In her first elite final, Valentina Roa Sánchez (Transition Factory Racing) today achieved eighth place in the fourth place of the Down Hill World Cup, which was held in Val Di Sole (Italy).
Valentina, who represents Caldas on the national calendar, lost 15 seconds to the champion, the British Tahnee Seagrave (England) (4.31.471). Valentina was 10 seconds away from the podium.
The woman from Tolima, based in Manizales, was champion of the World Cup last year. She won in Haute-Savoie (France) and in Mont Saint Anne (Quebec, Canada); she obtained two second places at the stops of Lenzerheide (Switzerland) and Pal Arinsal (Andorra); She had two third places in Loudenvielle – Peyragudes (France) and in Snowshoe (United States), and she finished fourth in Leogang-Salzburg (Austria) and in Val di Sole Trentino, (Italy).
And now, after three valid matches, it is the first time that it has entered the finals. He had already raced in Fort William (Scotland), Bieslko Biala (Poland) and Leogang (Austria).
Positions
1. Tahnee Seagrave (England) 4,31,471
2. Marine Cabiruou (France) at 320
3. Monika Hrastnik (Slovenia) at 941
4. Myriam Nicole (France) at 3,956
5. Valentina Höll (Australia) at 6,721
6. Nina Hoffmann (Germany) at 11,054
7. Phoebe Gale (England) at 13,144
8. Valentina Roa (Colombia) at 15,223
9. Anna Newkirk (USA) at 15,637
10. Lisa Baumann (Switzerland) at 27,848
Go on
June 25: Valid for the World Cup in Haute-Savoie (France).
August 28: World Championship in Andorra (Spain).
September: Valid for the World Cup in Loudenvielle (France).
October 4 to 6: Valid for the World Cup in Mont-Saint-Anne (Canada)
