A 61-year-old Italian cemented his place in the record books of the Yukon Arctic Ultra this week.

Enrico Ghidoni was the first competitor to reach Dawson City, pedalling nearly 700 kilometres of the Yukon Quest trail in slightly more than a week.

Ghidoni earned victory in the 430-mile event with a finish time of seven days, five hours and 15 minutes. He arrived in the Klondike on Sunday.

The feat marked a trifecta of 430-mile wins as Ghidoni earned victory in the same distance on skis in 2013, and on foot in 2009.

Whitehorse cyclist Derek Crowe was the race runner-up, arriving in Dawson early Monday morning.

Ultra organizer Robert Pollhammer called Ghidoni’s feat “incredible.”

“I doubt we will ever see another athlete do that,” he said. “But it’s not just the fact that he did it on foot, bike and cross-country skis. It’s his positive attitude and the fact that he is always happy and smiling.”

Pollhammer said Ghidoni actually pushed his bike from Braeburn to Carmacks, probably at a higher speed than most people would walk.

“Enrico really inspired us all and I hope we see him back one year,” said Pollhammer. “Even if that may mean I have to come up with a different category. Suggestions welcome.”

Despite the bone-chilling temperature of -36 Celsius at the start of this year’s escapade, organizer Robert Pollhammer said it wasn’t the coldest race on record.

“For cold temperatures at the start, this year ranks second,” he told the Star. “We had one year that was more extreme at the start. It was about -42 C on day one.”

That year, participants twice completed an out and back from Rivendell Farm north of the city so race officials could have better access to competitors for the first 100 miles.

Following that, Pollhammer said the race was moved to Pelly Crossing, where participants headed south to Whitehorse.

The 2015 race featured 85 competitors in four categories ranging from a marathon to 430 miles.

Meanwhile, reports on social media indicate Polish runner Michal Kielbasinski will keep his fingers after suffering extreme frostbite on his attempted trek to Dawson.

Kielbasinski was recovering in Whitehorse General Hospital.