Robert Antonioli and Laetitia Roux win Transcavallo Sprint Race

The Piancavallo Ski Area it was the turn of the “jet racers” to compete in the quest for the first place: Italian specialist Robert Antonioli and French ace Laetitia Roux won their races.

In the Junior race Switzerland’s Thomas Corthay finished ahead of two Italians, Nicolò Canclini and Davide Magnini. Adèle Milloz (France) was the fastest woman, finishing ahead of her teammate Lena Bonnel and Giulia Compagnoni (Italy).

At the end of the youth challenges, the qualifiers defined the best athletes to access the final race. World Champion Robert Antonioli, in an irresistible display of speed and prowess, had the better of Iwan Arnold (Switzerland) and Anton Palzer (Germany) once again. The top five finishers included William Bon Mardion (France) and Andréas Steindl (Swizerland).

No surprise in the women’s event, with the usual Laetitia Roux stashing away more precious point and finishing first ahead of Spain’s Marta Farres Garcia and emerging Italian talent Alba De Silvestro. Marianne Fatton (Switzerland) grabbed a remarkable fourth place and the other Spaniard, Nahia Altuna Quincoces, finished fifth.

In the Espoir category Anton Palzer was victorious ahead of Nadir Maquet and Frenchman Carl Frison-Roche. Among the women, Alba De Silvestro (Italy) stepped on the highest place of the podium, followed by Marienne Fatton and Deborah Chiarello, both from Switzerland.

As regards the individual ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup tests, the finals are scheduled to take place in the second half of March (March 18th to 20th) at Prato Nevoso, Italy. The programme includes the Individual, Vertical and Sprint Race.