A promising top ten for the two Italian athletes Giorgia Pellizotti and Mattia Agostinacchio in the first round of the Junior Cyclocross World Cup that took place today in Dublin, Ireland. Pellizotti, daughter of a cycling family (SS Sanfiorese), finished ninth in the women's race, which saw the success of American Lidia Cusack over French Desprez and Canadian Carrier. Pellizotti delivered a good race, securing valuable points in the standings, and her result among 29 athletes is certainly encouraging. European champion Agostinacchio also had a good performance, finishing tenth just 53" behind the winner, the French Soren Bruyere Joumard, who preceded Belgian riders Lejeune and Jacobs. Not a bad start to the Cup for our young athletes.

1 Lidia CUSACK UNITED STATES 35'17"

2 Lison DESPREZ FRANCE 9"

3 Rafaelle CARRIER CANADA 18"

4 Mae CABACA NETHERLANDS 26"

5 Amélie GOTTWALDOVÁ CZECH REPUBLIC 45"

6 Zélie LAMBERT FRANCE 50"

7 Lise REVOL FRANCE 54"

8 Barbora BUKOVSKA CZECH REPUBLIC 57"

9 Giorgia PELLIZOTTI ITALY 1'13"

10 Greta LAWLESS IRELAND 1'22"

1 Soren BRUYÈRE JOUMARD FRANCE 39'01"

2 Giel LEJEUNE BELGIUM 12"

3 Lennes JACOBS BELGIUM 14"

4 Benjamin NOVAL SUAREZ SPAIN 15"

5 Mats VANDEN EYNDE BELGIUM 33"

6 Aidan VOLLMUTH UNITED STATES 34"

7 Keano GEENS BELGIUM 45"

8 Cas TIMMERMANS NETHERLANDS 46"

9 Théophile VASSAL FRANCE 48"

10 Mattia AGOSTINACCHIO ITALY 53"