"Today's race definitely came down to who can eat and drink the most during the race to avoid cramps and to have the strength to pick up the pace for the last 15 km at the end," said Roos. According to him, there was a gap with others about 10 km before the end. "When the gap started to increase, it was clear. It was definitely not easy, but the team managed to do good skis today," he stated.

Among the women, multiple Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli (3.22.00,1) became the winner of the Tartu Marathon for the first time. She was followed by Merilin Jürisaar (+00.33,1) and Noora Kivikko (FIN) (+06.12,9).

"Although the race was very difficult, the skis were good in these conditions. All in all, I am very satisfied with the race and of course happy that I won," she stated.

A total of 3,477 skiers had registered for today's main races, 2,573 of them for the longest distance of 63 km and 904 for the 31 km track. You can see the results HERE.

The season of the Tartu Maraton Klassik will continue on May 14, when the 41st Tartu Forest Maraton will take place.