With sunshine and warm weather, the Ski Classics Challengers event in Italy, Marcia Gran Paradiso, saw a fierce battle for the top places on the podium. In the end, Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, and Fabián Štoček, Vltava Fund Ski Team, won their respective races with solid performances.

Marcia Gran Paradiso – 30km Women’s Race

In the women’s event, the winner Katia Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, completed the race in a time of 1:19:58.9.

Hanna Fine, Team Vercors Isère, finished in second place, 6:35.7 behind, followed by Maya Even, Team Vercors Isère, completing the podium in third position and 8:29.3 back.

Marcia Gran Paradiso – Top 5 Women

1. Katia Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, 1:19:58.9
2. Hanna Fine, Team Vercors Isère, +6:35.7
3. Maya Even, Team Vercors Isère, +8:29.3
4. Léonie Harivel, Team Nordic Expérience, +11:01.3
5. Marthe Charvolin, +19:43.5

Full results can be found HERE

Marcia Gran Paradiso – 30km Men’s Race 

In the men’s competition, the winner was Fabián Štoček, Vltava Fund Ski Team, with a total time of 1:12:18.4.

Maurice Manificat finished in second place, 0.8 seconds back, followed by Sabin Coupat, Team Nordic Expérience, 4.4 seconds behind the winner, and completing the podium in third place.

Marcia Gran Paradiso – Top 5 Men

1. Fabián Štoček, Vltava Fund Ski Team, 1:12:18.4
2. Maurice Manificat, +0.8
3. Sabin Coupat, Team Nordic Expérience, +4.4
4. Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience, +57.2
5. Yan Belorgey, Team Vercors Isère, +57.7

Full results can be found HERE

Updates in progress!

As Marcia Gran Paradiso 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 for season 2023/2024 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.  

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