Cross country skiers beat the rollerski experts in a very competitive top international field including skiers from The Czech Republic, Finland, Austria and Italy in the Sportful Rollerski race at Croce d’Aune Pass, Bergamo, Italy on October 10. Â
 also confirmed being bothered by the slippery conditions, but was very encouraged and happy about his best ever placing in this race.</p>
<p>– I’m getting better every year, but the skiers have better balance and technique from years of skiing on snow said Alfio.</p>
<p>Â – I know this is only a rollerski race, but it confirms that I’m in shape and this is a World Championship season, said Pietro Piller.</p>
<p>Christian Zorzi initiated the break from the pack, but his lead didn’t last long. Piller suddenly took over and broke up the lead group as he did in last year’s World Cup race in Sestola. Â Â </p>
<p> “There was nothing to do, said Di Gregorio. We simply couldn’t keep up.  </p>
<p>Results Men:</p>
<p>Pietro Piller Cottrer (Army Police) has won with 36’12â€1 on 11,2 km of the course. Magal CZE) finished at 30″, Di Centa (Army Police) at 45â€, Di Gregorio (Forest's Police) at 1’04. Micl Petr (CZE)was at 1’26, Silvio Fauner (Army Police) 1’29â€, Roland Clara (Yellow Flames) 1.31, Lukas Bauer (CZE) 1’36, Cristian Zorzi (Yellow Flames) 1’37â€, Biagio Di Santo 1’38, Kattilakoski (FIN)1’43â€, Valerio Checchi (Yellow Flames) 1’55â€, Thomas Moriggl (Yellow Flames) 2’23â€, Valerio Theodule (Army) 2’58â€, Mikhail Botvinov (AUT) 3’24â€, Simone Antoniol (Yellow Flames) 3’35â€, Simone Paredi 3’45â€, Mirco Penasa (Army) 4’42â€. Florian Kostner (Army Police) 5’01â€. They are all x-c skiers,except Di Gregorio e Paredi. </p>
<p>Results Women:</p>
<p>Virpi Kuitunen has won in 45’52â€, leaving Stephanie Santer (Yellow Flames) at 1’52, Kamila Rajdlova (CZE) 2’13â€, Alessandra Rigamonti (Army) 3’15â€, Dorotha Diadkowiec (Pol) 4’29â€, Barbara Moriggl 4’39â€, Anna Rosa (Army) 5’42â€, Erika Bettineschi 6’04â€, Laura Leoni 7’50â€, Mateja Bogatec 9’54â€.</p>
<p>Source: Skitime.it</p>
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Pietro Piller Wins International Rollerski Race In The Italian Alps
FasterSkierOctober 18, 2004
