Climbing World Cup Speed: Vaytsekhovsky Blanco win in Trento

The first stage of the World Cup Speed was held in Trento yesterday and was won by Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (Rus) and Lucelia Blanco (Ven).
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Speed World Cup 2008 - Piazza Duomo in Trento.
Giulio Malfer
Once again Russia and Venezuela race home first in Trento. After last year's victory by Anatoly Skripov and Rosmary Da Silva, this time it was their teammates Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky and Lucelia Blanco who climbed fastest during the first stage of the Speed World Cup, held in Trento yesterday during the 56th Mountain Film Festival.

In Piazza Duomo the two beat Sergey Synitsyn (Rus) & Manuel Escobar (Ven), and Edyta Ropek (Pol) & Olena Ryepko (Ukr), second and third respectively.


For photos check out www.trentofestival.it


Climbing World Cup Speed - Trento
Results men
1) Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (Rus)
2) Sergey Synitsyn (Rus)
3) Manuel Escobar (Ven)
4) Maksym Styenkovyy (Ukr)
5) Leonel De Las Salas (Ven)
6) Maksym Osipov (Ukr)
7) Olexandr Salimov (Ukr)
8) Olexiy Shulga (Ukr)
9) Alexander Kosterin (Rus)
10) Ivan Shyshkovskyy (Ukr)

Results women
1) Lucelia Blanco (Ven)
2) Edyta Ropek (Pol)
3) Olena Ryepko (Ukr)
4) Valentina Yurina (Rus)
5) Rosmery Da Silva (Ven)
6) Olga Bezhko (Ukr)
7) Anna Mylnikova (Rus)
8) Anna Saulevich (Rus)
9) Svitlana Tuhzylina (Ukr)
10) Ganna Savchenko (Ukr)



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