208 |
Slalom Sorba | |||||||||||
Mens | Womens | ||||||||||
Place | Name | Nation | Bib | Time | Points | Place | Name | Nation | Bib | Time | Points |
1 | PAT KELLER | USA | 35 | 01:08.4 | 1000 | 1 | LILLI WINTER | GER | 190 | 01:33.9 | 1000 |
2 | JAKOBUS STENGLEIIN | GER 1 | 114 | 01:10.0 | 980 | 2 | ROSIE CRIPPS | UK | 162 | 01:34.7 | 980 |
3 | ANDREJ BIJUKLIC | SLO | 143 | 01:10.8 | 965 | 3 | CHRISTIE CLISSMEYER | USA | 97 | 01:35.8 | 965 |
4 | HANNES BRANDSTATTER | AUT 1 | 54 | 01:12.1 | 950 | 4 | KATERINA MIGDAVOA | CZE | 169 | 01:54.6 | 950 |
5 | ENRICO LAZZAROTTO | ITA 1 | 208 | 01:13.2 | 940 | 5 | ANNA JANKOWFSKY | GER | 189 | 02:04.3 | 940 |
6 | THILO SCHMITT | GER 1 | 187 | 01:13.3 | 930 | 6 | MARIE PODUSKOVA | CZE | 167 | 02:31.9 | 930 |
7 | RON FISCHER | CH 1 | 136 | 01:14.5 | 920 | dq | DEE ANDERSON | CAN | 15 | dq | 0 |
8 | HONZA LASKO | CZE 1 | 131 | 01:15.5 | 910 | dq | DEB PINNIGER | UK | 88 | dq | 0 |
9 | BENJAMIN HERBRUEGGER | GER 1 | 168 | 01:17.5 | 900 | dq | CLARE MCLENNON | NZL | 154 | dq | 0 |
10 | ED CORNFIELD | UK | 161 | 01:18.5 | 890 | dq | SUSANNA MASSARO | ITA | 163 | dq | 0 |
11 | ARND SCHAEFTLEIN | GER 2 | 73 | 01:21.2 | 880 | ||||||
12 | MARCO MERINI | ITA 2 | 98 | 01:21.3 | 870 | ||||||
13 | PER CHRISTIAN PEDERSEN | NOR 1 | 57 | 01:21.5 | 860 | ||||||
14 | SIMON HIRTER | CH | 137 | 01:22.1 | 850 | ||||||
15 | FRANCESCO SALVATO | ITA 1 | 203 | 01:22.5 | 840 | ||||||
16 | LARS GEORGE PAUSEN | NOR | 46 | 01:22.7 | 830 | ||||||
17 | ANDREA COLOMBO | ITA 2 | 75 | 01:22.9 | 820 | ||||||
18 | DANIEL HERZIG | AUT 1 | 32 | 01:23.0 | 810 | ||||||
19 | TIM WEINMANN | GER 2 | 13 | 01:23.1 | 800 | ||||||
20 | JIRI KOPENY | CZE 2 | 192 | 01:23.4 | 790 | ||||||
21 | NILS HEINE | GER | 119 | 01:23.5 | 780 | ||||||
22 | BOSTJAN MARCINA | SLO | 28 | 01:25.2 | 770 | ||||||
23 | BENJAMIN HJORT | NOR 1 | 20 | 01:26.8 | 760 | ||||||
24 | JOHN GRACE | USA | 37 | 01:27.0 | 750 | ||||||
25 | GERHAND BRAUNE | AUT 2 | 110 | 01:27.2 | 740 | ||||||
26 | AUSTIN RATHMANN | USA | 45 | 01:28.6 | 730 | ||||||
27 | MIRA KODADA | CZE 1 | 77 | 01:29.6 | 720 | ||||||
28 | DAVE CARROL | IRL | 87 | 01:34.5 | 710 | ||||||
29 | EIRIK OVEREIDE | NOR 1 | 43 | 01:36.1 | 700 | ||||||
30 | MATT TIDY | UK | 64 | 01:39.9 | 690 | ||||||
31 | CHRISTOPH HESSE | AUT 2 | 48 | 01:40.0 | 680 | ||||||
32 | TIMO KOESTER | GER 2 | 146 | 01:40.3 | 670 | ||||||
33 | ROB COFFEY | IRL | 135 | 01:41.0 | 660 | ||||||
34 | TOMAS MAHRING | CZE 2 | 198 | 01:42.0 | 650 | ||||||
35 | JARNAD NAA | NOR | 42 | 01:42.3 | 640 | ||||||
36 | STEFAN ORTNER | AUT 1 | 74 | 01:43.3 | 630 | ||||||
37 | LAURENT DEVIGNE | FR | 171 | 01:43.8 | 620 | ||||||
38 | BAJI ATTILA | HUN | 117 | 01:58.2 | 610 | ||||||
39 | HUBIK ATTILA | HUN | 115 | 02:02.6 | 600 | ||||||
40 | PATRIK PODUSKA | CZE 2 | 170 | 02:26.9 | 590 | ||||||
41 | VRANA TOMAS | HUN | 132 | 02:52.1 | 580 | ||||||
42 | MARCELLO PARMIGIANI | ITA 2 | 17 | 03:33.3 | 570 | ||||||
dq | IGOR MIEKUZ | SLO | 30 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | KILLAN KELLY | IRL | 67 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | JAKUB NEMEC | CZE 1 | 95 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | SAM HUGES | UK | 96 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | REINER GLANZ | AUT 2 | 105 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | SEVENIN HABERLING | CH 1 | 151 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | LUKAS WIELATT | CH 1 | 164 | dq | 0 | ||||||
dq | MICHELE RAMAZZA | ITA 1 | 202 | dq | 0 |
Kayakcross Sorba | ||||||||
Mens | Womens | |||||||
Name | Nation | Bib | Points | Place | Name | Nation | Bib | Points |
HANNES BRANDSTATTER | AUT 1 | 54 | 1000 | 1 | CHRISTIE CLISSMEYER | USA | 97 | 1000 |
HONZA LASKO | CZE 1 | 131 | 980 | 2 | ANNA JANKOWFSKY | GER | 189 | 980 |
JAKOBUS STENGLEIN | GER 1 | 114 | 965 | 3 | DEB PINNIGER | UK | 88 | 965 |
FRANCESCO SALVATO | ITA 1 | 203 | 950 | 4 | LILLI WINTER | GER | 190 | 950 |
BENJAMIN HJORT | NOR 1 | 20 | 940 | 5 | CLARE MCLENNON | NZL | 154 | 940 |
ANDREJ BIJUKLIC | SLO | 143 | 930 | 5 | ROSIE CRIPPS | UK | 162 | 940 |
PAT KELLER | USA | 35 | 920 | 5 | SUSANNA MASSARO | ITA | 163 | 940 |
RON FISCHER | CH 1 | 136 | 910 | 5 | MARIE PODUSKOVA | CZE | 167 | 940 |
MARCELLO PARMIGIANI | ITA 2 | 17 | 900 | 5 | KATERINA MIGDAVOA | CZE | 169 | 940 |
BOSTJAN MARCINA | SLO | 28 | 900 | |||||
DANIEL HERZIG | AUT 1 | 32 | 900 | |||||
GERHAND BRAUNE | AUT 2 | 110 | 900 | |||||
NILS HEINE | GER | 119 | 900 | |||||
SIMON HIRTER | CH | 137 | 900 | |||||
BENJAMIN HERBRUEGGER | GER 1 | 168 | 900 | |||||
JIRI KOPENY | CZE 2 | 192 | 900 | |||||
TIM WEINMANN | GER 2 | 13 | 820 | |||||
JOHN GRACE | USA | 37 | 820 | |||||
EIRIK OVEREIDE | NOR 1 | 43 | 820 | |||||
AUSTIN RATHMANN | USA | 45 | 820 | |||||
LARS GEORGE PAUSEN | NOR | 46 | 820 | |||||
CHRISTOPH HESSE | AUT 2 | 48 | 820 | |||||
PER CHRISTIAN PEDERSEN | NOR 1 | 57 | 820 | |||||
MATT TIDY | UK | 64 | 820 | |||||
ARND SCHAEFTLEIN | GER 2 | 73 | 820 | |||||
STEFAN ORTNER | AUT 1 | 74 | 820 | |||||
ANDREA COLOMBO | ITA 2 | 75 | 820 | |||||
MIRA KODADA | CZE 1 | 77 | 820 | |||||
MARCO MERINI | ITA 2 | 98 | 820 | |||||
THILO SCHMITT | GER 1 | 187 | 820 | |||||
MICHELE RAMAZZA | ITA 1 | 202 | 820 | |||||
ENRICO LAZZAROTTO | ITA 1 | 208 | 820 |
Results | ||||||||||||
Mens | Womens | |||||||||||
Place | Name | Nation | Bib | Time | Points | Place | Name | Nation | Bib | Time | Points | |
1 | JAKOBUS STENGLEIIN | GER 1 | 114 | 01:33.0 | 1000 | 1 | CHRISTIE CLISSMEYER | USA | 97 | 01:47.5 | 1000 | |
2 | MICHELE RAMAZZA | ITA 1 | 202 | 01:33.5 | 980 | 2 | KATERINA MIGDAVOA | CZE | 169 | 01:47.7 | 980 | |
3 | HANNES BRANDSTATTER | AUT 1 | 54 | 01:34.8 | 965 | 3 | ANNA JANKOWFSKY | GER | 189 | 01:49.9 | 965 | |
4 | PAT KELLER | USA | 35 | 01:35.4 | 950 | 4 | LILLI WINTER | GER | 190 | 01:52.0 | 950 | |
5 | HONZA LASKO | CZE 1 | 131 | 01:36.5 | 940 | 5 | ROSIE CRIPPS | UK | 162 | 01:54.8 | 940 | |
6 | JIRI KOPENY | CZE 2 | 192 | 01:36.6 | 930 | 6 | DEB PINNIGER | UK | 88 | 02:00.2 | 930 | |
7 | ANDREJ BIJUKLIC | SLO | 143 | 01:37.3 | 920 | 7 | MARIE PODUSKOVA | CZE | 167 | 02:00.6 | 920 | |
9 | FRANCESCO SALVATO | ITA 1 | 203 | 01:37.4 | 910 | 8 | SUSANNA MASSARO | ITA | 163 | 02:08.6 | 910 | |
10 | RON FISCHER | CH 1 | 136 | 01:37.5 | 900 | 9 | CLARE MCLENNON | NZL | 154 | 02:12.0 | 900 | |
11 | ANDREA COLOMBO | ITA 2 | 75 | 01:39.0 | 890 | dq | DEE ANDERSON | CAN | 15 | dq | 0 | |
12 | JOHN GRACE | USA | 37 | 01:39.1 | 880 | |||||||
13 | AUSTIN RATHMANN | USA | 45 | 01:39.2 | 870 | |||||||
8 | THILO SCHMITT | GER 1 | 187 | 01:39.3 | 860 | |||||||
14 | MARCO MERINI | ITA 2 | 98 | 01:39.4 | 850 | |||||||
15 | BENJAMIN HERBRUEGGER | GER 1 | 168 | 01:39.5 | 840 | |||||||
16 | DANIEL HERZIG | AUT 1 | 32 | 01:39.6 | 830 | |||||||
17 | BENJAMIN HJORT | NOR 1 | 20 | 01:39.7 | 820 | |||||||
18 | SEVENIN HABERLING | CH 1 | 151 | 01:40.2 | 810 | |||||||
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