Jordi Bes Ginesta
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Jordi "Toti" Bes Ginesta (born October 12, 1975) 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. His sister Cristina
is also a competition ski mountaineer.
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 and mountain runner.
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...
. 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. His sister Cristina
Cristina Bes Ginesta
Cristina "Tina" Bes Ginesta 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...
is also a competition ski mountaineer.
Ski mountaineering
- 2002:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Manuel Pérez BrunicardiManuel Pérez BrunicardiManuel "Manu" Pérez Brunicardi is a Spanish ski mountaineer.Pérez was born in Segovia. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in 1996. In 1999 he became member of the national team. He won Spanish Championships in a row from 2002 to 2006...
) - 2nd, Spanish Championship
- 2nd, Spanish Cup
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi
- 2003:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi)
- 2nd, Spanish Championship team single
- 4th, Spanish Cup
- 7th, European Cup team (together with Manuel Pérez BrunicardiManuel Pérez BrunicardiManuel "Manu" Pérez Brunicardi is a Spanish ski mountaineer.Pérez was born in Segovia. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in 1996. In 1999 he became member of the national team. He won Spanish Championships in a row from 2002 to 2006...
)
- 2005:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with Alfons Gastón Puyo)
- 3rd, Spanish Championship team single
- 2006:
- 2nd, Spanish Championship team single
- 2007:
- 10th, European Championship team race (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi)
- 10th, 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...
together with Marc Solá PastoretMarc Solà PastoretMarc Solà Pastoret is a Catalan ski mountaineer.Solá is born in Camprodon. He started ski mountaineering in 2002 and has been member of the Spanish national team since 2003...
- 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...
team race (together with Martín de Villa)
- 5th, World Championship
- 2009:
- 10th, European Championship team race (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi)
Patrouille des Glaciers
- 2010: 5th ("seniors II" class ranking), together with Alfons Gastón Puyo and Xavier Sadurní Roque
External links
- Jordi Bes at skimountaineering.org
- Jordi 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...