Recentemente la IAU ha annunciato che il Campionato del Mondo IAU 2013 di 100 km su strada avrà luogo negli Emirati Arabi a Dubai il 20 dicembre.

Per tale evento il Coordinatore dell’Area Tecnica Iuta, Stefano Scevaroli, ha inviato al Direttore Tecnico Organizzativo Fidal la proposta di convocazione dei seguenti atleti:

Donne:  

• Monica CARLIN, 
• Sonia CERETTO, 
• Barbara  CIMMARUSTI, 
• Paola SANNA 
• Marina ZANARDI

Uomini:  

• Hermann ACHMUELLER, 
• Marco  BOFFO, 
• Paolo BRAVI, 
• Giorgio CALCATERRA, 
• Alberico DI CECCO, 
• Marco SERASINI 
• El Fadil SOUFYANE

Il Campionato del Mondo di IAU 2013 di 100 km su strada, oltre ad assegnare il titolo individuale maschile e femminile, prevede anche lo svolgimento del Campionato del Mondo a squadre per nazioni, con classifiche separate, maschile e femminile.
Ciascuna squadra potrà essere composta al massimo da 6 atleti.
Mentre per quella femminile le scelte sono - ovviamente - già fatte, i nominativi dei sei atleti che comporranno la squadra maschile verranno annunciati alla vigilia della manifestazione.

Contemporaneamente all’annuncio delle proposte di convocazione, Stefano Scevaroli desidera ringraziare il Direttore Tecnico Organizzativo Fidal Massimo Magnani per la fiducia riposta, lo staff tecnico di specialisti della 100 km coordinato da Maurizio Riccitelli per l’attenta opera di monitoraggio e valutazione degli atleti convocati ed inoltre la Presidenza IUTA per il prezioso supporto logistico ed organizzativo che la IUTA offrirà per il buon esito della trasferta.

Il Campionato del Mondo IAU 100 km 2013 che avrebbe dovuto svolgersi in Sudafrica il prossimo ottobre è stato cancellato. Si è in attesa che sia identificata una nuova location (che potrebbe essere Dubai), ma ancora non vi è alcuna certezza.
Certo è che, a causa di ciò, i toprunner della 100 km e, naturalmente, anche gli appassionati, stanno subendo dei duri colpi, in termini di disappunto e di delusione delle proprie aspettative.
Per gli appassionati il danno non è molto grave (salvo che qualcuno - giocando di anticipo sui tempi - non avesse già acquistato il biglietto per Durban), nel quale caso si configura anche una perdita economica. Ma soprattutto tra gli gli atleti, in assenza di una data certa, si potrebbe verificare il calo netto di motivazione nel perseguire sfibranti allenamenti e un'intensa frustrazione nel dovere - nel frattempo - rinunciare ad altri importamenti appuntamenti agonistici.
Sarebbe auspicabile che la IAU, viste le ripetute incertezze di quest'anno (siamo a due cancellazioni consecutive dell'evento), iniziasse a calendarizzare gli eventi (MIAUC) con un anticipo di almeno due anni, richiedendo agli organizzatori (LOC) che si propongono di versare con anticipico le somme richieste per potere avere l'assegnazione definitiva dell'evento, così da essere vincolati sin da subito al rispetto dell'impegno assunto.
Se dovesse essere confermato Dubai come location, sicuramente la data slitterà verso la fine dell'anno: ma Dubai come location potrebbe anche costiuire un vantaggio, poichè il costo dei biglietti aerei è nettamente inferiore.

Quella che segue è la notizia ufficiale diramata il 30 luglio 2013 sul sito della IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners). 

100km World Championships in South Africa Cancelled

It is with deep regret we announce that the 100 km World Championships scheduled for South Africa have been cancelled.

Despite our many efforts and investigating many different possibilities we have to inform you about the cancellation of this event. 

100 km is an important event on our racing calendar and significant for our athletes. We are trying our best to investigate other avenues. 

We are still attempting to have the championships this year and have been in talks with the Emirates. We will post information on this in the next few days.

Athletes and Officials do need to know soon about the venue of the race (and the status of the championships) and we are attempting to get answers in a hurry.

 We apologize for this recent cancellation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Si è svolto il 6 luglio 2013 nel North Wales, il 4° campionato del Mondo IAU Trail, in condizioni meteo particolarmente buone - e forse anche con una temperatura eccessivamente elevata.

Quello proposto di seguito è il report finale elaborato dal Comitato organizzatore (Matt Ward) e diramato il 7 luglio.

Lightfoot and Mauclair triumph in Llanrwst sunshine. In sweltering conditions Great Britain and France dominated this weekend at the 4^th IAU Trail World Championships in Llanrwst.

 There was home delight as Britain’s Ricky Lightfoot won the men’s individual race by almost 10 minutes, and in doing so led the GB and NI team to a superb team gold. In the female event France’s Nathalie Mauclair was equally impressive, as she demolished a world-class field and also headed-up team success for the France women.

The day had started under cloudless, blue skies on the famous bridge in Llanrwst, North Wales, with over 120 athletes assembled, ready to take on the tough Gwydyr Forest terrain and temperatures that were to hit 27 degrees centigrade by the time the afternoon sun revealed all of its warmth. The ultra-trail running event entertained runners from 18 countries including Australia, USA, Great Britain, France and the Czech Republic all lining-up to tackle the challenging 77km route.

The pattern of the race was soon to become apparent as GB athlete Ricky Lightfoot, France’s Julien Rancon and German Florian Neuschwander led the runners out onto the first tree-lined climb and the first of five 15km loops, before finally heading back into Llanrwst.

As the runners passed through the first of the checkpoints and back to the start of loop 2 at the Saw Bench (16km), it was Lightfoot and Rancon who were clear, and the electric atmosphere of the team support arena made for a gripping and exciting viewing area, as the runners took on hydration and words of encouragement from team staff.

In the women’s race a clear pattern was already emerging as Nathalie Mauclair led through the Saw Bench, over 3 minutes up on French team-mates Aurelia Truel and Stephanie Duc.

Rancon and Lightfoot meanwhile remained locked in battle, and so it remained up to the 50k point, as the Briton began to pull away from the French athlete, and it was at this point that a heavy fall put paid to Rancon’s gold medal chances.

This left the door open for Neuschwander to begin his charge and as he passed Rancon, the German runner had Lightfoot on his radar. However, the power of the Briton was undeniable and for the next 25 km Ricky remained focused and strong, hardly putting a foot wrong and maintaining a consistent 10-11 minute lead all the way back to the finish line in Llanrwst, to take the home-crowd plaudits and obvious delight, becoming the new world champion in 5 hours 36 minutes and 3 seconds.

 Behind a highly-excited Neuschwander (5:45:16) raced in for the silver, with an emotional Rancon (5:54:21) eventually crossing the line in third, realising that his fall on the technical Gwydyr course had cost him his chance of golden glory.

 Speaking immediately after the race Lightfoot told the ecstatic crowd:

 “I am glad that is over! The heat and the route were really, really hard today, and I was always aware that there were some great athletes behind me, so I couldn’t really relax.

 “There were some time checks on the course, but I was also never really sure of just how far behind the guys were, so I just ran my own race and concentrated on finishing strong”.

 It was apparent how much this meant to the British athlete who has cut his teeth on the fells of the Lake District in England, as he added:

 “I really can’t quite believe it to be honest, being world champion is something you only dream of, it will take a while to sink in!”

Backed-up by fellow Brit Iain Ridgway in a superb 4^th, Great Britain also triumphed in the team event, ahead of France and Germany.

Meanwhile in the women’s race there was to be no looking back for the majestic Mauclair, who gradually and impressively increased her advantage over the course of the 77km to race to victory in 6 hours 38 minutes and 45 seconds, a full 17 minutes clear of compatriot Truel (6:55:51) who took the silver medal. Italy’s Maria Chiara Parigi ran a superb second half of the race to claim the bronze medal (7:00:30) just ahead of first female British athlete Jo Zakrzewski in fourth.

The French ladies were dominant winners of the team prize too, as Mauclair and Truel were backed up bu Duc in 6^thplace. Italy won the team silver, with Zakrzewski leading Great Britain to yet more success and the bronze medal.

In the supporting 10 km event - which also included an International match, seeing athletes from Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland and Brittany going head-to-head – there was an enthralling battle between Wales’ Andy Davies and Rob Samuel, as they swapped the lead throughout the technical and fast Gwydyr Forest tracks, with Davies (33:50) prevailing in the last 100m, just ahead of Samuel (33:53). Team-mate Alun Vaughan (34:59) made it a 1-2-3 for the Welsh boys, easily securing the team prize.

In the women’s race there was a great run from England’s Katie Walshaw (39:42), winning by over a minute ahead of Scotland’s Jenny Maclean (41:05) with Wales’ Kate Roberts (41:07) a mere 2 seconds behind in third. England won the women’s team prize.

 Welsh Athletics and the Conwy Sport Development teams were also looking to the future too as they facilitated a roster of free-to-enter junior events and a family fun run, completing a festival of running and a day of which Wales and the UK could be proud.

4^th IAU Trail World Championships medal results

Men’s Individual

Gold - Ricky Lightfoot (Great Britain and NI) 5:36:03

Silver – Florian Neuschwander (Germany) 5:45:16

Bronze – Julien Rancon (France) 5:54:21

Women’s Individual

Gold – Nathalie Mauclair (France) 6:38:45

Silver – Aurelia Truel (France) 6:55:51

Bronze – Maria Chiara Parigi (Italy) 7:00:30

Men’s Team

Gold – Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17:47:59

Silver – France 17:58:14

Bronze – Germany 18:42:29

Women’s Team

Gold – France 20:46:16

Silver – Italy 21:28:22

Bronze – Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21:43:01

Full World Championships Results. Click here

International 10 km Results. Click here

Team Results Men

Team Results Women

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

For further information on all of the events and links to the Championship’s social media offering, head to www.worldtrailwales2013.org

For further media and communications enquiries contact Matt Ward on (0)7515 558670 or email matt.ward@runcomm.co.uk

Si è svolto il 6 luglio 2013, con partenza alle 8.58 (ora locale), il Campionato del Mondo IAU Trail, nel North Wales.
Quelle che seguono sono le classifiche finali dei primi 10 uomini e donne, ancora non ufficiali, in attesa della cerimonia delle premiazioni.
Ottimi piazzamenti per le Azzurre che conquistano rispettivamente il 3° posto con Maria Chiara Parigi  (con il tempo di 7h00'32) che già al termine del primo giro era nelle gruppo di testa, il 5° posto con Katia Fori (7h11'23) e l'8° posto con Lisa Borzani (con il tempo 7h16'29).

Uomini

Donne

Il "live coverage" del 4° campionato del Mondo IAU Trail, cioè l'aggiornamento in tempo reale sull'andamento della gara sarà disponibilesul sito ufficiale del Comitato organizzatore, e non sul sito della IAU come comunicato precedentemente per evitare un'inutile ridondanza. Ad ogni giro saranno rilevati due passaggi.
Per il live coverage, quindi, occorre seguire il seguente link.

Ricordiamo che lo start del Campionato del Mondo Trail avverrà domani, 5 luglio 2013, alle ore 9.00 (ora di Londra).