# Italian mountain uphill racing results > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-mountain-uphill-racing-results > Updated: 2026-08-23T16:52:10.000Z. Sources: 44. Developments: 2. At the 38th Challenge Stellina in Susa, Henri Aymonod and Francesca Ghelfi secured Italian mountain uphill titles. Aymonod won the men’s race with a time of 1:20:16, narrowly defeating Andrea Elia by 11 seconds. Aymonod, representing US Malonno, pulled away during the most technical ascent to secure the win. In the women’s category, Ghelfi of Podistica Valle Varaita claimed the national championship with a time of 1:36:00. Although Kenyan athlete Joyce Njeru recorded the fastest overall time for the women at 1:35:42, Ghelfi’s performance earned her the title after maintaining a strong final progression to finish ahead of Vivien Bonzi. This victory marks a second national title for both Aymonod and Ghelfi in less than a month, following their recent successes in the vertical kilometer discipline in Malonno. The course covered approximately 14.5 kilometers with 1,630 meters of positive elevation gain. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-23: Aymonod and Ghelfi win Italian mountain uphill titles in Susa Athletes secure major titles at the Challenge Stellina in Susa, while Italy performs strongly at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto amidst reports of significant Alpine glacier retreat. 44 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/henri-aymonod-and-francesca-ghelfi-win-italian-uphill-titles ### 2026-08-16: Petit wins St-Ursanne hill climb as Balsamo claims Egmont Cycling Race victory Kevin Petit won the FIA European Hill Climb Championship at St-Ursanne, while cyclist Elisa Balsamo claimed victory at the Egmont Cycling Race and Noa Isidore won the first stage of the Tour du Limousin. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/petit-wins-st-ursanne-hill-climb-as-balsamo-claims-egmont-cycling-race-victory --- Cite as: Italian mountain uphill racing results. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-mountain-uphill-racing-results