{"id":28230,"date":"2025-10-26T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengefamily.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28230"},"modified":"2025-10-26T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:15:16","slug":"wins-for-priester-and-sandrini-at-challenge-forte-village-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/wins-for-priester-and-sandrini-at-challenge-forte-village-sardinia\/","title":{"rendered":"Wins for Priester and Sandrini at Challenge Forte Village Sardinia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Challenge Forte Village Sardinia today cemented its position as the perfect end to the season as age group and professional athletes took on the Mediterranean\u2019s most beautiful course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s race, Lasse Nygaard Priester (GER) took the win in 3:37:43 while in the women\u2019s race, Sara Sandrini (ITA) took her first professional win in 4:16:47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing venue, the swim was so beautiful conditions and lots of fun,\u201d said Priester at the finish line. \u201cI managed to keep it control and exit with the front group and jumped on the bike in second. After the mountain, I realized it was just me and Lasse \u2013 he led for the first 60km and then I did some work in the last 30km but it was good to have a gap to the others. The run was hot, but I tried to stay cool and enjoy the race, it was a really a good experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lasse Priester Takes Win at Challenge Forte Village Sardinia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJmKFqFGgfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing the podium with Priester was Lasse L\u00fchrs (GER) who took second in 3:40:20 with Hannes Buttrick (GBR) coming in third in 3:40:46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the women\u2019s race, New Zealander, Nicole van der Kaay led for much of the race before Sandrini overtook her in the final kilometres of the run. Van der Kaay took second in 4:19:12 while Nikita Paskiewiez (FRA) rounded out the podium in third in 4:23:51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is my last race of the season and my first podium as a pro and my first win!\u201d said Sandrini. \u201cI\u2019m really happy! It was a difficult race \u2013 the bike course was difficult but so beautiful. The run was also hard \u2013 I was second until the second lap and managed to take the lead in the last 5km.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sara Sandrini Takes First Pro Win at Challenge Forte Village Sardinia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tsFLwuNBd1E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenge Forte Village Sardinia took place in the award-winning Forte Village Resort on Sardinia\u2019s southern coast. The area is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and the bike course takes in a stretch of coastline that is globally renowned as one of the world\u2019s most scenic roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full results, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.endu.net\/en\/events\/challenge-forte-village-sardinia-triathlon\/results\">https:\/\/www.endu.net\/en\/events\/challenge-forte-village-sardinia-triathlon\/results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challenge-fortevillage.com\">www.challenge-fortevillage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Challenge Forte Village Sardinia today cemented its position as the perfect end to the season as age group and professional athletes took on the Mediterranean\u2019s most beautiful course. 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