The largest of them – the students and graduates teams were crushed and the championship was defeated by a team of pupils from Vievis Gymnasium. She has not only outdone the long-time winners of the championship – the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) graduate-veteran team, but also broke the record for the last few weeks just a couple of weeks ago, according to a press release.

"Pasta bridges 2018" won the Vievis team in the finale. A bridge with a net weight of up to 1 kg, which has failed to withstand 361 kg, was hit by the Champions Vievis Gymnasium team "Condemned". Just two weeks ago, the same team at the schoolchildren's championship had already beaten the Lithuanian record that was before. The second place was won by the pupils' championship for many years, as well as by pupils from the Vievis Gymnasium, now the students are the team "Marmasheli 2.0". Their bridge withstood – 346 kg. Even in the final 10 minutes they owned the Lithuanian record ", – said the representative of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, VGTU, one of the organizers of the Lithuanian championship" Pasta bridges 2018 "dr. Arvydas Rimkus

The "Convicted" bridge of the Championship Vievis Gymnasium managed to withstand a load of 361 kg.

He pointed out that it was the second place winners who won the main prize – a ticket to the World Cup Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building 2018 ", which will be held on May 24th. Hungary, Budapest. The prize is due to the fact that only student teams can participate in the international competition.

The winners of the "Pasta bridges 2017" of the previous year – the team of graduates of the VGTU "Without 100 kg of quartz" – left this year. They took part in the championship for the seventh time, t. y did not miss any of the "Pasta Bridge" championships that have been held until now. Their bridge withstood a load of 344.5 kg. The finale was met and eight teams of students, students and graduates competed for the title of the championship.

The rules of the Lithuanian Championship "Pasta bridges" are simple. Each team, made up of 1-4 members, has to build a bridge that maintains the maximum load with 1 kg of pasta and glue. 2011 Having started with four students of the VGTU Faculty of Civil Engineering and a strongest bridge with the load of 23 kg, the championship evolved into two – the schoolchildren and the country's grand championship, where the best brigades of pasta builders meet.