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Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

It’s a story of the world’s top adventure athletes battling it out across the mountains and skies of the Alps in a bid to be crowned champion of the most important and challenging race on the calendar – the Red Bull X-Alps.

This year saw 28 male and four female athletes race for a chance to stand on the coveted podium of the world’s toughest adventure race, in which athletes hike and fly across the Alps via foot and paraglider.

That story is told in the official Red Bull X-Alps documentary: The Champions Challenge, which has just been released. Since 2009 the race has been won by the Swiss legend, Christian “Chrigel” Maurer (SUI1), but this year he had to fight harder than ever to seal his victory.

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

The Champions Challenge tells the story of the battle at the front, following Maurer as he hikes and flies around the 1,223km course followed by the challengers – Maxime Pinot (FRA1), Damien Lacaze (FRA2) and Pal Takats (HUN). The action follows the athletes across some of the most challenging and spectacular terrain the Alps has to offer.

With 2023 being the 20-year anniversary of the first ever Red Bull X-Alps, the 40-minute documentary also delves into the archives to show footage from the early years, when athletes hiked with 20kg backpacks and flew with paper maps strapped to their legs. It includes an interview with the only man to have taken part in every edition, the Romanian running man Toma Coconea (ROU).

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There are also interviews with veteran athlete Tom de Dorlodot (BEL), the race’s co-founder Ulrich Grill and its safety director Jürgen Wietrzyk, recalling the early days of the race.

Giving perspective to the athletes’ achievement is the race’s longtime reporter Tarquin Cooper, who helps to convey the magnitude and difficulty of the race.

Other athletes featured include Eli Egger (AUT4), the first woman to ever make goal in the race’s history and veteran athletes Aaron Durogati (ITA2) and Paul Guschlbauer (AUT2).

“It’s a thrilling watch,” says Red Bull X-Alps co-founder Ulrich Grill.

The Champions Challenge is available to watch for free on Red Bull TV and on redbullxalps.com

After 13 days of intense racing the world’s toughest adventure race has come to an end. The clock officially stopped on the 2023 Red Bull X-Alps at 11:30am on Friday June 23, just a few hours after Japanese athlete Emoto Yuji became the 23rd athlete to make goal. It’s been an historic and record-breaking edition of the race.

23 athletes made it to the finish line – more than at any time in the race’s history
Eli Egger (AUT4) has become the first woman to make goal
Damien Lacaze (FRA2) made the longest flight in the race’s history: 266km in 11h 13m
It was the fastest race on record – with Chrigel Maurer (SUI1) finishing in 6d 6h 1m
It was Maurer’s 8th consecutive victory – another record for the Swiss athlete
It was the closest race on record, with 17 athletes all arriving within 24 hours of Maurer
2023 was the 20th anniversary of the first ever Red Bull X-Alps

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

Comments Ulrich Grill, who co-founded the race with the late adventurer and pilot Hannes Arch: “This has been the most extraordinary edition that anyone can remember. It’s been the fastest, the closest and most exciting race to follow. My congratulations go out to all athletes and their supporters. I salute their physical endurance, their paragliding skill and above all, their ability to stay safe in challenging conditions.”

Race director Ferdinand Vogel said: “With the 2023 edition, the race has reached new levels of speed and professionalism. What we see this year is that the level of athletes is just so unbelievably high. Never before have we seen athletes so closely bunched together and the lead change hands so many times. They are able to fly in the most challenging conditions. They are extremely strong on the ground. This was a race where the slightest mistake was punished. So I salute all the competitors. They all deserve our respect and congratulations – and a much needed rest!”

The 2023 Red Bull X-Alps began in Kitzbühel on June 11, with 32 athletes, including four women, embarking on 1,223km course around the Alps via 15 Turnpoints and five countries. The route followed a westward course across Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Athletes then had to round Mont Blanc in an anti-clockwise direction before returning across northern Italy. The final obstacle saw them cross the main chain of the Alps to the finish in Zell am See where athletes landed in spectacular fashion on a landing float in the lake.

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While the battle for the podium was fierce and intense, for most athletes the primary objective was to simply make it around the grueling course. For them, taking part is the culmination of years of dreaming and many months of intense training while some had overcome insurmountable odds just to make it to the start line. The finishing float was the scene of many emotional moments as athletes broke down in tears as they savored their moment of victory.

French athlete Tim Alongi (FRA4), who managed to complete the race, despite breaking his back in a skiing accident in January, summed up the feeling for many: “I wish I had a word for this feeling of happiness,” he said.

For full race results go to redbullxalps.com.

FIRST CANADIAN TO FINISH

James Elliott becomes first Canadian to complete the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race

James Elliott (CAN) was this evening on the point of becoming the first Canadian to complete the world’s toughest adventure race, the Red Bull X-Alps. He was expected to arrive on the top of the final Turnpoint Schmittenhöhe, at 17.30 from where it is just a short glide to the finishing float in lake Zell.

The 40-year-old adventurer and former serviceman spent the day hiking across the main chain of the Alps to get into goal before the clock stops on the race on Friday, 11:30. Strong winds prevented him flying but he did manage to glide some of the distance from the lower slopes of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain.

On his way up to Schmittenhöhe he talked about the highs and lows of the race: “I experienced amazing glides and moments which I will remember for my whole lifetime. I would have never made it without my team. It has been a crazy race. I’ve had my expectations and they have been blown away, physically and mentally.”

In reaching Zell am See, he becomes the 22nd athlete to make goal in this record-breaking year of the race, which takes place – on a different route – every two years.

Race director Ferdinand Vogel said: “I would like to congratulate James on his incredible achievement. It’s important to remember that athletes who come from North America do not have the same advantage as local athletes from the Alpine countries. They are hiking and flying these mountains for the first time so to complete the course is an impressive feat.”

Just two athletes remain on the course-line, Emoto Yuji, a 46-year-old Japanese mountain guide and Jordi Vilalta, 39, Spain’s top hike-and-fly athlete.

They have until 11.30 on Friday, June 23, to make it before the clock stops. By early evening, Yuji was in striking distance and looked set to get to the finishing float. If he can make it, he’ll become the second Japanese athlete to finish the grueling race after Kaori Ogisawa made Monaco in 2007. The odds on Vilalta are slimmer but he was doing his best to try and finish.

This morning, Australian athlete Rich Binstead was eliminated. He said he was disappointed but had an incredible experience. “It’s been the best thing I’ve done in my life – and one of the hardest – but I’m keen to do it again. I’m already thinking how I can be stronger and a better pilot.” The Australian’s race nearly ended on day two when he suffered a massive allergic reaction, requiring the intervention of the race doctor. “I came out in hives, and it got worse and worse, my tongue and lips started swelling, my blood pressure dropped. I was totally out of it. If I was by myself in the wilderness it would have been serious.”

Who’s going to make it to goal? Follow Live Tracking on redbullxalps.com to see if all athletes can make it.

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

Red Bull X-alps 2023 – Official Video on Paragliding.TV

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NEW – Route für Red Bull X-Alps 2023

15. März 2023 Martin

Route für Red Bull X-Alps 2023

Das härteste Abenteuerrennen der Welt startet in Kitzbühel – Kirchberg, Österreich, passiert 15 Turnpoints und endet in Zell am See.

Die Route von Red Bull X-Alps 2023 wurde bekanntgegeben – und sie steckt voller Herausforderungen, mit neuer Start-Location, einer Klettersteig-Passage und einer Überquerung des Aletschgletschers.

Zum ersten Mal seit 2007 gibt es eine neue Location für den Rennstart. Es beginnt in dem österreichischen Ort Kitzbühel – Kirchberg, der für seine legendäre Skiabfahrtsstrecke, den Hahnenkamm, bekannt ist. Die 34 Athleten starten im Ortszentrum, von wo aus sie 900 hm zum Gipfel laufen müssen. Dort werden sie versuchen ihre Gleitschirme auszubreiten und sich in die Lüfte quer über die Alpen zu begeben. Bei Schlechtwetter geht es zu Fuß weiter.

Die Route auf einem Blick:

• Länge: 1.223 km

• Der Start ist zum ersten Mal in Kitzbühel – Kirchberg

• Es gibt eine Klettersteig-Passage in den Sextner Dolomiten

• Sie verläuft durch fünf Länder: Österreich, Deutschland, Schweiz, Frankreich und Italien

• Es gibt 15 vorgeschriebene Turnpoints

• Kurs gegen den Uhrzeigersinn

Ulrich Grill, Mitbegründer des Rennens, erklärt: „Wir freuen uns sehr, die diesjährige Route zu präsentieren, welche viele neue Herausforderungen für die Athleten bietet. Der erste Teil der Strecke beginnt in den Bergen Österreichs und Süddeutschlands und taucht dann tief in die Alpen ein, wo sich viele Optionen eröffnen. Sie wird den Athleten viel strategisches Denken abverlangen – und auch eine unglaubliche Ausdauer. Mit dieser Route wird das Rennen einmal mehr seinem Ruf als das “härteste Abenteuerrennen der Welt” gerecht. Außerdem feiert sie das 20-jährige Bestehen von Red Bull X-Alps.“

Nach dem Start fliegen die Athleten in südöstlicher Richtung nach Wagrain-Kleinarl, Österreich, dem Austragungsort des Prologs in 2019 und 2021, bevor sie nach Nordwesten ins Chiemgau Achental, Deutschland, abbiegen. Von hier aus führt die Route nach Westen durch Süddeutschland und die Schweiz, vorbei an den Turnpoints Lermoos in der Tiroler Zugspitz Arena, dann zum Piz Buin in der Schweiz und weiter nach Fiesch in der Aletsch Arena, Schweiz. Von hier aus überqueren die Athleten den mächtigen Aletschgletscher – den längsten Gletscher Europas – um die nächsten Turnpoints in Frutigen und den Gipfel des Niesen (2.362 m) zu erreichen, einen weiteren Berg, den die Athleten erklimmen müssen.

Das ist auch die Heimat der beiden führenden Schweizer Athleten, Chrigel Maurer und Patrick von Känel, und ihnen ist ein heldenhafter Empfang garantiert, wenn sie dort ankommen.

Von Frutigen aus führt die Strecke über den Mont Blanc. Am Col du Petit Saint-Bernard müssen die Athleten anhalten, um ein Selfie zu machen und es an die Rennleitung zu schicken. Dann geht es 440 km ostwärts durch Norditalien, mit drei Berg-Turnpoints – Dufourspitze, Cima Tosa und 3 Zinnen. Hier müssen die Athleten ihre Kletterausrüstung auspacken. Der Turnpoint 3 Zinnen befindet sich nämlich auf dem Gipfel des Paternkofel (2.740 m), den die Athleten nur nach einem Klettersteig erreichen können.

Das beliebte Klettergebiet von Sexten in den italienischen Dolomiten ist der nächste Turnpoint, das ist die finale Herausforderung, um die Alpen ein letztes Mal zur Schmittenhöhe, Österreich, zu überqueren. Dann ist es nur noch ein kurzer Gleitflug bis zum schwimmenden Ziel in den schönen Gewässern von Zell am See.

Red Bull-Athlet Patrick von Känel (SUI2) sagte: „Ich bin sehr gespannt auf die diesjährige Route, die neue Herausforderungen für die Athleten bereithält. Ich bin begeistert, dass wir einen neuen Startort haben und dass die Strecke durch die Gegend von Frutigen führt, wo ich herkomme, so dass ich hoffentlich einige bekannte Gesichter sehe, die mich anfeuern. Ich trainiere hart und kann es kaum erwarten, dass das Rennen beginnt.“

Das Rennen beginnt am 11. Juni 2023 und wird durch einen eintägigen Prolog am 8. Juni eingeleitet, der in den Bergen rund um Kitzbühel – Kirchberg stattfindet. Die Athleten müssen eine 58,6 km lange Strecke vorbei an sieben Turnpoints zurücklegen – fast die doppelte Distanz des Prologs in 2021. Es wird ein spannender eintägiger Kampf vor dem Rennen, der die Startreihenfolge an Tag 2 bestimmt. Der Sieger erhält außerdem einen zusätzlichen Nightpass, mit dem er die obligatorische Ruhezeit durchwandern kann.

Die vollständige Liste der Athleten und alle Infos zum Rennen und der Route sind auf redbullxalps.com zu finden.

Coordinates 47.446654° N 12.390899° E

For the first time in its 20-year history, the race starts from the Austrian town of Kitzbühel, home to the famous Hahnenkamm downhill race. Athletes will run through the town before racing 900m to the top of the mountain.
Images © Kitzbühel Tourismus Michael Werlberger / TVB Kitzbüheler Alpen-Brixental Mathäus Gartner

Hahnenkamm, Austria

Coordinates 47.426461° N 12.371147° E

The site of the world’s most famous downhill course and a Turnpoint in 2021. Here athletes will attempt to spread their wings and fly into the Alps. If the weather is bad, they continue on foot.
Image © Michael Werlberger

Wagrain – Kleinarl, Austria

Coordinates 47.331859° N 13.303494° E

A Turnpoint in 2021 and 2019, the picturesque Wagrain-Kleinarl mountain resort is situated 60km south of Salzburg. The most easterly point on the route. Athletes must sign a board where the previous athlete camp used to be.
Image © Erwin Trampitsch

Chiemgau Achental, Germany

Coordinates 47.767503° N 12.457437° E

This Turnpoint takes athletes to the very northern fringes of the Alps. Part of the scenic Chiemgau and Achental regions of southern Germany, it is the home area of Markus Anders.
Image © zooom / Felix Woelk

Lermoos – Tiroler Zugspitz Arena, Austria

Coordinates 47.399948° N 10.879854° E

Athletes now head towards Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze (2,962m). The Turnpoint is situated on the Austrian side of the mountain, in Lermoos, part of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena with incredible views of the mountain. Image © zooom / Sebastian Marko

Piz Buin, Switzerland

Coordinates 46.844200° N 10.118800° E – RADIUS 3,000M

The Swiss peak of Piz Buin is situated on the Swiss-Austrian border in the heart of the Silvretta Alps and forces athletes deep into the mountains again after Lermoos. Athletes have to pass within a 3km radius of the peak.

Fiesch – Aletsch Arena, Switzerland

Coordinates 46.409400° N 8.136880° E

Fiesch is situated in the Aletsch Arena in Valais, and is home to Europe’s longest glacier, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. To get here from Piz Buin it’s a straight-line distance of almost 160km across challenging mountain terrain. Image © zooom / Adi Geisegger

Frutigen, Switzerland

Coordinates 46.593319° N 7.654066° E

It’s relatively short stop from Fiesch to the Swiss village of Frutigen but it’s across the mighty Aletsch glacier. Athletes will be desperate to cover this section in the air as otherwise it will take a lot of time on the ground.
Image © Frutigen

Niesen, Switzerland

Coordinates 46.645057° N 7.651374° E

It’s just under 6km to the next Turnpoint, the summit of Niesen, which is known as the Swiss Pyramid for its perfect triangular shape. The mountain is a popular flying site well known to the Swiss athletes of Chrigel Maurer, Patrick von Känel and Sepp Inniger, who all live within gliding distance.
Image © Bruno Petroni

Mont Blanc, France

Coordinates 45.832778° N 6.865000° E

The highest mountain in the western Alps makes another appearance as a Turnpoint. Like 2021, athletes must cross from France to Italy. Expect the race to slow down if it’s not flyable.

Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, France

Coordinates 45.680474° N 6.883831° E

It’s just a short 17km leg from Mont Blanc to the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard in the air, one of the main crossing points of the Alps, but it’s much longer on foot! Athletes will be hoping it’s flyable but they have to land and send a selfie to the race committee.

Dufourspitze, Switzerland

Coordinates 45.936833° N 7.867056° E – RADIUS 5,000M

A cylinder athletes can pass in the air or on the ground. The position of this Turnpoint forces athletes to keep south of the main divide and not be tempted to cross into the Rhone Valley, like 2021. But from this point, the strategic options open up.

Cima Tosa, Italy

Coordinates 46.175365° N 10.876155° E

At 234km this is the longest leg of the route. Expect the race to be wide open at this point as the remaining athletes pick diverging lines across northern Italy, passing lakes Maggiore, Lugano and Como. Athletes must land by the Refugio de Brentei.

3 Zinnen

Coordinates 46.630400° N 12.315200° E

One of the most famous landmarks of the Sexten Dolomites, the three limestone rock towers of 3 Zinnen (also known as Tre Cime) are an incredible wonder and scene of some of the most famous climbing epics in the Alps. Athletes have to climb a via ferrata to tag this Turnpoint atop the peak of Paternkofel (2,740m), before dropping into the second part of this Turnpoint, Sexten itself. Image © Wisthaler

Sexten Dolomites, Italy

Coordinates 46.696944° N 12.356500° E

Nestled in the shadow of the Dolomites and just a short hop from its most famous mountain, 3 Zinnen, Sexten is the classic South Tyrolean mountain village. For athletes, it’s the last stop before the final crossing of the main divide back into Austria. Image © Wisthaler

Schmittenhöhe, Austria

Coordinates 47.328744° N 12.737518° E

The last and final Turnpoint for those athletes still in the race is this 1,960m peak overlooking Zell am See. At this point the race is all but over, just one final glide remains.
Image © zooom / Sebastian Marko

Zell am See, Austria

Coordinates 47.326821° N 12.800403° E

The finish for the few who make it this far. Zell am See is one of Austria’s most famous lakeside resorts. With camping beside the lake, it promises to be the perfect venue to finish the race – and to recover afterwards. Image © Nikolaus Faistauer Photography

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They’re the new faces in the lineup and include acro champions, record breakers, female athletes and the youngest ever competitor. Here’s the lowdown.

THOMAS FRIEDRICH (AUT3)

The youngest competitor in the lineup, Tom will be 20 when the start gun fires but he’s a Red Bull X-Alps veteran, having supported Simon Oberrauner in both 2019 and 2017. Before that he was a huge fan and has dreamed of doing the race for as long as he can remember. Has he got the experience? He’s been flying since the age of 11 and over the past few years has clocked some impressive results, including a joint third place at the 2020 Eigertour with Hanes Kämpf (SUI3).

ANTONIO FILHO (BRA)

The first Brazilian athlete to compete since Richard Pethigal in 2011, Antonio Filho is a military police officer and cross-country instructor who’s flown a 405km straight line and placed 5th in the Brazil championships. But with limited mountain experience he could find hiking and flying in the Alps a challenge.

THÉO DE BLIC (FRA3)

Théo’s acro antics are well known to his legion of social media fans. A three time Acro World Champion, he’s been flying since he was 12 and professional since 16. But when it comes to cross-country flying and endurance on the ground he is not so experienced, at least on paper. If you look at how he describes his training regime, it’s one of the most professional and toughest ones of them all. In any way, it will be interesting to see how he adapts.

LAURIE GENOVESE (FRA4)

One of three female athletes in the lineup, Laurie is a well-known paragliding pilot, who has been at the top of the sport for over a decade. Paragliding World Champion 2014 and 2017 (6th overall) she will definitely be one to watch. But she has suffered knee issues in the past.

DAMIEN LACAZE (FRA5)

A true adventurer, Damien is a climber, high altitude mountaineer and competitive paragliding pilot. He could do very well. He’s won Bornes to Fly twice and competed at dozens of other national and world cup events, placing fourth at the PWC in 2016. But it’s his adventure cred that stands out. In 2018 he and Antoine Girard made a 1,500km vol biv journey in the high mountains of Pakistan.

STEVE BRAMFITT (GBR)

The first British athlete since 2015, Steve is a promising contender with a big advantage that he’s based in Switzerland, and trained with a lot of the Swiss athletes, including Chrigel. Recent results are impressive – he came 4th at the Eigertour. He’s also got the adventure credentials having once crossed New Zealand via bike, kayak and vol biv.

MICHAEL LACHER (GER3)

The son of a mountain guide, Michael has climbed and flown from many of the Alps’ classic summits, including Ortler, Mt Blanc, Piz Bernina and the Jungfrau. In the 2017 Bordair race he came 8th between many Red Bull X-Alps athletes. Hiking up to 6,000 vertical meters every week in training, he’s looking strong.

NICOLA DONINI (ITA3)

Another young athlete, Donini will be 23 when the race starts but he’s already an Italian national cross country and acro champion who’s podiumed on the world stage, coming 2nd at the paragliding world cup in Colombia in 2018. The son of Italian paragliding legend Luca Donini, Nicola was flying tandem at four, ground handling at nine and flying at 11. With the Dolomites as his home, he’s looking like a very strong prospect.

KEN OGUMA (JPN2)

Ken was at university when he watched a program on the Red Bull X-Alps and vowed to take up the sport. Three days after learning, he co-incidentally met Kaoru Ogisawa (JPN). It felt like fate. In the six years since, he’s won and podiumed at various Japanese hike and fly events.

DAGFINN GRANENG (NOR)

Dagfinn grew up in the Norwegian mountains and is used to spending several days out in harsh weather and alpine surroundings. Over the past couple of years he’s logged over 400 hours of flight time. He’s made 200km flights, ski tours in winter and earlier this year joined Antoine Girard on a vol biv journey across Norway. “This will be my single largest sporting undertaking this far in my flying career,” he says.

ANDREI MASHAK (RUS)

Supporter to Evgeny Griaznov in 2019, Andrei is a lone wolf adventure pilot who’s made some epic vol biv journeys across some of the world’s remotest mountains. These include a 230km flight in the Himalayas and a 1,600km vol biv expedition across the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains of central Asia in 2019. He says he may not know the Alps as well as the locals, “but we’ll see what happens”.

HANES KÄMPF (SUI3)

One of Chrigel’s ‘X-Alps Academy’ protégés, Hanes came joint third at this summer’s Eigertour with Thomas Friedrich (AUT3) having won the ‘Challenge’ class of the race in 2019. He has also made a west to east hike and fly across Switzerland in three days. One to watch – anyone trained by Chrigel will be good.

YAEL MARGELISCH (SUI4)

The only woman to have flown 500km in a paraglider (or hang glider), Yael has flown a 300km triangle in the Alps and clocked an impressive 11 world cup podiums. A ski instructor in the winter, she’s a super strong athlete but it will be interesting to see how she adapts to the race’s relentless pace, day after day, whatever the weather.

For more in-depth details about all rookies and veterans, their experiences and motivations for the world’s toughest adventure race head over HERE.

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RED BULL X-ALPS 2019 Video – The official Red Bull X-Alps documentary is out now! Six months on from the race, we look back and experience once again the incredible moments of the 2019 edition. The feature-length documentary on the race reminds us of some of the golden moments and unique trends from the 2019 edition.

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Christian „Chrigel“ Maurer hat es wieder geschafft! Er ist heute als erster Athlet am letzten Turnpoint in Peille ankommen. Der 36-Jährige ist somit zum sechsten Mal in Folge Gewinner der Red Bull X-Alps.

Er erreichte Peille um 14.30 Uhr nach einem anstrengenden Fußmarsch von 50 km in brütender Hitze. Am Gipfel von Peille hatte es unglaubliche 35,5°C. Auf dem Weg dorthin hatte Maurer noch in La Turbie eine kurze Pause – mit einem Eis und einem kühlen Bad im Dorfbrunnen – eingelegt.

Umringt von seiner Familie, Freunden und Unterstützern sagte Maurer sichtlich emotional: „Ich bin sehr glücklich. Mein Körper hat perfekt funktioniert, mein Team Großartiges geleistet. Nur so war es möglich so schnell zu sein. Ein tolles Gefüh!“

„Am Beginn des Rennens hatte ich sehr gutes Flugwetter. Dann kamen die Regentage mit langen Passagen zu Fuß. In den letzten zwei Tag, war zwar super Wetter, aber leider nicht gut genug zum Fliegen. Es war wirklich ein hartes Finale in diesem Rennen.”

Maurers offizielle Rennzeit liegt bei 9 Tagen und 3 Stunden und 11 Sekunden.

Chrigel Maurer (SUI1) feiert seinen sechsten Sieg in Folge Der Red Bull X-Alps 2019 Gewinner schreibt seinen Namen auf das

Das Rennen ist für ihn aber erst mit dem symbolischen Flug auf das Floß vor der Küste Monacos zu Ende. Sein Flug an den Strand von Roquebrune ist gegen 19 Uhr Lokalzeit geplant.

Renndirektor Christoph Weber sagte:” Es ist eine absolut außergewöhnliche Leistung von einem unglaublich talentierten Athleten. Chrigel ist nicht nur ein Top-Pilot, sondern auch körperlich eine Ausnahmeerscheinung und unglaublich präzise in seiner Vorbereitung. Und: er hatte einfach auch eine ausreichende Portion Glück auf seiner Seite.“

Als einer der wenigen Athleten konnte Maurer den höchsten Turnpoint Titlis fliegend erreichen. Das ersparte ihm einen Aufstieg von 2.000 Höhenmetern und am Ende konnte er dann auch noch rechtzeitig vor der Schlechtwetterfront abheben. „Das waren die magischen Momente, die ihm die 100 km Führung einbrachten.“ fügt Weber hinzu.

Ulrich Grill, Rennorganisator, der gemeinsam mit der Extremsportlegende Hannes Arch das Rennen 2003 ins Leben gerufen hat, sagt: “Chrigel Maurer hat einmal mehr bewiesen, dass er der König der Lüfte ist. Er hat es geschafft die neunte und härteste Ausgabe von Red Bull X-Alps, die wir je hatten, zu gewinnen. Es war das Rennen mit der längsten Route, den meisten Turnpoints und einer Mehrfach-Überquerung der Alpen. Das Wetter hat die Athleten zu hunderten Kilometern Fußmarsch gezwungen. Sie sind durch Schneestürme, Regen und am Ende durch große Hitze marschiert.“

Christian Maurer (SUI1) über Nizza, Frankreich Red Bull X-Alps 2019 Athlet fliegt über Italien
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Der Kampf um Platz zwei und drei geht aber noch weiter. Unmittelbar dahinter versuchen zehn Athleten alles, um Monaco ebenfalls zu erreichen.

Maxime Pinot (FRA4) ist immer noch 100 km hinter Maurer. Er hat einen Vorsprung von 50 km auf seine nächsten Verfolger. Der zweite Platz für den Rookie scheint also garantiert.

Der Kampf um Platz drei ist ein weiteres spannendes Duell zwischen dem Österreicher Paul Guschlbauer (AUT1) und dem Franzosen Benoit Outters (FRA1). Die beiden liegen nur 15 km auseinander und haben noch 200 km vor sich. Alles ist also noch möglich.

Eine Gruppe von acht Athleten liegt dann weitere 60 km hinter den Podestplätzen. Sie befinden sich alle in den Bergen von Ecrins und liegen rund 20 km auseinander.

Mit dabei sind die Veteranen Tom de Dorlodot (BEL) und Toma Coconea(ROU), die gemeinsam 16 Mal am Rennen teilgenommen haben, sowie der mit 24 Jahren jüngste Rookie im Feld Patrick von Känel (SUI2) und der Deutsche Markus Anders (GER2).

Auch Simon Oberrauner (AUT2) ist in diesem Feld. Er sagte stellvertretend für alle: „Jeder Tag ist ein Geschenk. Es ist einfach unglaublich was wir hier zusammen erleben. Ich liebe dieses Rennen. Ich kann immer noch kämpfen und werde bis zum Schluss alles geben.“

Heute Früh wurde Kinga Masztalerz (NZL) als Letztplatzierte aus dem Rennen genommen. Sie hat nach einem erbitterten Zweikampf Koreas Chikyong Ha (KOR) am Ende unterlegen. Ein Navigationsfehler in den frühen Morgenstunden hat ihren bis dahin vorhanden Vorsprung zu Nichte gemacht. Als sie den Fehler bemerkte, lag Ha kaum 700 Meter vor ihr. „Mein erstes Red Bull X-Alps ist vorbei. Es war eine großartige Reise. Ich war an so vielen großartige Plätze und ich habe viel gelernt – übers Paragleiten, die Berge, das Wetter und über mich selbst. Ich habe allen da draußen gezeigt, dass Frauen mit den Männern mithalten können. Ich hoffe, ich kann damit ein paar weitere Frauen inspirieren, einmal mitzumachen.“

Red Bull X-Alps 2019 endet offiziell zu Mittag am Donnerstag, den 27. Juni. Die Athleten werden also bis zur letzten Minute um jeden Meter kämpfen.

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Auf ihrem Weg müssen die Athleten 13 Turnpoints in 6 verschiedenen Ländern passieren. Vor dem Rennen wird es einen eintägigen Prolog geben, bei dem die Abenteurer um eine gute Ausgangsposition für das Hauptrennen kämpfen werden. Die ersten drei Athleten gewinnen außerdem jeweils einen zusätzlichen Night Pass, mit dem sie durch eine zweite Nacht im Hauptrennen weiterlaufen dürfen.

Die diesjährige Route wird die Abenteurer in sowohl bekannte als neue Gebiete führen – garantiert sind täglich steinige Aufstiege, spektakuläre Flüge und wesentliche strategische Entscheidungen – eine Herausforderung für Körper und Geist. Mit einer anspruchsvolleren Route als jemals zuvor werden die Red Bull X-Alps 2019 für Spannung, Abenteuer und hochalpine Action sorgen. Der Gewinner muss sowohl mental als auch körperlich top fit sein und einerseits sehr gut vorausplanen, aber auch kurzfristig die richtigen Entscheidungen treffen können – und ein wenig Glück gehört auch dazu. Red Bull X-Alps 2019 ist das härteste Abenteuerrennen der Welt – und es geht bald los.

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Chrigel Maurer (SUI1), 36, was today on track to win a sixth consecutive victory at the Red Bull X-Alps after reaching the final Turnpoint of Peille, which overlooks Monaco and the Mediterranean.

Surrounded by family, friends and supporters, an emotional Maurer said: “My body worked well, my team worked well so I could race fast. And I’m very happy to be here. It’s a great feeling.

“It was was an easier start with the flying conditions, but in between there were some rainy days and it was hard to walk. The last two days were very nice weather but stable [not flyable]. It was a hard end of this adventure race.”

Maurer arrived in the confirmed time of nine days, three hours, six minutes and 11 seconds.

Although the race does not finish until he has made the symbolic flight to a landing float in the Mediterranean sea, the official race clock stops in Peille, meaning his sixth victory is all but guaranteed.

He was expected to make the flight down to the sea off Roquebrune beach at about 7pm local time.

Race director Christoph Weber said: “It’s an extraordinary achievement once again from a supremely talented athlete. Chrigel is not only a great pilot but he’s also super fit and prepares with incredible detail. But what was also surprising is the good connections he has to the angels.” RED BULL X-ALPS 2019 Video

Unlike almost every other competitor, Maurer was able to top-land on Titlis, the highest Turnpoint of the race, saving his legs the 2,000m ascent on foot. Then he was able to take off, just before the weather closed in. “It was the magical move that established his 100km lead,” added Weber.

Ulrich Grill, who co-founded the race in 2003 with the late Air Race pilot and extreme sports legend Hannes Arch, said: “Once again Chrigel Maurer has demonstrated his superiority in the air and on the ground to win the 9th edition of the Red Bull X-Alps, one of the toughest editions we’ve ever had. It is one of the longest routes with more Turnpoints than any edition, forcing athletes to cross the main chain of the Alps multiple times. The weather has not made it an easy race, forcing athletes to hike hundreds of kilometres and sometimes climb the equivalent of Mount Everest every two days. Athletes have hiked through snowstorms, rain and now through unbearable heat.”

The fight now continues for second and third place while the top 10 athletes are doing everything they can to make Monaco.

Maxime Pinot (FRA4) is currently 100km behind Maurer and 50km ahead of his nearest rival. His second place looks assured so long as he can keep going for the next two days. To make sure, he has pulled a Night Pass today, enabling him to keep moving after the race pauses for the night at 10.30pm.

The fight for third place looks set to be a close struggle to the end between Austrian athlete Paul Guschlbauer (AUT1) and the Frenchman Benoit Outters (FRA1), who came second in the 2017 race. Just 15km separate them with 200km still to go. Anything can still happen.

Meanwhile, a gaggle of eight athletes separated by less than 20km lies another 60km back at the northern fringes of the Ecrins mountains.

It includes veterans such as Tom de Dorlodot (BEL) and Toma Coconea (ROU), who have done the race 16 times between them, as well as race rookies such as the young Swiss athlete, 24-year-old Patrick von Känel, and Markus Anders (GER2).

Simon Oberrauner is also in that grouping. Today he summed up the feeling among athletes. “Every day is still a blessing. It’s just amazing what we’re experiencing. I love the race. I can still push. I’m still ok but I just want to be there until the end.“

The race officially ends at midday on Thursday 27th June. For the remaining athletes, there is everything still to fight for.

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