Sundsted and Paez seal the 2006 Marathon World Cup

With their placing in Val Thorens, France, at the final UCI World Cup Marathon race of the 2006 season, Pia Sundstedt (Finland; Rocky Mountain/Business Objects) and Colombian Leonardo Paez locked up victories in the series. Sundstedt won the women's race at Val Thorens, more than minutes ahead of Elena Giacomuzzi (Italy) and more than ten minutes ahead of Rupp Dolores Machler of Switzerland. Paez finished seventh in the men's race, almost twenty minutes behind Kiwi Kashi Leuchs.

For full results from Marathon World Cup #4, click here.