Enticing Amateurs to Marathon Worlds
Italian organizers entice with special races, money, bonuses for those from abroad
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Lakata Takes Close Race at MTB Marathon Worlds
Slideshow: Austria's Alban Lakata wins men's Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in a race that saw five riders finishing within 10 seconds of each other. Esther Suss of Switzerland topped the women's field with Americans Krista Park and Sonya Looney in the top-30 in Germany.
Euros Rule Marathon Worlds
American Pua Sawicki notches a top-10 finish at Marathon World Championships in Austria while Belgian Roel Paulissen and German Sabine Spitz take men's and women's titles.