All the way from Germany and Australia: last weekend Frederic Funk (GER) and Ellie Salthouse (AUS) took the win at the inaugural Challenge Samarkand. They both loved racing in Uzbekistan, where Challenge Family’s first race in Central Asia took place. Besides the fact that they were loving to race in Uzbekistan, they both also were from another level, showing the best way possible what they are capable of as pro athletes. Here you’ll find the after race interviews with both winners. Earlier we’ve published an extensive race report including more interviews, which you can find here.
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