Berta and Schurter win cross-country race in Italy

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Albenga was the venue for the "XCO Coppa Città di Albenga 2025". The event, which is considered the second round of the Italia Bike Cup, attracted the attention of over 1100 racers from all over Europe. The winners of the main races were Martina Berta and Nino Schurter.

It was Swiss superstar Nino Schurter who won the race after around 90 minutes. Schurter made the difference in the final after the race was characterized by tactics and a group of seven athletes set the tone until the start of the last lap. Schurter won ahead of the Czech Ondrej Cink and the Italian Simone Avondetto. Switzerland's Andri Frischknecht and Finn Treudler finished fifth and seventh respectively.

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In the women's race, it was Italian champion Martina Berta who won the race. Unlike in the men's race, the rider from Valdostan dominated the race for long stretches. Berta won ahead of her compatriot Giada Specia and Sofie Pedersen from Denmark. Germany's Ronja Eibl finished fourth, with Tamara Wiedmann from Austria in sixth place.