Italy beat hosts US to relay gold on day one of Para-cycling Road World Championships
Sep 01, 2014
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By Zjan Shirinian
Italy have won the first gold medal of the International Cycling Union Para-cycling Road World Championships, beating the hosts in the handcycling relay.
Vittorio Podesta, Luca Mazzone and Alex Zanardi powered to a time of 34 min 12.80sec on the 22.5-kilometre course at the BMW Performance Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
With Italy and the United States having split relay wins on the 2014 World Cup circuit, their rivalry was settled at the World Championships.
Source: http://www.insidethegames.biz
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