McCONVEY 11th IN MAREMMA CUP, BEST UNDER 23

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By Shane Stokes
Mar 2, 2009 - 1:51:00 PM

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Connor McConvey, FELT International MTB Team

Connor McConvey had a strong performance in yesterday’s Maremma Cup MTB race in Italy, finishing 11th out of 110 starters and taking the prize for first under 23 rider.

The Felt International rider ended the race seven minutes and 19 seconds behind the victor Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing). Fontana’s team-mate Roel Paulissen was 39 seconds back while Moritz Milatz (Multivan Merida Biking Team) was one minute two seconds back in third.

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Photos courtesy of FELT International MTB Team - Press Office

McConvey had a dominant win in the under 23 classification. After nearly two hours of racing, he was three minutes and 16 seconds ahead of runner-up Samuele Porro (CBE Merida ASD) and a full nine minutes eleven seconds in front of Johannes Schweiggl (Team Silmax AMD Merida ASD). Apart from fourth-placed Lorenzo Martelli (Torpado 4US), the other youth riders were all lapped.

McConvey is Ireland’s most promising MTB rider and earned a contract with the Felt team for 2009. He will compete this season alongside former Olympic champion Miguel Martinez, who was fourth yesterday.

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Maremma Cup/GP d’Inverno (class 2), Massa Marittima, Italy, February 28 - March 1:

1, Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing) 1 hour 50 mins 43 secs
2, Roel Paulissen (Cannondale Factory Racing) at 39 secs
3, Moritz Milatz (Multivan Merida Biking Team) at 1 min 2 secs
4, Miguel Martinez (Felt International) at 1 min 6 secs
5, Cedric Ravanel (Lapierre International) at 1 min 50 secs
6, Rudi Van Houts (Multivan Merida Biking Team) at 2 mins 55 secs

Irish:

11, Connor McConvey (Felt International) at 7 mins 19 secs

(110 starters)


Under 23 classification:

1, Connor McConvey (Felt International) 1 hour 58 mins 2 secs
2, Samuele Porro (CBE Merida ASD) at 3 mins 16 secs
3, Johannes Schweiggl (Team Silmax AMD Merida ASD) at 9 mins 11 secs
4, Lorenzo Martelli (Torpado 4US) at 11 mins 34 secs
5, Matteo Fabbri (ADV Corratec) at 1 lap
6, Davide Finetto (Infotre-Lee Cougan ASD) at 1 lap