The Gsieser-Tal-Lauf (Italian: Gran Fondo Val Casies) is a cross-country skiing race that takes place every year on the third weekend in February in the Gsiesertal in South Tyrol, Italy. It is the largest mass winter sports event in South Tyrol and the second largest in Italy. The event has never been cancelled (except in 2021 / COVID-19) since the race was first held in 1984, a unique record in Europe. Every year around 2,300 people from over 35 nations take part in the race.

Start Gsieser Tal Lauf 2012

Course edit

The loop route from Gsieser Tal to Taisten begins and ends in St. Martin in Gsies (1,220 m a.s.l.). The route distances are 30 km and 42 km for both classic and skating styles, and both races feature a wave-start format. Age-group categories are also awarded. There are 6 points classifications, 3 for the classic races and 3 for the skating races, and all races count towards the Euroloppet Series. The "KIDS Run" is traditionally held on Saturday afternoon.

The Gsieser-Tal-Lauf also includes a non-ranked "Just For Fun" category for non-competitive participants who want to enjoy the special marathon atmosphere.

Taking part edit

Skiers aged 16 and over are eligible to take part. For the 42 km race, competitors must be aged 18 or over. Competitors are split into 4 different start waves. Timing is recorded by means of an electronic chip. Each participant receives a certificate of participation and a race medal. Entry fees are staggered, and are based on the date of registration. Online registration begins on 1 June every year.

Winners edit

Winners skating 42 km edit

Year Male Nationality Time Female Nationality Time
2024 Giandomenico Salvadori   Italy 1:36:07 h Federica Sanfilippo   Italy 1:48:12 h
2023 Lorenzo Romano   Italy 1:39:09 h Sigrid Mutscheller   Germany 1:53:27 h
2022 Lorenzo Romano   Italy 1:40:09 h Ilenia Defrancesco   Italy 1:54:19 h
2021 canceled (COVID-19)
2020 Mirco Bertolina   Italy 1:37:40 h Sara Pellegrini   Italy 1:45:53 h
2019 Alexei Tscherwotkin   Russia 1:42:14 h Riitta-Liisa Roponen   Finland 1:53:02 h
2018 Stefano Gardener   Italy 1:47:57 h Antonella Confortola   Italy 2:04:29 h
2017 Anders Gløersen   Norway 1:38:01 h Natalja Sernowa   Russia 1:52:21 h
2016 Mirco Bertolina   Italy 1:42:40 h Walentyna Schewtschenko   Ukraine 1:57:25 h
2015 Giorgio Di Centa   Italy 1:41:30 h Natalja Sernowa   Russia 1:57:25 h
2014 Fabrizio Clementi   Italy 1:41:21 h Stephanie Santer   Italy 1:54:27 h
2013 Roland Clara   Italy 1:39:09 h Antonella Confortola Wyatt   Italy 1:51:53 h
2012 Roland Clara   Italy 1:36:24 h Antonella Confortola Wyatt   Italy 1:47:48 h
2011 Thomas Moriggl   Italy 1:22:20 h Antonella Confortola Wyatt   Italy 1:29:25 h
2010 Alexandre Rousselet   France 1:29:47 h Clara Bettega   Italy 1:42:03 h
2009 Tom Reichelt   Germany 1:29:07 h Daniela Jellici   Italy 1:41:48 h
2008 Tom Reichelt   Germany 1:27:01 h Veronica de Martin Pinter   Italy 1:44:27 h
2007 Maurizio Pozzi   Italy 1:28:28 h Stefanie Meyr   Germany 1:40:08 h
2006 Florian Kostner   Italy 1:35:48 h Anna Santer   Italy 1:48:37 h
2005 Maurizio Pozzi   Italy 1:41:03 h Lara Peyrot   Italy 1:46:58 h
2004 Marco Cattaneo   Italy 1:29:58 h Lara Peyrot   Italy 1:42:28 h
2003 Juan Jesús Gutiérrez   Spain 1:33:55 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 1:48:32 h
2002 (40 km) Alois Blassnig   Austria 1:12:43 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 1:18:16 h
2001 Ole Einar Bjørndalen   Norway 1:28:43 h Antonella Confortola Wyatt   Italy 1:38:28 h
2000 Silvio Fauner   Italy 1:37:30 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:50:35 h
1999 Cristian Zorzi   Italy 1:30:23 h Guidina Dal Sasso   Italy 1:44:04 h
1998 Michail Botwinow   Austria 1:27:11 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 1:37:35 h
1997 Roberto De Zolt   Italy 1:27:18 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 1:36:01 h
1996 Silvio Fauner   Italy 1:28:42 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 1:42:13 h
1995 Taufik Khamitov   Kazakhstan 1:41:38 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:55:27 h
1994 Alfred Runggaldier   Italy 1:37:34 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:47:54 h
1993 (30 km) Alfred Runggaldier   Italy 1:26,19 h Nathalie Santer   Italy 1:34:07 h
1992 (40 km) Paolo Riva   Italy 1:28:26 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:40:30 h
1991 (40 km) Patrizio Deola   Italy 1:31:43 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:48:31 h
1990 (40 km) Luciano Fontana   Italy 1:25:45 h Giovanna Vego Socco   Italy 2:11:32 h
1989 (30 km) Patrizio Deola   Italy 1:09:44 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:19:01 h
1988 (40 km) Alfred Runggaldier   Italy 1:31:57 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:41:15 h
1987 (40 km) Luciano Fontana   Italy 2:08:10 h Maria Canins   Italy 2:14:25 h
1986 (40 km) Giuseppe Ploner   Italy 1:34:31 h Maria Canins   Italy 1:50:14 h
1985 (40 km) Friedrich Nöckler   Italy 1:56:42 h Loretta de Monte   Italy 3:04:38 h
1984 (40 km) Albert Walder   Italy 1:58:11 h Johanna Rehmann   Italy 2:56:35 h

Winners skating 30 km edit

Year Male Female
2024 Giacomo Gabrielli   Italy Julia Kuen   Italy
2023 Patrick Klettenhammer   Italy Federica Sanfilippo   Italy
2022 Matteo Tanel   Italy Martina Bellini   Italy
2021 canceled (COVID-19)
2020 Florian Cappello   Italy Martina Di Centa   Italy
2019 Clemens Blaßnig   Austria Barbara Jezeršek   Australia
2018 Matteo Tanel   Italy Debora Roncari   Italy
2017 Enrico Nizzi   Italy Elisa Brocard   Italy
2016 Jiri Rocarek   Czech Republic Debora Roncari   Italy
2015 Eric Thomas   Germany Barbara Jezeršek   Slovenia
2014 Simone Paredi   Italy Melissa Gorra   Italy
2013 Simone Paredi   Italy Barbara Felderer   Italy
2012 Enrico Nizzi   Italy Veronika Vítková   Czech Republic
2011 Bruno Debertolis   Italy Eugenia Bitchougova   Italy
2010 Candide Pralong   Switzerland Picon Anouk Faivre   France
2009 Dietmar Nöckler   Italy Magda Genuin   Italy
2008 Christian Cusini   Italy Karin Moroder   Italy

Winners classic 42 km edit

Year Male Nationality Time Female Nationality Time
2024 Lorenzo Busin   Italy 1:46:57 h Heli Heiskanen   Finland 2:04:20 h
2023 Lorenzo Busin   Italy 1:47:24 h Malin Börjesjö   Sweden 2:08:19 h
2022 Dietmar Nöckler   Italy 1:55:38 h Malin Börjesjö   Sweden 2:13:22 h
2021 canceled (COVID-19)
2020 Mauro Brigadoi   Italy 1:47:29 h Klara Moravcova   Czech Republic 2:04:25 h
2019 Oskar Kardin   Sweden 1:51:05 h Justyna Kowalczyk   Poland 2:04:09 h
2018 Jewgeni Dementjew   Russia 1:52:52 h Franziska Müller   Germany 2:16:23 h
2017 Mauro Brigadoi   Italy 1:50:06 h Jessica Müller   Germany 2:16:05 h
2016 Dietmar Nöckler   Italy 1:43:38 h Kateřina Smutná   Austria 1:52:31 h
2015 Petr Novák   Czech Republic 1:48:18 h Renate Forstner   Germany 2:30:48 h
2014 Franz Göring   Germany 1:52:05 h Adela Boudikova   Czech Republic 2:19:05 h
2013 Bruno Debertolis   Italy 1:47:12 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 2:21:28 h
2012 Sergio Bonaldi   Italy 1:47:15 h Renate Forstner   Germany 2:21:24 h
2011 Bruno Debertolis   Italy 1:31:16 h Ingrid Damgaard   Norway 1:47:40 h
2010 Bruno Debertolis   Italy 1:53:37 h Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia 2:14:24 h

Winners classic 30 km edit

Year Male Female
2024 Tommaso Dellagiacoma   Italy Michaela Patscheider   Italy
2023 Stefano Dellagiacoma   Italy Michaela Patscheider   Italy
2022 Stefano Dellagiacoma   Italy Michaela Patscheider   Italy
2021 canceled (COVID-19)
2020 Florian Cappello   Italy Franziska Müller   Germany
2019 Lorenzo Busin   Italy Chiara Caminada   Italy
2018 Riccardo Mich   Italy Federica Simeoni   Italy
2017 Christian Völz   Germany Franziska Müller   Germany
2016 Miroslav Rypl   Czech Republic Jessica Müller   Germany
2015 Eric Thomas   Germany Barbara Felderer   Italy
2014 Andy Gerstenberger   Germany Alexandra Svoboda   Germany
2013 Jens Filbrich   Germany Jessica Müller   Germany
2012 Thomas Moriggl   Italy Barbara Felderer   Italy
2011 Peter Milz   Germany Valentina Vuerich   Italy
2010 Ivan Debertolis   Italy Barbara Antonelli   Italy
2010 Thomas Steurer   Austria Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia
2008 Marco Cattaneo   Italy Eugenia Bitchougova   Russia
2007 Anders Aukland   Norway Alessandra Rigamonti   Italy

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