Pechino Express 2024 It has its winners. After a journey along the Dragon’s Route lasting ten episodes, the final – airing Thursday 9 May on Sky Uno and streaming on NOW – crowned I Pasticcierithat is the brothers Damiano and Massimiliano Carrara. They beat the other two finalist couples, Italy-Argentina Antonella Fiordelisi and Estefania Bernal and Le Amiche Maddalena Corvaglia and Barbara Petrillo.
Beijing Express 2024the winners are The Pastry Chefs
«We try as always. We believed in it from the beginning, so we fight until the end”, declared Damiano at the beginning of the last stage, which began in the archaeological park of Ranmasu Uyana, in Sri Lanka. «We are with two strong strong strong couples. They proved everything. At every down moment they pulled themselves up and both couples they were really hard to beat».
In the end, however, they were the ones who prevailed. The first to reach the red carpet where they were welcomed by the host Costantino della Gherardesca and Fru, in this edition in the unprecedented role of correspondent. Once the verdict was discovered, they indulged in a long embrace.
«Winning this program made us redeem ourselves once again after the success in America. It is another success brought home”, declared Massimiliano. «We put ourselves to the test. We have discovered for the umpteenth time how much willpower we have inside. We have many goals and many dreams that we still want to realize in our lives. This is just the beginning. What if they told us to leave tomorrow? Let’s start once again. We are ready for anything», added Damiano.
Theirs was an announced victory. From the beginning, in fact, they have worked to emerge and beat the competition. Also implementing strategies and, above all, focusing on the end goal.
“Pechino Express 2024”, the winners: The Pastry Chefs Damiano and Massimiliano Carrara. (Sky)
The tests of the final
The starting whistle in the archaeological park saw the three couples competing for the last time. The pastry chefs, first classified in the semi-final, awarded the penalty to their friends. Corvaglia and Petrillo thus left 10 minutes late compared to opponents. In the first test, travelers had to buy 12 red bananas, 12 mangoes, 12 pineapples and 12 avocados with the sum provided to them by Constantine.
Once they had done their shopping, they had to get to the Old Bus Station, the old bus station, to find out how they should continue their journey. The goal was gather 10 people dressed in white and take them to the sacred city of Anuradhapurato then donate the purchased fruit and discover from a monk the next destination, namely the statue depicting two lovers in the Isurumuniya temple.
The winners of “Pechino Express 2024” The pastry chefs Damiano and Massimiliano Carrara. (Sky)
Then the couples they reached the village of Kalundegama. Here they met the gypsy community and played a memory game. Again, they overcame their fear of snakes to know their next destination: the Dambulla caves. Another piece of the stage he saw the elimination of Friends Maddalena Corvaglia and Barbara Petrillo.
Beijing Express 2024the last installment of the eleventh edition
So the head-to-head between I Pasticcieri and Italy-Argentina began. The battleground was the Central College Cricket Playground, who hosted them for a cricket match. Again, they offered a ride to a local family, to whom they donated a jackfruit plant.
“Pechino Express 2024”, the finalists: Italy-Argentina, I Pasticcieri and Le Amiche. (Sky)
In the end, each of the two couples headed towards Sigiriya, specifically towards the ruins of the Royal Palace. Before reaching the final goal, they had to climb 1200 steps to get to the top of the rock.
The final effort of a 119 kilometer long stage and a journey that saw the couples travel over 5,000 kilometres. A journey that took them from Vietnam to Sri Lanka, passing through Laos. The eleventh edition of Beijing Express saw the participation of 6 other couples.
That is, in order of elimination, The people of Romagna Paolo Cevoli and Elisabetta Garuffi; The brilliant ones Nancy Brilli and Pierluigi Iorio; The Kristian Giants Ghedina and Francesca Piccinini; The Caressas Fabio and Eleonora Caressa; The Fratm Antonio Orefice and Artem Tkachuk; The dancers Maddalena Svevi and Megan Ria.
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