World of O News
Antonio Martínez Pérez (Spain) and Jana Knapova (Czech Republic) took the WRE victories in Spain (see map above) and Kiril Nikolov (Bulgaria) and Nadiya Volynska (Ukraine) took the WRE victories in Portugal. Two WRE races were organized this past weekend; Saturday’s middle distance race of the XIV Trofeo Costa Blanca in the Alicante area at the east coast of Spain and Saturday’s middle distance race of the Idanha-a-Nova international meeting in Portugal.
Both the races in Portugal and Spain had an accompanying long distance race on Sunday. Especially the Costa Blanca long distance race in Spain showed many interesting route choice options in a terrain which was a bit different from what you often meet in Spain and Portugal.
Note! The Portugal WRE results are not yet available in IOF Eventor, and according to an e-mail sent to me it may not get WRE status as parts of the race was not in line with Guidelines for World Ranking Events.
Spanish win in Spain
In the men’s class in Spain, Spanish winner Martinez Perez got the toughest fight from Norwegian Gaute Hallan Steiwer (34 seconds behind) and Swedes Kent Ohlsson (+54) and Jonas Lenadersson (+1:03). Leandersson showed his strength on the tough long distance on Sunday in the same terrain – a race which he won with several minutes. In the women’s class another Czech, Vendula Horcickova, was closest to Knapova more than a minute behind. Lea Vercelotti (France) was third. Reigning, Svetlana Mironova, was far behind on the middle distance on Saturday – however whe won the long distance by more than 6 minutes.
Nikolov versus Kratov in Portugal
The fight for victory at the WRE race in Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal in the men’s class featured several top elite runners; Oleksandr Kratov (Ukraine), Philippe Adamski (France), David Andersson (Sweden), Hannu Airila (Finland), Valentin Novikov (Russia) and Scott Fraser (Great Britain) were some of the runners who fought with Bulgarian Nikolov for the victory. In the end Nikolov was 8 seconds faster than Kratov with Andersson in third another 2 seconds down. Kratov was on the lead at the 16th control, but lost 20 seconds to Nikolov to control 17, and could never catch up after that (see the final part of the course below). In the women’s class Nadiya Volynska continued where she stopped last weekend, winning clear victories both in Saturday’s WRE and Sunday. Top names were there to give her fight for the victory though; Venla Niemi (2nd), Yulia Novikova (3rd), Silje Ekroll Jahren, Maria Magnussen, Lena Eliasson, Galina Vinogradova.
Illustration above: Final part of Idanha-a-Nova Middle Men (WRE)
Maps WRE weekend Spain/Portugal
Illustration above: First part of Idanha-a-Nova Middle Men (WRE)
Use the following links for maps and GPS-tracking from the WRE races:
- Portugal Middle WRE (Saturday): Map Idanha-a-Nova WRE Middle Men. See also GPS-data in 2DRerun (only limited number of competitors have uploaded GPS). No women published their maps on omaps so far.
- Spain Middle WRE (Saturday): Costa Brava WRE Middle Men / Women. GPS-tracking and 2DRerun via TracTrac
Accompanying races:
- Portugal Long (Sunday): Map Idanha-a-Nova Long Men
- Spain Long (Sunday): Costa Brava Long Men / Women. GPS-tracking and 2DRerun via TracTrac
Below is an example leg from the middle WRE in Spain with routechoices (click for larger). This was probably the most interesting leg of the middle distance – but the long distance offered several legs with similar characteristics – some of them also more interesting.
POM coming up
The biggest of Spain/Portugal WRE events in the winter season is usually Portugal O-Meeting, which is organized the coming weekend with many top runners on the start list. This weekend’s races were just a warmup ahead of POM for many.
Results Idanha-a-Nova WRE, Portugal
Men
1 Kiril Nikolov 82 [7841] Kalevan Rasti FIN 35:35 0:00
2 Oleksander Kratov 85 [7885] OK-ORION UKR 35:43 0:08
3 David Andersson 81 [7812] OP Malungs OK SWE 35:45 0:10
4 Hannu Airila 85 [7841] Kalevan Rasti FIN 36:26 0:51
5 Lauri Nenonen 93 [7841] Kalevan Rasti FIN 37:09 1:34
6 Alasdair McLeod 90 [7909] OP Clydeside Oriente GBR 37:44 2:09
7 Aaro Asikainen 88 [7841] Kalevan Rasti FIN 37:45 2:10
7 Philippe Adamski 85 [7841] Kalevan Rasti FIN 37:45 2:10
9 Scott Fraser 86 [7911] OP Interlopers GBR 38:20 2:45
10 Ivan Nikolaev Sirakov 88 [7603] OPVariant5 Targovish BUL 38:27 2:52
11 Hector Haines 89 [7911] OP Interlopers GBR 39:44 4:09
12 James Tullie 86 [7913] OP Baden & Straths GBR 40:50 5:15
13 Valentin Novikov 74 [7789] RUSSIA RUS 42:38 7:03
14 Evgeny Popov 89 [7640] URAL RUS 43:44 8:09
15 Manuel Horta 90 [151] GafanhOri POR 43:51 8:16
Women
1 Nadiya Volynska 84 [7885] OK-ORION UKR 32:35 0:00
2 Venla Niemi 90 [1835] Individual FIN FIN 34:15 1:40
3 Yulia Novikova 80 [7789] RUSSIA RUS 34:35 2:00
4 Silj Ekroll Jahren 88 [7604] OP Sävedalens AIK SWE 35:06 2:31
5 Panchenko Olha 87 [7896] IFK MORA UKR 35:46 3:11
6 Maria Magnusson 82 [7604] OP Sävedalens AIK SWE 36:32 3:57
7 Lena Eliasson 81 [7813] OP Domnarvets GoIF SWE 37:19 4:44
8 Ekaterina Savkina 94 [7684] ESSU FIN 39:46 7:11
9 Stepanka Betkova 87 [166] ADM Ori-Mondego POR 43:42 11:07
10 Mariana Moreira 92 [094] CPOC POR 43:58 11:23
11 Michela Guizzardi 82 [7803] CUS BOLOGNA ITA 46:11 13:36
12 Hollie Orr 89 [7910] OP Lakeland OC GBR 48:33 15:58
13 Galina Vinogradova 79 [7789] RUSSIA RUS 51:17 18:42
14 Vera Alvarez 94 [094] CPOC POR 55:57 23:22
15 Rita Rodrigues 93 [151] GafanhOri POR 56:38 24:03
- Full results
- See also results from Sunday’s long distance race and overall results at the event webpage
Results Costa Blanca WRE, Spain
Men
1 Antonio Martínez Pérez COLIVENC Alicante 36:53 6:46
2 Gaute Hallan Steiwer Lillomarka OL Lillomarka OL 37:27 +0:34 6:53
3 Kent Ohlsson Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 37:47 +0:54 6:56
4 Jonas Leandersson Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 37:56 +1:03 6:58
5 Ralph Street Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 38:10 +1:17 7:00
6 Roger Casal Fernández COLIVENC Alicante 38:30 +1:37 7:04
7 Bartoz Pawlak Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 38:41 +1:48 7:06
8 Yngve Skogstad Frol IL Frol IL 39:33 +2:40 7:16
9 Dmitrii Poliakov NORD WEST NORD WEST 39:54 +3:01 7:20
10 Pau Llorens Caellas COB Barcelona 40:44 +3:51 7:29
11 Jakob Enmark Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 40:50 +3:57 7:30
12 Ulf Forseth Indgaard Frol IL Frol IL 41:14 +4:21 7:34
13 Nikita Stepanov NORD WEST NORD WEST 41:22 +4:29 7:36
14 Michal Olejnik Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 42:01 +5:08 7:43
14 Ivar Lundanes Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 42:01 +5:08 7:43
Women
1 Jana Knapova Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 35:36 8:56
2 Vendula Horcickova Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje 36:44 +1:08 9:13
3 Lea Vercellotti MAXIMUS Madrid 38:07 +2:31 9:34
4 Alicia Gil Sánchez COLIVENC Alicante 41:38 +6:02 10:27
5 Esther Gil i Brotons COLIVENC Alicante 42:30 +6:54 10:40
6 Svetlana Mironova Koovee Koovee 43:22 +7:46 10:53
7 Tatiana Bevza NORD WEST NORD WEST 43:34 +7:58 10:56
8 Violeta Feliciano Sanjuan COLIVENC Alicante 44:41 +9:05 11:13
9 Annabel Valledor Fernández BADALONA-O Barcelona 46:29 +10:53 11:40
10 Anne-mari Leskinen Lynx Lynx 47:39 +12:03 11:58
11 Sara Karvonen Lynx Lynx 48:47 +13:11 12:15
12 Natalia Gurchenkova COLIVENC Alicante 49:37 +14:01 12:27
13 Laura López García LORCA-O Murcia 52:10 +16:34 13:06
14 Rose Kowalski ALIGOTS Girona 52:59 +17:23 13:18
15 Carmen Patiño Déniz TOLEDO-O Toledo 53:07 +17:31 13:20
