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

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