The Visma Ski Classics Challengers event La Savoyarde Ekosport took place today with a 42km race in freestyle technique in La Feclaz, France.

The Visma Ski Classics Challengers event saw Thomas Chambellant, CS La Feclaz/Feclaz Formation Longue Distance, and Marion Colin, CS La Feclaz, win the French race with superior performances.

In the men’s competition, the winner was Thomas Chambellant, CS La Feclaz/Feclaz Formation Longue Distance, with a time of 1:42:54.0. Cyril Gaillard, SA Meaudrais/Team Vercors, sprinted for second place, 1 second behind. Simon Vuillet, SC Grandvaux/Feclaz Formation Longue Distance, completed the podium in the third position, 31 seconds back.

In the women’s race, Marion Colin, CS La Feclaz, with a time of 1:59:49.0, won ahead of Oceane Bepoix, SMBM/Morbier, in second place and 18 seconds behind. Amelie Suiffet, CS La Feclaz, finished in third place, 51 seconds back.

As La Savoyarde Ekosport is a Visma Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

Full results of La Savoyarde Ekosport can be found here, and a list of all Challengers events with already confirmed dates for the Season 2021/22 you can check on vismaskiclassics.com.  

Next up in the Visma Ski Classics Challengers is Årefjällsloppet 45km. The Swedish event takes place at Vålådalen on March 26, 2022.

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