Title: MARCIALONGA TUTTA BIANCA E “NORDICA”
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Press Release, 28th January 2007

WHITE AND “NORDIC” MARCIALONGA
VICTORIES FOR AHRLIN (SWE) AND PEDERSEN (NOR)

- The Swedish wins before Aukland (NOR) and the Italian Cattaneo
- Hilde Pedersen always in the lead 
- The Valleys of Fiemme and Fassa completely whitened along the 57 km

Fascinating as usual, Marcialonga confirms to be more and more “Nordic”, with the Swedish Jerry Ahrlin who precedes all the adversaries along the uphill of Cascata and conquers the victory with few seconds of advantage on the Norwegian Joergen Aukland, the winner of 2006 edition.
The Italian Marco Cattaneo, who won the FIS Marathon Cup, last days promised a great race, and today he did. The athlete of Police Team repeated the third place of 2005.
Among women, success for Hilde Pedersen who took part in the race although she was a bit sick yesterday. She started very quickly and immediately took advantage from the adversaries. On the podium also the two Swedish Elin Ek and Susanne Nystrom.
In the men race the situation was not so clear till the beginning: the athletes of the leading group, about thirty competitors, reached the feet of Cascata uphill all together. Then, those who had remaining energies went up using only the strength of the arms. Among the favourites the Olympic medal Veerpalu was only 8^th, the Czech Rezac – winner of 2005 edition - was 4^th and preceded the two Swedish Svaerd and Tynell.
The victory of “Marcialonga Light” – 40 km – went to Florian Kostner and Barbara Antonelli.
The 34^th edition has been one of the best and one of the most “suffered” in the history of Marcialonga. The 57 km of the course held up pretty well: the snow fell only in the last days, turning the Fiemme and Fassa Valleys in a whitened landscape with the enchanting frame of the Dolomites and the beautiful picture made by the 5220 skiers.
Info: www.marcialonga.it

RESULTS MARCIALONGA 57 KM

Men
1) Ahrlin Jerry (SWE) 2:07.17; 2) Aukland Jorgen (NOR) 2:07.23; 3) Cattaneo Marco (ITA) 2:07.24; 4) Rezac Stanislav (CZE) 2:07.51; 5) Svaerd Oskar (SWE) 2:07.55; 6) Tynell Daniel (SWE) 2:07.55; 7) Hallingstad Anders (NOR) 2:07.58; 8) Veerpalu Andrus (EST) 2:08.11; 9) Olle Raul (EST) 2:08.14; 10) Pozzi Maurizio (ITA) 2:08.41

Ladies
1) Pedersen Hilde G. (NOR) 2:25.00; 2) Ek Elin (SWE) 2:25.20; 3) Nystrom Susanne (SWE) 2:27.27; 4) Hansson Jenny (SWE) 2:27.44; 5) Peyrot Lara (ITA) 2:31.28; 6) Rigamonti Alessandra (ITA) 2:44.56; 7) Skari Hege (NOR) 2:49.32; 8) Nilssen Anette Rustad (NOR) 2:49.46; 9) Aubert Rebecca (SUI) 2:56.01; 10) Karjaluoto Suvi (FIN) 2:56.04

RESULTS MARCIALONGA LIGHT 40 KM

Men
1) Kostner Florian (ITA) 1:28.00; 2) Orlandi Luca (ITA) 1:28.04; 3) Fiorentini Marco (ITA) 1:28.04; 4) Pasini Fabio (ITA) 1:28.54; 5) Pietrogiovanna Daniel (ITA) 1:30.02; 6) Clementi Federico (ITA) 1:30.11; 7) Debertolis Ivan (ITA) 1:31.12; 8) Rigoni Sergio (ITA) 1:31.13; 9) Yeuilla Daniel (ITA) 1:31.14; 10) Pezzo Mirco (ITA) 1:32.55

Ladies
1) Antonelli Barbara (ITA) 1:45.14; 2) Di Padova Germana (ITA) 1:45.52; 3) Colnaghi Calissoni Laura (ITA) 1:57.36; 4) Carmagnola Daniela (ITA) 1:58.20; 5) Svare Kjellfrid (NOR) 2:20.20; 6) Nordsti Hilde Margrethe (NOR) 2:24.21; 7) Tessaro Michela (ITA) 2:24.44; 8) Rysava Vendulka (CZE) 2:33.47; 9) Mestkova Lucie (CZE) 2:36.25; 10) Hudry-Clergeon Rachel (FRA) 2:36.51.