Skiroll: Francesca Franchi and the Andorran Irenu Esteve Altimiras sign an encore in the 43rd Sportful Grand Prix

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Skiroll: Francesca Franchi and the Andorran Irenu Esteve Altimiras sign an encore in the 43rd Sportful Grand Prix

The classic that launches the season as the first stop of the Italian Cup 2022/23, saw the winners of the last edition repeat themselves. All the results of the day in the Belluno area, Federico Pellegrino also competing.

From Pedavena to the final uphill on Passo Croce d''Aune, the 43rd Grand Prix Sportful gave a spectacle on roller skis which, in fact, with the mass start in free technique inaugurated the winter season as the first stage of the Italian Ski Cup fund 2022/23. The test that bears the name of the brand of the Valcismon Manufacture - organized by Sci Nordico Sportful, Polisportiva Sovramonte and Enal Sport Villaga - was opened by the youngest of the youth categories who, in front of the large audience rushed for the occasion in the Belluno area, they competed on a 1 and 3 kilometer track. In the late morning of Sunday the queen competition of the day started, with an uphill course of 9.5 kilometers that from the Pedavena Brewery went up to the 1,011 meters of Croce d''Aune. The 2022 edition of the Sportful Grand Prix saw no changes on the top step of the podium, with Irenu Esteve Altimiras and Francesca Franchi replicating last year's success. The Andorran dominated the uphill test in Belluno and reached the finish line alone in 31''26 ”, thus reaching four consecutive victories in the event. Second place and first place in the Italian Cup standings for the carabiniere Lorenzo Romano (32''08 "6) ahead of Simone Daprà (32''13" 5), who gave everything to keep Federico Pellegrino behind ( 32''16 "3), at the end of the fourth. For women, the financier Francesca Franchi gave an encore, concluding her test in 38''07 ”1. In second place the young Maria Gismondi of the Fiamme Oro, winner of the individual World Cup in Amatrice. The Roman from Subiaco crossed the finish line in 38''12 ”4, preceding Maddalena Somà (38''14” 1). As for the youth categories that opened the 43rd Grand Prix Sportul, among the students the victory went to Edoardo Trombetta (Ski College Veneto Falcade; 11''38 "), while Vanessa Cagnati (Val Biois ; 14''00 "3). Among the boys, the success went to Oscar Axel Gianola (Nordik Ski Valsassina; 15''12 ”), with Aurora Invernizzi (Nordik Ski Valsassina; 15''51” 9) who dominated the women's race. Marco Combi (Primaluna; 5''23 ”5) dominated the challenge between the Cuccioli, with Maddalena Pavan (Montebelluna; 5''05” 6) who climbed the top step of the podium of the women's race. Among the Babies, first place went to Mattia Combi (Primaluna; 5''34 ”2) and Moira Pante (Sovramonte; 6''42” 1).
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