Ice Climbing World Cup - Pitztal, François Lombard and Irina Ryzhenkova win first stage

François Lombard and Irina Ryzhenkova win first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2000 in Austria.

Mnet

January 2000

The first stage of this year’s Ice Climbing World Cup finished on the 15th January in Pitztal, Tirol, Austria.
Winner of the men’s event was the only climber to reach the top of the final route, the 28 year-old FranÃ§ois Lombard. His victory shows that specific training and competition experience can be of enormous advantage, for over the last couple of years the Frenchman has made more than a name for himself in the sports climbing World Cup circuit.
Second to Lombard was the Canadian specialist Will Gadd, who’s error in the final cost him dearly: he climbed out of the route boundary and was therefore stopped by the judges. Third place went to the Frenchman Stephane Husson, who was followed by Bruno RÃ¼disser, Anthony Lamiche, Tim Emmet, Dmitrii Bytchkov, Neil Gresham, and Alexei Tomilov.

The women’s event was won by the Russian Irina Ryzhenkova, followed by her team-mate Margarita Kolodkina. Third place went to the winner of the 1999 Cortina Ice boulder, the Hungarian Ildi Kiss.

The next stage in the Ice Climbing World Cup is next week’s second competition in Courchevel, from the 23-25 January, followed by the Ice Boulder in Cortina d'Ampezzo on the 27-30 January.

Â Results men
1	FranÃ§ois Lombard	French National Team	FRA
2	Will Gadd	Black Diamond	CAN
3	Stephane Husson	Charlet Moser	FRA
4	Bruno RÃ¼disser	Austria	AUS
5	Anthony Lamiche	French National Team	FRA
6	Tim Emmet	The British Contingent	GB
7	Dmitrii Bytchkov	Russian National Team	RUS
8	Neil Gresham	Black Diamond	GB
9	Alexei Tomilov	Russian National Team	RUS

Â Results women
1	Irina Ryzhenkova	Russian National Team	RUS
2	Margarita Kolodkina	Russian National Team	RUS
3	Ildi Kiss	Grivel	HUN
4	Alenka Jerala	Grivel	SLO
5	Isabelle Carrier	French National Team	FRA
6	Lydia Frolova	Russian National Team	RUS
7	Kim Csizmazia	Black Diamond	CAN