Courmayeur. Stefano Ginesi and Susanna Rohr are confirmed as winners of the fourth edition of the Alpine Cup, after five stages dominated aboard their 1934 Fiat 508 S Balilla Coppa D. In second place the Belgians Michel Decremer and Marie Mertens, with their 1951 Aston Martin Db2. The Brescia crew composed of Sergio Carrara and Walter Consoli climbs the third step of the podium, with a 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Ots, beating the Shrader, who gave him a hard time until the last test.
The stopwatches started for the last time precisely in Courmayeur, arrival location, after the crews had left Chamonix via the Mont Blanc Tunnel. Then, in the pedestrian center of Courmayeur, the cars paraded at the end of a 1600 kilometer ride.
After arrival, a welcome aperitif was held with the welcome of the deputy mayor of Courmayeur Federico Marco Perrin and the councilor Ephrem Truchet, during which the crews received a participation medal. Jeffrey Gault and Paul Mccarthy were also awarded, who won the St. Moritz Trophy for being the best in the Time Trials entering and leaving the town, with their 1955 Jaguar XK 140.
The official awards ceremony will be held on Sunday at the Courmayeur Congress Center, during the Final Conference which aims to restore the meaning of the thematic itinerary of the stages hosting talks, mixing local good practices with direct testimony from the territories, local and non-local experts who took part in the Great Alpine Journey and who will share some reflections on the meaning of the itinerary, on the development prospects that open up for the Alpine territories, on the meaning of the idea of an Alpine platform and on the relationship between high lands and low piedmont lands, between rural and urban dimensions.
