21 Jul Victory and second place in the Xevent Borca di Cadore
Victory for Nicola Taffarel and second place for Maria Zarantonello at the halfway point of the season. Now a few weeks of rest and then Metallurgica Veneta MTB Pro Team will be back on track to continue at this pace.
July 21, 2024, Borca di Cadore (BL) – Another win, another podium. With Nicola Taffarel’s first place and Maria Zarantonello’s second place at the Xevent Borca di Cadore, the 27th day of the season for the Metallurgica Veneta MTB Professional Team was also the last before the August break, with a bye to the restart set for Sunday, August 25 at the Tour de Salasses.
So here we have Nicola Taffarel coming into the last race of July eager to reverse the less than positive trend of the last few races, and Maria Zarantonello, certainly in a great moment of form, both physically and mentally, strong also after her excellent results in consecutive international races.
Second place would have already been an excellent race for Nicola Taffarel, the two zeros in the Italian Marathon Championship and in the Hero Südtirol Dolomites, and the good signs in the Dolomiti Superbike made the Metallurgica Veneta MTB Pro Team rider eager to redeem himself by returning to the majestic Dolomite peaks of Cadore to do great things.
It was only a matter of time, a change of gear was needed, which Taffarel found before the summer break. Fourth success of 2024, an extraordinary weekend and a victory that confirmed his symbiosis with Xevent Borca di Cadore, which had already seen him on the podium last year.