Giorgio Di Centa puts his stamp on the “Gsieser”.

The participants from 38 nations took to the track shortly before the entrance to St. Martin. The cross-country ski trail was in optimal condition despite the precarious snow conditions. In the first part of the race, around 50 athletes set the pace, including the Germans Thomas and Escher, Di Centa together with Enrico Nizzi, Simone Paredi and Janmatie Kostner from Val Gardena as well as the Austrian Jentsch.

In the Hoku intermediate sprint, Nice took the prize ahead of Di Centa and Kostner, but the race was far from over. At the start of the climb to St. Magdalena, the experienced Di Centa took the lead. By the highest point of the route, the two-time Olympic champion had a lead of 53 seconds over the Escher-Kostner duo. Downhill to the finish in St. Martin, Di Centa extended his lead to 1.12:42 minutes and finally finished the race after 1 km in 41.30:XNUMX. At the finish, Kostner was able to break away from Escher and take second place. "I continuously increased my pace. This was an important test for me with a view to my last World Championships, which starts in a few days in Fallun," said Di Centa at the finish.

In the women's race, after just a few kilometers, the Russian Zernova was 10 seconds ahead of the South Tyrolean Elisa Kasslatter and the Slovenian Jezersek. She was able to maintain this lead until the end. On the contrary: by the time she reached the finish, Zernova had extended her lead over the South Tyrolean Kasslatter and the British Nerys Jones to over three minutes. "This was by no means an easy race," said Zernova, "It's my first time here and I really enjoyed it."

The Slovenian Barbara Jezersek and the German Eric Thomas crossed the finish line of the 30 km competition near St. Martin and won it. They were followed by Simonetta Carbogno and Stefania Zanon as well as Urban Lentsch and Valentin Devjatarov.

Results 32nd Gsiesertal Run:

42 km skating men 1. Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio ITA 1:41.30,1 2. Janmatie Kostner ITA 1:42.42,6 3. Toni Escher GER 1:42.43,5

42 km skating women 1. Natalia Zernova RUS 1:57.25,5 2. Elisa Kasslatter ITA 2:00.26,0 3. Nerys Jones GBR 2:00.28,2

30 km skating men 1. Eric Thomas GER 1:12.50,2 2. Urban Lentsch AUT 1:12.59,2 3. Valentin Devjatiarov RUS 1:13.05,5

30 km skating women 1. Barbara Jezersek SLO 1:23.12,5 2. Simonetta Carbogno Simonetta ITA 1:25.05,3 3. Stefania Zanon Stefania ITA 1:25.33,2

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Giorgio Di Centa puts his stamp on the “Gsieser”.

On the second day of the traditional Gsiesertal run, Giorgio Di Centa and Natalia Zernova won the skating races. Janmatie Kostner and Elisa Kasslatter provided the highlights from a South Tyrolean perspective.

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