Krkoč and Arslan take GP titles
Ahmet Arslan
The 32nd Smarna Gora race saw crisp blue skies and ferocious racing on the slopes of this classic Slovenian mount on Sunday. Ahmet Arslan repeated his win of 2010 in the race, and the overall WMRA Grand Prix Series
Arslan and Krkoč - GP Winners 2011
Slovenia’s Lucija Krkoc confirmed herself as the stand-out athlete in this year’s women’s series by winning the race from Antonella Confortola-Wyatt, and the overall Series title.
It was a good day from a British point of view too, as young mountain star Emma Clayton secured 3rd overall in the season-long series, after finishing 7th on the day, just ahead of Lauren Jeska, with Ali Lavender in 10th.
In the men’s race Orlando Edwards finished a strong 9th, with Tom Addison 11th, Joe Morwood 13th, Josh Tighe 14th, Mark Addison in 15th and Adam Osborne in 16th place.
A great report is now online at the IAAF site, with more images to follow.
Top 10’s
MEN:
1. Ahmet ARSLAN, TUR 42:02.0
2. David SCHNEIDER, SUI 42:34.7
3. Gabriele ABATE, ITA 42:43.6
4. Adam KOVACS, HUN 42:57.6
5. Mitja KOSOVELJ, SLO 43:20.7
6. Alex BALDACCINI, ITA 43:59.3
7. Antonio TONINELLI, ITA 45:02.0
8. Luca CAGNATI, ITA 45:12.1
9. Orlando EDWARDS, GBR 45:47.6
10. Simon ALIC, SLO 46:02.3
WOMEN:
1. Lucija KRKOC, SLO 50:34.6
2. Antonela CONFORTOLA, ITA 51:00.6
3. Pavla SCHORNA, CZE 51:41.1
4. Tanja ŽAKELJ, SLO 51:51.3
5. Mateja KOSOVELJ, SLO 52:18.0
6. Lea EINFALT, SLO 52:41.6
7. Emma CLAYTON, GBR 53:30.3
8. Lauren JESKA, GBR 53:42.3
9. Dionne ALLEN, GBR 55:22.7
10. Alison LAVENDER, GBR 57:31.5
2011 Final WMRA Grand Prix Standings
MEN:
1. Ahmet ARSLAN, TUR 407 points
2. David SCHNEIDER, SUI 287
3. Gabriele ABATE, ITA 199
4. Martin DEMATTEIS, ITA 190
5. Mitja KOSOVELJ, SLO 184
WOMEN:
1. Lucija KRKOC, SLO 405 points
2. Antonella CONFORTOLA, ITA 327
3. Emma CLAYTON, GBR 264
4. Lauren JESKA, GBR 225
5. Mateja KOSOVELJ, SLO 210
