. world ski news : Gjerdalen and Smutna win Marcialonga - 25 January 2015 - 15:30
SWIX SKI CLASSICS. Swix Ski Classics continued today with the fifth event, Marcialonga. A shorten course made for a active race with high speed and a fight for the positions directly from the start. Marcialonga ends with a extremely challenging last climb of 2km up to the finish in Cavalese. Øysten Peterssen Team United Bakeries, made a move just before the last climb and lead the race until the last 500m. But Tord Asle Gjerdalen and Anders Aukland, both Team Santander, caught him during the last 500m of the race and it all ended up with a sprint finish. Gjerdalen was the strongest in the end just ahead of Aukland and Peterssen.
-Really cool to win here in Italy and one of the most important races of the season. We had incredible skis and the whole team did a great job attacking during the race, says Tord Asle Gjerdalen who won his first Ski Classics race.
The women’s races also came down to a tight finish. Katerina Smutna Team Silvini Madshus, Laila Kveli, Team Santander and Seraina Boner, Team Coop entered the last climb close together. It was a hard fight where Smutna made the final move close to the finish and could win ahead of Kveli and Boner.
-It was a really hard race, especially the last uphill. But I had enough strength today to win the race in the end, says Katerina Smutna.
In the Swix Ski Classics Champion competition presented by Rottefella Anders Aukland, Team Santander takes over the yellow leading bib for the men. Katerina Smutna keeps the bib for the women and increases her lead.
Anders Nygaard, Team Santander takes back the green Swix Ski Classics sprint bib and Team United Bakeries is increasing their lead in the team competition.
Bill Impola, Team Coop takes back the pink Swix Ski Classics youth bib for the men and Tone Sundvor, Team Synnfjell takes the lead in the women’s youth competition and gets to wear the pink bib for the first time.
Next Swix Ski Classics event is König Ludwig Lauf next weekend.
Press Release
Swix Ski Classics
25 January 2015
More info about Swix Ski Classics on www.swixskiclassics.com
Swix Ski Classics Event 5: Marcialonga Men
1 TORD ASLE GJERDALEN SANT 02:05:15.80
2 ANDERS AUKLAND SANT 02:05:18.40
3 ØYSTEIN PETTERSEN UNBA 02:05:21.70
4 JENS ERIKSSON SANT 02:05:24.50
5 TORE BJØRSETH BERDAL UNBA 02:05:34.30
6 PETR NOVÁK N/A 02:05:39.40
Swix Ski Classics Event 5: Marcialonga Women
1 KATEŘINA SMUTNÁ SILV 02:20:32.30
2 LAILA KVELI SANT 02:20:42.20
3 SERAINA BONER COOP 02:20:44.50
4 VIKTORIA MELINA RUSM 02:21:16.20
5 BRITTA JOHANSSON NORGREN SKIP 02:22:13.30
6 MASAKO ISHIDA UNBA 02:23:47.90
Swix Ski Classics Champion Men, presented by Rottefella
1 (3) Anders Aukland SANT 600
2 (1) Øystein Pettersen UNBA 585
3 (2) Morten Eide Pedersen COOP 485
4 (4) Petter Eliassen LEAS 470
5 (5) Tord Asle Gjerdalen SANT 435
6 (6) Christoffer Callesen LEAS 279
Swix Ski Classics Champion Women, presented by Rottefella
1 (1) Kateřina Smutná SILV 760
2 (2) Seraina Boner COOP 640
3 (3) Masako Ishida UNBA 465
4 (4) Britta Johansson Norgren SKIP 440
5 (5) Laila Kveli SANT 390
6 (10) Viktoria Melina RUSM 290
Swix Ski Classics Sprint
1 (3) Andreas Nygaard SANT 120
2 (2) Øystein Pettersen UNBA 110
2 (1) Petter Eliassen LEAS 110
4 (4) John Kristian Dahl UNBA 80
5 (8) Jens Eriksson SANT 70
6 (4) Anders Aukland SANT 40
Swix Ski Classics Team
1 (1) Team United Bakeries 1905
2 (3) Team Santander 1896
3 (2) Team Coop 1627
4 (4) Team LeasePlan Go 1090
5 (5) Silvini Madshus team 1083
6 (6) Russian Marathon Team 856
Swix Ski Classics Youth Men
1 (2) Bill Impola COOP 221
2 (1) Anders Høst LYNS 212
3 (3) Stian Hoelgaard LEAS 205
4 (4) Andreas Nygaard SANT 133
5 (5) Vetle Thyli UNBA 80
6 (10) Marcus Johansson L157 66
Swix Ski Classics Youth Women
1 (2) Tone Sundvor SYNN 112
2 (1) Tuva Toftdahl Staver LEAS 90
3 (2) Hilde Losgaard Landheim COOP 62