Cristina "Tina" Bes (i) Ginesta (born 21 March 1977) is a

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ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

. Bes was born in

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. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000, she became a member of the national team. Her brother Jordi is also a competition ski mountaineer.

Selected results

* 2001: ** 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

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) ** 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) * 2004: ** 2nd, Spanish Championship team single ** 3rd, Open Internacional,

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** 5th,

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relay race (together with

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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 race A 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. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

** 5th, Spanish Cup ** 5th, European Championship team race (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez) ** 5th, European Championship relay race (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez and

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) ** 7th, World Cup race,

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** 8th, World Cup team (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez) * 2006: ** 1st, Spanish Championship team single ** 2nd, Spanish Championship vertical race ** 5th,

relay race (together with

Gemma Arró Ribot Gemma Arró Ribot (born 28 August 1980) is a Catalan ski mountaineer, born in Puigcerdà. She started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed for the first time at the ''Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa'' race. Selected results * 2006: ** 5th, W ...

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and Izaskun Zubizarreta) ** 9th, World Championship team race (together with Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) * 2008: ** 5th,

relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot, Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain and Emma Roca Rodríguez) ** 7th (and 5th in the "civilian international women" ranking),

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(together with Emma Roca Rodríguez and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) * 2010: ** 4th,

relay race (together with

Mireia Miró Varela Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) 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. In the same year ...

and Gemma Arró Ribot)5. ISMF World Championships - relays women and youth (AD)
, www.skimounaineering.org * 2011: ** 3rd,

relay (together with Gemma Arró Ribot and Mireia Miró Varela) ** 7th, World Championship team race (together with Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain)

Pierra Menta

* 2002: 5th, together with Emma Roca Rodríguez * 2008: 6th, together with Emma Roca Rodríguez * 2010: 5th, together with Patricia Althape-Arhondo

References

External links

Cristina Bes
at ''skimountaineering.org''
Cristina Bes Ginesta
website of the FEDME * see als
''Cristina 'Tina' Bes''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bes Ginesta, Cristina 1977 births Living people Ski mountaineers from Catalonia Sportspeople from Girona Spanish female ski mountaineers