Meet Andorran Skier Who Dreams Of Winning Tour De Ski
Andorra, population 77000, now has its first world class skier. Meet Irineu Esteve Altimiras, 22 Irineu might not yet have podiums to his name but man, he's close, very close ! This summer the young Andorran finished 18th at the Lysebotn climb, that highlight of Blink Skifestival. To put it in perspective - right behind Olympic champion Iivo Niskanen and well ahead of, say, Maurice Manificat and Denis Spitsov, both world class "climbers". We absolutely had to catch up with Irineu before the season kick-off - How long you have been doing cross country skiing, who brought you into it and, most importantly, why did you choose to do that not exactly the most popular sport in the Pyrenees? I started with alpine skiing when I was about 12 years old,…