Trans Rezia Final Report: Moseley and Shirley seize victory

With the birth of a new race comes intrigue and expectation, little was known about the Rezia region’s riding scene which left racers with a thirst to be quenched. Being the debut event it was unclear how the racing would unfold, but at the halfway point it was clear that when the countdown at the start line began, caution was well and truly thrown to the wind.
Reigning EWS champ Tracy Moseley was on the hunt after a puncture on the second day, leaving her with an uphill task to overhaul the deficit to Nathalie Schneitter and Meggie Bichard ahead of her. It was far from an easy task with Nathalie’s pedalling prowess proving fruitful on the long and physical stages, until Nathalie also fell foul to the rough Rezia rocks, allowing Tracy to erode the lead and take her usual spot atop the box. Fuji’s Meggie Bichard rode a strong and consistent race which saw her in second at the close of play with Nathalie in third.
Pre-race favorite James Shirley held a relatively slender lead in the grand scheme of things at the halfway point, with no room for mistakes or mechanicals which would give the lurking Davide Sottocornola a sniff of victory. As it turned out the fluctuating stage by stage lead ultimately went in favour of James who focused on keeping it consistent and not on outright stage wins which would have risked mistakes or mechanicals. Davide Sottocornola came home in second, with Rose’s Simon Gegenheimer in third. A performance worth noting is the ride of ‘amateur’ Charles Jones who was visually quicker in sections than anyone else, picking up stage wins and taking third overall in the scratch.
The journey the riders took across the six days will be remembered thanks to the physicalities, sections of singletrack gold, great hospitality, fantastic company and some of the best never ending scenery this earth has to offer… See for yourself;































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