The Ski Classics Challengers event, Gran Finale a Saint-Barthélemy – Gran Fondo Memorial Sergio Favre, took place this Saturday with a 50km long-distance skiing race in classic technique in Italy. Check out the results.

The Ski Classics Challengers event in Saint-Barthélemy, Italy, featured a fierce fight for the podium. Davide Graz and Caterina Ganz won their respective races with solid performances.

Gran Finale a Saint-Barthélemy – Gran Fondo Memorial Sergio Favre – 50km men’s race 

In the men’s competition, the winner was Davide Graz, with a total time of 2:09:38.8.

Giandomenico Salvadori finished in second place, 10.4 seconds back, followed by Paolo Ventura, 25.0 seconds back, completing the podium in third place.

Top 3 Men

1. Davide Graz, 2:09:38.8
2. Giandomenico Salvadori, +10.4
3. Paolo Ventura, +25.0

Full results can be found HERE

Gran Finale a Saint-Barthélemy – Gran Fondo Memorial Sergio Favre – 50km women’s race

In the women’s event, the winner, Caterina Ganz, completed the race at a time of 2:31:39.0.

Martina Di Centa finished in second place, 6.1 seconds behind, followed by Iris De Martin Pinter, completing the podium in third position and 13.9 seconds back.

Top 3 Women

1. Caterina Ganz, 2:31:39.0
2. Martina Di Centa, +6.1
3. Iris De Martin Pinter, +13.9

Full results can be found HERE

As the 50km 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 genders.  

Complete results of the event can be found here and here, and a list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates can be found on Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.  

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