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October-10-2008 Paez and PMP won the 2008 MTB Marathon World Cup

Leonard Paez, Gewiss Bianchi rider, won the MTB Marathon stage in Ormans.
The team riding on the Bianchi Oetzi Carbons and PMP SB.14 Titanium Seatpost have kept the cup thanks to Leonardo Paez who won the last leg of the World Cup marathon with a brilliant performance and conquered the general ranking. The Colombian ousted his teammate Thomas Dietsch, who won the 2007 title and this year’s first leg, from command. However, Dietsch won the title of French national champion marathon. 

1 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col)       4.17.22
2 Lukas Buchli (Swi)                                2.04
3 Karl Platt (Ger)                                     3.13
4 Alban Lakata (Aut)                                4.26
5 Urs Huber (Swi)                                    5.58

August-10-2008 Deho e Cattaneo vons theTransRockie 2008

The two pro riders, Marzio Deho and Johnny Cattaneo, won the epic canadian MTB race TransRochies 2008.
The two italians bikers give 25 minutes to the second team.
Johnny Cattaneo rided for this race with GOLD PMP triple Crankset XP03

1 Marzio Deho (Ita) / Johnny Cattaneo (Ita)       22.39.41
2 Kris Sneddon (Can) / Max Plaxton (Can)            24.58
3 Stefan Widmer (Can) / Marty Lazarski (Can)       33.02
4 Andreas Hestler (Can) / Chris Sheppard (Can)     43.18
5 Jesse Jakomait (Can) / Mike Garrigan (Can)     1.48.02

July-13-2008 Simoni won the Salzkammergut Marathon

Gilberto Simoni, last week end won the Salzkammergut Marathon in Austria.
Second place for the Colombia rider PAEZ (team Gewiss-Bianchi), fourth place for the other PRO Jhonny Cattaneo.
Simoni and Cattaneo running with PMP crancks, while, the Pro Rider Paez, as all the Bianchi riders, running with PMP SB.14 titanium seatpost.

July-2-2008- Gilberto Simoni and Jhonny Cattaneo will race to World Championship with PMP Crankset

Pro Riders, Gilberto Simoni, two time Giro d'Italia winner, and Jhonny Cattaneo, team DIQUIGIOVANNI-ANDRONI, after won in Bormio (Cattaneo) and to Granfondo dei Longobardi (Simoni) will take place next week end to MTB Marathon World Championship in Villabassa (Italy)

Simoni equiped his bike with GOLD PMP triple Crankset XP03, and, Cattaneo with the GOLD PMP Double Crankset XP05

 May-18-2008- UNDER 23 Silver Medal in European Champion XC 2008

Stèphane Tempier, France rider of Gewiss Bianchi Team took second place in Under 23 category.
Tempier, the national Under 23 yersey, ride on PMP titanium SB.14 seat post

1 Nino Schurter (Switzerland)     1.49.11
2 Stéphane Tempier (France)          0.03
3 Mathias Flückiger (Switzerland)    0.05
  

March-3-2008- Dietsch and PMP wons the first event of the marathon World Cup

Thomas Dietsch, 2007 MTB Marathon World Cup winner, won also the fist round of 2008 in Turckey. Dietsch, that running on his Bianchi Bike equipped with PMP titanium SB.14 seat post, ahead the Austrian guy Lakata and the german Platt. In Five place the other Bianchi boy the Paez.

1 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Gewiss Bianchi                                         
2 Alban Lakata (Aut) Dolphin-Trek Mountainbike Racing Team           
3 Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls                                                         
4 Stefan Sahm (Ger) Team Bulls                                                    
5 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Gewiss Bianchi

January 26 2008- Ciclocross World Champion. PMP products always protagonist

Silver and Bronze medals yesterday in Treviso (Italy)
ZDENEK STYBAR (Team Fidea) took the second place in Elite Man category, and a strong CRISTIANO COMINELLI (Team Gewis- Bianchi) took third place in the Under 23 category.

STYBAR  and COMINELLI ride respecttively with classic 20 and 24 holes PMP hubs, the fist, and PMP titanium seat post SB.14, the young Bianchi boy.

Elite man  
1 Lars Boom (Netherlands)                     1.05.27
2 Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic)           0.05
3 Sven Nys (Belgium)                                  0.06

Under 23
1 Niels Albert (Belgium)                          51.11
2 Aurelien Duval (France)                         0.38
3 Cristian Cominelli (Italy)                        0.46

January 6 2008- Ciclocross National Champion. PMP (Hubs and Seat Posts) Still on the Podium

FIDEA and GEWISS BIANCHI Teams had a good results last week-end
Fidea Riders won two national jersey: JEMPY DRUCKER  won in Luxemburg and ZDENEK STYBAR in Cezch Republic
BART WELLENS and ERWIN VERVECKEN took second and fourth place in Belgium.
In Italy, CRISTIAN COMINELLI won the U23 Italian title and ranked second in the Open classification. That’s the third Italian cyclo-cross title for Gewiss-Bianchi biker after winning already among Allievi and Juniores categories.

October 21 2007-Zdenek Stybar  win Cyclo-Cross World Cup #1 - CDM

With an outstanding team performance Fidea launched Czech rider Zdenek Stybar to the front in the second lap and the Belgian team made sure nobody would get back to him. The 21 year-old never looked back and in the last lap he could wave to his fans and fly the Czech Republic flag. Nys' dominance was broken for once – he already won four times in Kalmthout - and the Belgian Rabobank rider had to settle for second. With a blistering fast last lap Nys distanced the strong French opposition from Francis Mourey.
FIEDEA TEAM Riders, running on 4ZA wheels and PMP hubs.

Elite men

1 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                              1.01.02
2 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank                                                               0.33
3 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    0.35
4 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob                                   
5 Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                 
6 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                      0.43

July 16 2007- SUNDSTEDT AND DIETSCH RAISE THE WORLD CUP MARATHON TO HEAVEN

On Sunday 15 July revealed itself to be an historic day for the Gewiss-Bianchi team. Thanks to their wins, Pia Sundstedt and Thomas Dietsch conquered the World Cup Marathon (Elite). Good results for their team-mates Emil Lindgren and Stephane Tempier too, who competed in Cappadocia (Turkey) at the European MTB Championships.
In Bourg d’Oisans, a French locality, staged a prompt-book often seen during last months. Finnish Pia Sundstedt, put to the test on a hard circuit, overwhelmed other riders and crossed the finishing line with a lead of more than 14 minutes over Swiss Esther Süss. Performance to be framed for Thomas Dietsch too, who led the race from the beginning and conquered the most important race of the season. On podium with him his team-mate Martin Kraler, excellent third.

Bianchi Riders use PMP Titanium seat post

April 18 2007- New PMP Clothings

Available already new PMP Bike clothings 2008 collection.

 March 18 2007- Pia Sundstedt won fist stage of MTB Marathon World Cup

Finnish Pia Sundstedt has confirmed the forecasts granting her as favourite in the first stage of the World’ cup marathon in Gran Canaria. The Celeste athlete has tamed the insidious route of Sioux City in the women elite trial and finished with a lead of 5 minutes on the second, German Kraft.
In the elite men category Thomas Diestsch obtained a very good second place. He has fought till the last kilometre livening up an exciting struggle with the winner, Colombian Paez.
Bianchi Riders use PMP Titanium seat post

February 13 2007- Also PMP seatpost in the museum dedicated to Marco Pantani

To the feet of the leader jerseys exposed in the museum of Cesenatico dedicated to Marco Pantani,  there is Marco's Celeste Bianchi Bike.
Here with immense pleasure, we state that also PMP, have contributed to that history piece.
Our memories are pushes until those days, when the relationship that always joins us with the famous company of bicycles of Treviglio, has allowed to supply our PMP Titanium seat post in order to equip the famous Pirata Bike

February 7 2007- PMP still with Team MTB Gewiss Bianchi

PMP signed again for two season with new MTB Team Gewiss-Bianchi

There is no more Julien Absalon, the Olympic champion leader of the 2006 MTB season with the Bianchi team, and French, European and World Champion. The Gewiss-Bianchi team changes and decides to bet on a new group. New season means new bet, based on the awareness that the team is competitive and greatly enthusiastic.
Massimo Ghirotto, team manager, will deal with a team made of “baby bikers” with an average age of 22 years. Four of the nine Gewiss-Bianchi riders, coming from five nations, are at their first season with the Celeste jersey: Martin Kraler (Austria), Stephane Tempier (France, Under 23), fourteen-year-old Emanuel Simoncini (Italy) and the young girl Pia Sundstedt (Finland). The confirmed athletes are Emil Lindgren (Sweden) and the “eldest”, Thomas Dietsch (1974). The breeding-ground is completed by the following Italian riders: Cristian Cominelli (coming from off road, at his first year with U23), Elia Silvestri (returning from his excellent performance at the Cycle cross World Championships) and Gabriele Angelini.
The team will take part in all the World Cup events (cross country and marathon) and in the other main events of this season.

January 29 2007- Vervecken takes third world title

 About 30,000 spectators witnessed a tumultuous world championship at the "Domenico Savio" park in Hooglede-Gits. Defending world champion Erwin Vervecken extended his world title this afternoon. After taking third in 1994, he managed five more podium results since then and now is on top of the world again. "It was a very, very special race as so many things happened; to me, it was just like a movie or a dream," Vervecken said. With this win, the 34-year-old Belgian makes up for a troubled season where he grabbed only one major victory at the World Cup in Hofstade. He has again proved himself a great championship rider. "I don't like that term, but I can understand it; I don't win a lot, but I can't help it that the favourites often fail at the championships," Vervecken said.

Vervecken won riding on  Ridley bike, with 4za wheel and PMP hubs.