. ñâåòîâíè ñêè íîâèíè : Jîrgen Aukland and Seraina Boner winners of Marcialonga! - 27 ßíóàðè 2013 - 17:14
SWIX SKI CLASSICS. Jørgen Aukland (Team Xtra Personell) won for the second year in a row Marcialonga, when the 40th edition of the Italian race were held today. He showed exceptional strength and defeated everyone in the last uphill, La Cascata, in todays Swix Ski Classics race.
It was a close race until the last uphill 3K from the finish, but Jørgen being one of the favourites showed his strength and capabilities to cope with the pressure and win also this year’s Marcialonga. After him came his team mates, Stanislav Resac on second place and Anders Aukland finished third. Team Xtra Personell did an impressive performance today and the Aukland brothers are now sharing the pole position of Swix Ski Classics after two out of six races.
Seraina Boner (Team Coop) took the lead from the start and won the women’s competition with a good margin. This is the second time she competes in Marcialonga and her second victory. She kept her competitors on a safe distance and climbed up the last hill showing an impressive strength. Second came Laila Kveli (Team Xtra Personell) and third Tatyana Yambaeva (Team Vitargo).
The Swix Ski Classics Team Competition is fronted of Team Xtra Personell, second Team Coop, third is Vitargo. In the Swix Ski Classics youth women competition Laila Kveli has taken the lead and Christoffer Callesen in the men´s competition. Simen Østensen also Team Xtra Personell is now the leader of the Sprint Competion and will wear the Swix Ski Classics Sprint jersey in König Ludwig Lauf next weekend.
Swix Ski Classics
January 27, 2013
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Swix Ski Classics Marcialonga 2013
Top 5 Women:
# country name team time
1 flag SERAINA BONER COOP 03:29:25.00
2 flag LAILA AHRLIN KVELI XTRA 03:31:21.80
3 flag TATYANA YAMBAEVA VITA 03:31:55.50
4 flag JENNY HANSSON COOP 03:32:35.30
5 flag SUSANNE NYSTRÖM XTRA 03:34:26.70
Top 5 Men:
# country name team time
1 flag JØRGEN AUKLAND XTRA 02:58:21.30
2 flag STANISLAV ŘEZÁČ XTRA 02:58:28.50
3 flag ANDERS AUKLAND XTRA 02:58:37.30
4 flag JERRY AHRLIN XTRA 02:58:44.20
5 flag KJETIL H. DAMMEN UNBA 02:58:51.60
Swix Ski Classics 2013:
Event 1: Jizerská Padesatká Czech Republic January 13th, 2013
Event 2: Marcialonga Italy January, 27th, 2013
Event 3: König Ludwig Lauf Germany February 3rd, 2013
Event 4: Vasaloppet Sweden March 3rd, 2013
Event 5: Birkebeinerrennet Norway March 16th, 2013
Event 6: Swix Ski Classics Final Sweden March 23rd, 2013