Tom Reichelt (GER) wins the 41st American Birkebeiner, while Madshus racer Caitlin Gregg (USA) wins the women’s race.
It came down to a thriller sprint finish in the men’s 50K: Tom Reichelt crossed the line first, in at 2:14:29.9, while Simone Paredi (ITA) was 0.5 seconds behind, and Sergio Bonaldi was third, less than a second behind Reichelt. The German Madshus racer is now leading the FIS Marathon Cup 2014.
Top 3 men
1. Tom Reichelt, GER, 2:14:29.9
2. Simone Paredi, ITA, 2:14:30.4
3. Sergio Bonaldi, ITA, 2:14:30.9
In the women’s race, Caitlin Gregg was more than a minute ahead of Antonella Confortola, who finished second, and more than 2 minutes ahead of Rosie Brennan in third place.
Top 3 women
1. Caitlin Gregg, USA, 2:40:51.4
2. Antonella Confortola, ITA, 2:41:13.8
3. Rosie Brennan, USA, 2:43:02.6