Cristina Bes Ginesta
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Cristina "Tina" Bes Ginesta (born March 21, 1977) is a Catalan
ski mountaineer.
Bes was born in Girona
. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000 she became member of the national team. His brother Jordi
is also a competition ski mountaineer.
Pierra Menta
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
ski mountaineer.
Bes was born in Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000 she became member of the national team. His brother Jordi
Jordi Bes Ginesta
Jordi "Toti" Bes Ginesta is a Catalan ski mountaineer and mountain runner.Bes was born in Girona. He started ski mountaineering in 1992 and competed first in the Pala Sarraera race in 1993. In 1995 he became member of the national team...
is also a competition ski mountaineer.
Selected results
- 2001:
- 9th, European Championship team race (together with Eulàlia "Lali" Gendrau GallifaMaria Eulàlia Gendrau GallifaMaria Eulàlia Gendrau Gallifa, short "Lali" Gendrau or Eulàlia Gendrau , is a Catalan ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 1999:** 1st, Travesia Pirineos* 2000:** 2nd Primavera race...
)
- 9th, European Championship team race (together with Eulàlia "Lali" Gendrau Gallifa
- 2002:
- 2nd, Spanish Championship team (together with Gemma Furió Francisco)
- 3rd, Spanish Championship
- 4th, Spanish Cup
- 2003:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Iolanda García SàezIolanda García SàezIolanda García Sàez is a Spanish ski mountaineer. She was born in Sallent de Llobregat .- Selected results :* 2002:** 4th, Spanish Championship team * 2003:...
) - 2nd, Spanish Championship team single
- 3rd, Spanish Cup
- 4th, European Cup team (together with Iolanda García Sàez)
- 9th, European Championship team race (together with Iolanda García Sàez)
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Iolanda García Sàez
- 2004:
- 2nd, Spanish Championship team single
- 5th, World Championship2004 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....
relay race (together with Emma Roca RodríguezEmma Roca RodríguezEmma Roca Rodríguez is a Spanish ski mountaineer.Roca works as a firefighter and teaches biomechanics at university. She lives in Talló, Lleida.- Selected results :* 2000:** 2nd, Trofeo Kima* 2002:** 2nd, Spanish Championship...
and Iolanda García Sàez) - 10th, World Championship (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez)
- 2005:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team single
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez)
- 2nd, Spanish Championship vertical raceVertical raceA Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
- 5th, Spanish Cup
- 5th, European Championship team race (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez)
- 5th, European Championship relay race (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez and Sara Gros AspirozSara Gros AspirozSara Gros Aspiroz is a Spanish ski mountaineer. After good results in younger age classes, for example 3rd in the single race event of the 2002 World Championship of Skimountaineering, 2003 European "juniors" runner-up and 2004 European "espoirs" champion, she competed in the 2005 European...
) - 7th, World Cup race, Salt Lake City
- 8th, World Cup team (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez)
- 2006:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team single
- 2nd, Spanish Championship vertical race
- 5th, World Championship2006 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
relay race (together with Gemma Arró RibotGemma Arró RibotGemma Arró Ribot is a Catalann ski mountaineer. She is born in Puigcerdà. She started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed the first time at the Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa race.- Selected results :* 2006:...
, Naila Jornet BurgadaNaila Jornet BurgadaNaila Jornet Burgada from Puigcerdá is a Catalan ski mountaineer.Jornet is the sister of Kílian Jornet Burgada. She started ski mountaineering in 2002 and competed first in the Cronoescalada Gran Valira in 2003. She has been member of the Spanish national team since 2005 and lives in Puigcerdà...
and Izaskun Zubizarreta) - 9th, World Championship team race (together with Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain)
- 2008:
- 5th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot, Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain and Emma Roca Rodríguez) - 7th (and 5th in the "civilian international women" ranking), Patrouille des GlaciersPatrouille des GlaciersThe Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...
(together with Emma Roca Rodríguez and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain)
- 5th, World Championship
- 2010:
- 4th, World Championship2010 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2010 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the first World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation , successor organization of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions . The competition was held in the skiing...
relay race (together with Mireia Miró ValeraMireia Miró ValeraMireia Miró Varela is a Spanish ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.Miró was born in Barcelona. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006...
and Gemma Arró Ribot)
- 4th, World Championship
Pierra MentaPierra MentaThe Pierra Menta is an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the Beaufortain region since 1985. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.The athletes have to travel a cumulative...
- 2002: 5th, together with Emma Roca Rodríguez
- 2008: 6th, together with Emma Roca Rodríguez
- 2010: 5th, together with Patricia Althape-Arhondo
External links
- Cristina Bes at skimountaineering.org
- Cristina Bes Ginesta, website of the FEDMEFederación Española de Deportes de Montaña y EscaladaThe Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada , loctaed in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona, is the Spanish federation of mountain and climbing sports...
- see also Cristina 'Tina' Bes