Liz Scalia

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Elizabeth Scalia
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Scalia
Team information
Discipline MTB
Role Rider
Rider type Marathon
Professional team(s)
20052007 Team Bikes Ragusa
Major wins
2007 Marathon National Champion

Elizabeth Scalia is a British-Italian professional racing cyclist, specializing in marathon mountain bike racing, and was the women's marathon national champion in 2007. She is based in Italy [1] and has represented Great Britain in several international events including World Cups and World Championships.

Mountain bike racing

Mountain bike racing is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Durango, Colorado. The first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series took place in 1988. Its nine-race circuit covered two continents—Europe and North America—and was sponsored by Grundig. Cross-country racing was the only World Cup sport at this time. In 1993, a six-event downhill World Cup was introduced. In 1996, cross-country mountain biking events were added to the Olympic Games. In 2006, cross-country mountain biking events became part of the World Deaf Cycling Championships for the first time in San Francisco, USA.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

Great Britain island in the North Atlantic off the north-west coast of continental Europe

Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.

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Achievements

2006
2nd Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships
1st Trek Marathon Series, Round 1, Margam Park
2nd Trek Marathon Series, Round 3, Plymouth
12th Marathon, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
2007
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships
3rd Trek Marathon Series, Round 1, Thetford
4th Trek Marathon Series, Round 2, Sherwood
3rd Trek Marathon Series, Round 3, Margam Park
1st Trek Marathon Series, Round 4, Newnham Park
2008
2nd Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships, Margam Park

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References

  1. "Preview: Trek British Marathon Champs". British Cycling. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008.