The 2022 edition of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships is being held in Trento, Italy this weekend. It starts at just over 19.6 km, which is a flat and fast course.

Sonja Moi became the current world champion in the Women’s 40-44 year category. She won her class by 52 seconds from three-time world champion Cecilia Hansen of Sweden, while Poland’s Anna Rzasowska was three seconds behind the Swede. Sonja ran the fastest time in the women’s class and was the only one under 28 minutes with an average time of 52.76 km per hour. He drives for Stavanger SK here at home and has Stein Ørn as his coach.

Yngvar Alexander Hansen of Norway and Mosjøen OCK contested for the bronze medal in the men’s 50-54 sprint class, and were only 23 hundredths short of the silver medal won by Staffan Sandberg of Sweden. Richard Oakes of Great Britain became world champion. Gunnar Fjellberg of Hobøl IL Cycling in the Men’s class 75-79 also finished 3rd in Italy for speed.

There are also many other good results in speed:

Celine Monrad-Haslum was 4th in the class 50-54
Kristin Lucie Falck was 5th in the class 50-54
Elin Grønvik was 4th in class 55-59
Espen Helgesen is 5th in class 19-34
Torbjørn Enger placed 5th in a class of 45-49
Frank Aadland was 4th in the class 65-69
Hans-Jørgen Breder placed 8th in the class 70-74

There were no Norwegian medals in the joint start.

Results from scratch together:

Kristin Lucie Falck was 7th in the class 50-54
Celine Monrad-Haslum placed 8th in the 50-54 class
Elin Grønvik was 6th in class 55-59
Yngvar Alexander Hansen is 6th in class 50-54
Frank Aadland was 8th in the 60-65 class
Hans-Jørgen Breder was 9th in the class 70-74

We congratulate Sonja Moi on being world champions, and Yngvar Alexander Hansen and Gunnar Fjellberg on bronze on pace!

Image above – Sonja Moi with all the world champions cruising (No. 4 from left)

Published 19/09/2022