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The winner of the 48th Tartu Maraton is Emil Persson from Sweden. The best among the women was also Swedish, Britta Johansson Norgen.

Despite last week’s warmth, today the legendary Tartu Maraton was held on the classic Otepää-Elva 63-kilometer track. The finish time of the winner Emil Persson was 2:33.06.

Shortly before the Peebu service point (39 km), Emil Persson attacked and quickly gained a 15-second lead over others. Persson did solo ride until the finish and won. The next one, who crossed the finish line, was Andreas Nygaard (NOR) (+02.52.1). Third place went to Max Novak (SWE) (+02.53.4).

“I had very good skis. I attacked at the service point and then I gave my best. I am very happy to be able to take the victory home,” said Persson.

Henri Roos, who just returned from the Olympics, was the best Estonian and finished 47th.

The fastest among women was Britta Johansson Norgren (SWE), who finished 2: 50.44. She was followed by the Norwegians Thea Krokan Murud (+01.14) and Magni Smedas (+02.27).

The best Estonian, Tatjana Mannima, finished as the 23rd woman and lost 23 minutes to Norgen.