Cross-country skiing: Gaspard Cottaz wins a hell of a battle
After the women’s races, it was the men’s U20s who took to the slopes in Planica (Slovenia) on Sunday morning to take part in their individual 10km skate in the first stage of the FESA Cup cross-country skiing competition.
In this final race of the weekend, Gaspard Cottaz, who missed out on the podium in the classic on Saturday, triumphed outright this time. In a time of 20 min 43 sec 4, the Dauphinois beat Germany’s Jakob Elias Moch by 5 sec 0 and Italy’s Daniel Pedranzini by 10 sec 3. It was his first international victory.
Among the other French riders, Mario Perrillat-Collomb was ninth, Valentin Berna seventeenth, Lorin Vergnolle eighteenth, Zacharie Bourdin twenty-fifth and Luigi Biancolli thirty-seventh.
Full results
20250073RL_IO- With biathlete Camille Coupé: the French team selection for the FESA Cup in Planica
- “The priority is cross-country skiing, that’s where I get my kicks”: after her excellent results in the French Cup, Camille Coupé chose to take part in the FESA Cup cross-country skiing competition.
- FESA Cup in Planica: the six French U20 women qualify for the sprint skating finals
- Planica: Justine Gaillard, Liv Coupat and Julie Pierrel in the top 5 of the sprint skate qualifier, Camille Coupé just missing out
- Planica: Romane Nappey fourth in the FESA Cup U20 skate sprint won by Heidi Bucher
- FESA Cup in Planica: Bornand native Julie Pierrel wins the skateboard sprint, Liv Coupat third
- Planica: full house for the French U20s in the free sprint qualifier
- FESA Cup in Planica: the Naeff brothers take the lead in the qualifying round of the sprint skateboard, while the seven Frenchmen go through
- FESA Cup de Planica: Théo Schely and Victor Cullet Calderini on the sprint skate podium behind Switzerland’s Noe Naeff
- Planica: Agathe Margreither third in the individual U20 classic at the FESA Cup just ahead of Anouchka Neuville, Heidi Bucher doubles the score
- FESA Cup de Planica: Mélissa Gal and Juliette Ducordeau on the podium in the individual classic, victory for Sandra Schuetzova
- FESA Cup de Planica: Gaspard Cottaz just off the podium in the individual U20 classic, victory for Italy’s Marco Pinzani
- Planica: Théo Schely brilliant winner of the FESA Cup individual classic
- Planica: Agathe Margreither, Romane Nappey and Anouchka Neuville finish just off the podium in the U20 individual skate competition
- FESA Cup in Planica: individual skate for Theresa Fuerstenberg, Heidi Convard and Juliette Ducordeau on the podium
