Monza21 Half Marathon

21 km Massimo Zucchi grinded past more than 1462 runners to win in 01:13:04, followed by Mattia Bertocchi who finished with a time of 01:13:26. Rounding out the top three was Jean-Pierre Theytaz with a time of 01:14:59. In the women’s race, Valeria Bellan scored victory with a time of 01:27:22 . Silvia Gavarretti earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:28:47. Finishing third was Amelia Girelli (01:30:38). Top 5 Men 1 Massimo Zucchi ITA 01:13:04 2 Mattia Bertocchi ITA 01:13:26 3 Jean-Pierre Theytaz SUI 01:14:59 4 Alberto Caratozzolo ITA 01:15:04 5 Mauro Cattaneo ITA 01:16:32 Top 5 Women 1 Valeria Bellan ITA 01:27:22 2 Silvia Gavarretti ITA 01:28:47 3 Amelia Girelli ITA 01:30:38 4 Alice Parisi ITA 01:32:05 5 Carlotta Federica Montanera ITA 01:32:25 Complete results# 10 km Samuele Dini grinded past more than 382 runners to win in 00:30:32. He bested Michele Fontana who crossed the finish line 19 secondes behind him. Finishing third was Antonino Lollo (00:31:28). In the ladies race, Martina Merlo got a win, finishing with a time of 00:34:40 . She bested Christine Santi who crossed the finish line 59 secondes behind her. Silvia Radaelli got the third place in 00:36:49. Top 5 Men 1 Samuele Dini ITA 00:30:32 2 Michele Fontana ITA 00:30:51 3 Antonino Lollo ITA 00:31:28 4 Balduino Scarfone ITA 00:31:58 5 Fabio Ciati ITA 00:32:25 Top 5 Women 1 Martina Merlo ITA 00:34:40 2 Christine Santi ITA 00:35:39 3 Silvia Radaelli ITA 00:36:49 4 Ilaria Fantinel ITA 00:37:13 5 Lisa Migliorini ITA 00:38:11 Complete results# 30 km Riccardo Mugnosso outpaced more then 923 runners to win in 01:36:28, followed by Francesco Bona who finished with a time of 01:38:43. Finishing third was Alessandro Giacobazzi (01:41:53). In the ladies race, Antonella Sirtori took top spot in 02:09:13 . She bested Eva Liz Mognon who crossed the finish line une minute 51 secondes behind her. Giada Serafini got the third place in 02:11:34. Top 5 Men 1 Riccardo Mugnosso ITA 01:36:28 2 Francesco Bona ITA 01:38:43 3 Alessandro Giacobazzi ITA 01:41:53 4 Andrea Astolfi ITA 01:42:07 5 Aymen Ayachi TUN 01:43:11 Top 5 Women 1 Antonella Sirtori ITA 02:09:13 2 Eva Liz Mognon ITA 02:11:04 3 Giada Serafini ITA 02:11:34 4 Ambra Mascheri ITA 02:13:16 5 Laura Bertoni ITA 02:15:52 Complete results#

One week after the roaring sound of the Formula One cars has quit Monza. Runners take control of the racing tracks to take part in the “Mezza di Monza”. Runners can run 30 km, 21 km, 10 km or 5 km. The most popular races are the longer ones. Here are the results. Formula 21 km Ahmed El Mazoury took top honors by finishing the race in 01:07:51. Coming in second was Andrea Feltrin (01:12:53). Gianluca Catalano  (01:13:20) made notched third place. In the women’s race, Eliana Patelli took top spot in 01:20:06 . Fiseha Abera Tarikua earned runner-up honors with a time of 01:23:17. Chiara Rossi got the third place in 01:23:43. Top 5 Men 1 Ahmed El Mazoury    01:07:51 2 Andrea Feltrin    01:12:53 3 Gianluca Catalano    01:13:20 4 Salvatore Ciconte    01:15:57 5 Hamid Khayat    01:16:22 Top 5 Women 1 Eliana Patelli    01:20:06 2 Fiseha Abera Tarikua    01:23:17 3 Chiara Rossi    01:23:43 4 Barbara Dore    01:24:59 5 Elisa Rullo    01:28:50 Complete results Formula 30 km Giovanni Grano got a win, finishing with a time of 01:46:10. Pietro Colnaghi earned runner-up honors with a time of 01:49:42. Rounding out the top three was Stefano Fabrizio Emma with a time of 01:51:21. In the ladies race, Claudia Gelsomino claimed victory with a time of 02:00:23 , followed by Patrizia Donato who finished with a time of 02:12:24. Rounding out the top three was Francesca Corno    with a time of 02:18:33. Top 5 Men 1 Giovanni Grano    01:46:10 2 Pietro Colnaghi    01:49:42 3 Stefano Fabrizio Emma    01:51:21 4 Alessandro Claut    01:52:25 5 Gianluca Tonetti    01:53:28 Top 5 Women 1 Claudia Gelsomino    02:00:23 2 Patrizia Donato    02:12:24 3 Francesca Corno    02:18:33 4 Ilaria Bergaglio    02:21:10 5 Diana Mihaela Bulache    02:22:25 Complete results