paola Pezzo 의 금메달 소식 과 인터뷰 기사
내용을 아래의 원문을 공개합니다.
번역을 몬해 드려서 죄송합니다. 영어공부 하신다고 생각하시고
읽어 주시면 대단히 감사하겠습니다.
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From: Burke, Tricia
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 8:38 AM
> To: Group = All (includes Int'l Subs)
> Subject: Gary Fisher Saab's Pezzo is Golden in Sydney
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Contact: Nate Tobecksen, Corporate Communications Manager
> @ 920.478.2191, Ext. 2779
>
> Gary Fisher Saab's Pezzo is Golden in Sydney
> Defending Olympic Champion Does it Again
>
> Sydney, Aus (September 23, 2000) -- History was made in Sydney on Saturday
>
> when Team Gary Fisher Saab rider Paola Pezzo of Italy won her second gold
> medal in women's cross-country racing - becoming the first rider ever to
> repeat as Olympic champion.
> And she did it on a full suspension Gary Fisher team bike, marking not
> only
> an evolution of her form in the past four years, but her bike as well -
> for
> it has been a Gary Fisher bike that she rode in '96, and for all her wins
> since.
> "It's a miracle," she enthused after crossing the finish line holding the
> Italian flag, whereupon she dropped to the ground and kissed the red
> Australian soil that served her and her bike so well for nearly two hours
> of racing. She then raised her tool of victory above her head, lifting her
>
> lightweight full suspension bike before the mass of telephoto lenses of
> the
> press corps, then gently kissed it.
> As she regained her composure and hugged team staff, she smiled broadly
> and
> waved to the crowd - which included Gary Fisher himself. Then, as she was
> surrounded by television cameras from all across the world, she realized
> the remarkable feat she had achieved.
> "It was hard to win, and harder this year than in Atlanta," she said. "I'm
>
> four years older, but I've trained hard for this."
> Pezzo, resplendent in a glittering Team Italia skinsuit and custom pink
> Gary Fisher bike, rode perhaps the smartest race of her accomplished
> career, showing extraordinary poise and patience en route to the win over
> World Cup Champion Barbara Blatter (SUI) and World Champion Marga Fullana
> (ESP).
> "I tried to think, and be rational. I waited and eventually caught Blatter
>
> - I didn't rush it."
> Paola had started the race strongly with several other top contenders,
> such
> as Blatter, Fullana, Alison Dunlap (USA) and Alla Epifanova (RUS). As
> Blatter attacked the field in the first lap to put a gap on second-place
> Fullana and the others, Pezzo settled into a rhythm in third position -
> knowing it would be a long afternoon of racing in Sydney's springtime sun.
> In the second of the five laps Pezzo remained patient, following leader
> Blatter, Fullana and Epifanova. But with Blatter attacking so hard and
> Fullana reacting just a strongly, Pezzo had a feeling that things might
> eventually go her way.
> Meanwhile, two other Gary Fisher Saab riders were working hard, as Chrissy
>
> Redden (CAN) rode in seventh position, before a flat tire dropped her down
>
> to 13th place after the second lap. Local heroine Mary Grigson (AUS) was
> riding in 7th position, but her patented late-race surge was not
> materializing.
> In the third lap Pezzo made a move on the front. Just as Fullana caught
> and
> passed Blatter for the lead, Pezzo moved forward and also caught Blatter
> and began pursuing Fullana. Fullana was having troubles of her own, and
> Pezzo took advantage to catch her by the end of the fourth lap.
> Just before the fourth lap was finished, Pezzo made an aggressive pass on
> Fullana, passing the Spaniard on the right just as the two were going down
>
> a technical section that swept to the left. As Pezzo passed her she caught
>
> Fullana by surprise, whereupon Fullana veered left and lost traction on
> her
> rear wheel. Fullana then crashed off the right side of the course, and
> Pezzo was in the lead and headed for the final lap.
> Pezzo soon crossed the start/finish and headed out for her final lap,
> elevated by the cheers of the enthusiastic Aussie crowd of 20,000 and
> working with a 12-second lead. She built that lead to 27 seconds by race's
>
> end, but it was Blatter who ended up her closest chaser, having passed
> Fullana in the final minutes of the race.
> Grigson kept her ride steady to finish 7th, while Redden made a heroic
> effort after changing her flat to finish in 8th place. Each was riding a
> full suspension Gary Fisher Sugar, with new frames and custom Olympic
> paint
> jobs for their home nation.
> Pezzo has said that this Olympic race would be her last, a statement she
> was asked about in a press conference following the race. "Yes, this was
> supposed to be my last race," she said. "But I honestly didn't think I
> would win the Gold - I would have been happy with bronze. So now I have
> another year to think about it."
> The Gary Fisher Saab Race Team is proud to be sponsored by Saab Cars USA,
> Inc., Shimano components, Harman Kardon, Rock Shox suspension forks and
> shocks, Castelli clothing, Northwave shoes, Hutchinson tires, Selle San
> Marco saddles, Limar helmets, Lake gloves, Cane Creek headsets, Tune
> powertap systems, Endurox R4 Performance/Recovery Drink, DT spokes,
> Bontrager rims, Patagonia, DeFeet socks, Teva casual shoes and LeMond
> Racing Cycles.
>
> GOLD: Paola Pezzo (ITA, Gary Fisher Saab) in 1:49
> SILVER: Barbara Blatter (SUI) at :27 sec.
> BRONZE: Marga Fullana (ESP) at :33
>
> 4. Alla Epifanova (RUS) at 1:21
> 5. Alison Sydor (CAN) at 2:54
> 6. Mary Grigson (AUS) at 3:58
> 7. Alison Dunlap (USA) at 4:28
> 8. Chrissy Redden (CAN, Gary Fisher/Saab) at 4:43
> 9. Sabine Spitz (GER) at 5:22
> 10. Ruthie Matthes (USA, Trek Volkswagen) at 5:51