Bellingham and Pessey Winners of Day 3 and Overall at Arctic Circle Race

by Leandro Lutz • 02.04.2023
Arctic
The third stage of the 160km Ski Classics Challengers event Arctic Circle Race took place this Sunday with a 51km long-distance race in classic technique in Sisimiut, Greenland. Get to know the third day and overall winners.

The third stage of the 160km Ski Classics Challengers event Arctic Circle Race took place this Sunday with a 51km long-distance race in classic technique in Sisimiut, Greenland. Get to know the third day and overall winners.

After a long day of skiing in Greenland, the Ski Classics Challengers event Arctic Circle Race saw Phillip Bellingham and Iris Pessey, representing Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, winning their respective third-day races and the overall competition.

Arctic Circle Race – Day 3 – Men’s Race

In the men’s race, the winner of day 3 was Phillip Bellingham, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, completing the race in a time of 3:09:28.0.

Martin Møller, Rossignol, finished in second place, with a total time of 3:09:29.0, followed by Kristian Kristoffersen, KJ Greenland/HR, completing the podium in the third position and a total time of 3:16:49.0.

Arctic Circle Race – Day 3 – Top 3 Men

  1. Phillip Bellingham, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, 3:09:28.0
  2. Martin Møller, Rossignol, 3:09:29.0
  3. Kristian Kristoffersen, KJ Greenland/HR, 3:16:49.0
Martin Møller, Rossignol (left) and Phillip Bellingham, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria (right) during the Arctic Circle Race, day 3. Photo: Victor Guerin/ACR

Arctic Circle Race – Day 3 – Women’s Race

In the women’s competition, the winner was Iris Pessey, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, with a total time of 3:44:25.0. 

Marie Lundblad, NSP, finished in second place, with a time of 4:18:50.0, followed by Anna Šuštar, with a total time of 4:26:06.0, and completing the podium in the third position. 

Arctic Circle Race – Day 3 – Top 3 Women

  1. Iris Pessey, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, 3:44:25.0
  2. Marie Lundblad, NSP, 4:18:50.0
  3. Anna Šuštar, 4:26:06.0
Northern Lights and the base camp for the three days Arctic Circle Race. Photo: Aqqalu Inuuteq Dahl/Arctic Circle Race


Arctic Circle Race – Final Classification After 3 Days and 160km

Men

  1. Phillip Bellingham, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, 10:13:06
  2. Martin Møller, Rossignol, 10:17:44
  3. Kristian Kristoffersen, KJ Greenland/HR, 11:22:22

Women

  1. Iris Pessey, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, 13:03:18
  2. Marie Lundblad, NSP, 15:04:42
  3. Anna Šuštar, 15:31:05

As Arctic Circle Race is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

Complete results from the Arctic Circle Race can be found here and here, and you can check a list of the upcoming Challengers events on skiclassics.com.  

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