Italian Road Championships 2012 - Montereale Valcellina - Results [Updated]

This morning the Italian Road Championships 2012 has just started in Montereale Valcellina. More than 500 athletes will join the race.

At the same time in Szeged (Hungary) is taking place the European Championships, therefore some of the most important athletes there won't be at the Italian event.

It's possible to watch the event on TV on Rai Sport 2:

- 26th July 2012 - from 8.30PM to 10.30PM

- 27th July 2012 - from 8.00PM to 10.30PM

- 28th July 2012 - from 8.00PM to 11.00PM

It is possible to follow the event on live streaming at this link http://goo.gl/gXZuX 

- 26th July 2012 - 3:30PM, 8PM

- 27th July 2012 - 11AM, 3PM, 8PM

- 28th July 2012 - 4PM, 8PM

On the event's official website it's available the races' timetable:

http://www.skatingclubcomina.it/il%20programma.html

[update]
All the championships' results:
http://www.fihp.org/corsa/rrunn/2012/290D-9CF2/G00028.1-/index.html

The live streaming timetable has changed. The 11AM coverage has been cancelled.

Live Streaming - European Inline Skating Championships 2012 - Szeged

Watch here the European Inline Skating Championships 2012:

Live video for mobile from Ustream

According to the official website, the live streaming is scheduled for the following days:

- 24th. July, 2012

- 25th July, 2012

- 27th July, 2012

- 28th July, 2012

Races' timetable: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7k5SWxMs6cudmplc0toQlNsRl E/edit#

27th July timetable: http://speedskating2012ec.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SZEGED-Final-Timetable_07.27-28.pdf

Results - European Championships 2012 - Szeged [Updated]

(click on each race for times' details)


The full results are available at the event's official website http://goo.gl/Zax8D

Source: http://goo.gl/Zax8D

Via: http://goo.gl/PzAsT

European Championships 2012 - Szeged (Hungary) [updated]

The next big event will be the European Inline Speedskating Championships in Szeged (Hungary) from 23 to 28 July 2012.

The track that will host the continental event is an ordinary tarmac oval, lenght 180mt., it's quite short in my opinion, width 5,5mt. Check out the aerial view http://goo.gl/maps/SYqx.

The track has already hosted an international event this year, the Hungaroskate Inline Speedskating European Cup 2012 from 12 to 15 April 2012. Below a video of a qualifying 500mt. race, senior man:

All the event's videos are available at the following link: http://goo.gl/IFhjK. You will also find the wet races' videos.

At last, the official website of the event shows that we will also have a Live Streaming, which is really appreciated (http://speedskating2012ec.info/live-streaming-2/)

http://speedskating2012ec.info/live-streaming/ [correct link]

What are your predictions for this European Championships? In your opinion will there be any national teams disclosure? Leave your impressions in the comment box.


[update]
According to the official website, the live streaming is scheduled for the following days:
- 24th. July, 2012
- 25th July, 2012
- 27th July, 2012
- 28th July, 2012

[update 2]

I attach the races' timetable: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7k5SWxMs6cudmplc0toQlNsRlE/edit#

Vintage Skating #1

I want to start a new section about what the roller skating has been in the past. 

This is possible thanks to some very old videos I found on youtube, uploaded by Cinecittà Luce, the most important historical video archive of Italy.
What I want to do is discover the history of roller speed skating and understand how this sport was at the beginning of the 20th century and its evolution.

The 1st video is a mute video about the "annual roller skating race from London to Brighton" of November 1929. Enjoy the video!

2012 Italian Track Championship [Updated]

Today is starting the 2012 Italian Track Championship, the first event for Italian athletes to compete for a place in the national team. The Championship is hosted by "skating club pertichese" in San Giorgio delle Pertiche, near Padua.

As usual the most important races could be visible with a Live Streaming at the following link: http://www.fihp.org/webtv/index_channel2.php?channel=2

Here the timetable of the streaming:
July 5
11:30 AM - m. 1500 Jm/Sm
4:30 PM - m. 5000 points Af/Am, m. 300 sprint R1f/R1m
6:00 PM - m. 200 crono, m. 300 crono, m. 300 sprint
8:00 PM - m. 300 crono, m. 15000 elimination

July 6
11:30 AM - m. 10000 points/elimination Jm/Sm
5:00 PM - m. 3000, m. 5000 elimination, 500 sprint
8:00 PM - m. 500 sprint - m. 10000 points/elimination

July 7
4:30 PM - m. 1000, m. 3000 relay
8:00 PM - m. 1000, m. 3000 relay (finals)

[Update]
All the races' results: http://goo.gl/ZGHiQ