Argentina’s Carlos Lannes won the fifth and inaugural Worldloppet edition of Argentina’s Ushuaia Loppet 42 KM freestyle marathon in a time of 1:51:55. One second back was Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk who took second overall and the women’s victory.

The race took place on August 8th, 2015 in the Valley of Tierra Mayor northeast of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Organized by the Club Andino Ushuaia, the race counted 126 participants from 19 countries.

Ushuaia Loppet and Marchablanca CEO, Pablo Valcheff stated, “it was a big day for us and the best conditions in 15 years did not hurt. I want to emphasize that--especially being a Worldloppet member--we now get a chance to keep building on each year’s successes. We tripled our numbers, had a noticeable affect on the local tourism economy, and we intend to keep making Ushuaia an important part of the cross-country world in order to serve skiers. This is a mission that we intend to carry over the long term and we’re grateful for our fortune so far.”

Source: fis-ski.com