SCOTT SPORTS CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES
16 January 2015
SCOTT Sports is pleased to announce that it will continue its partnership with the 2015 Skyrunner® World Series, along with other prestigious outdoor brands such as Salomon, Arc’teryx, inov-8, La Sportiva and Compressport.
SCOTT Sports will be present not only with a team of top international runners, but will again be present as main sponsor at the successful Matterhorn Ultraks, the second race in the Sky Series in 2015.
SCOTT Sports International Running Team
The international team of world-class athletes includes Italian runner Marco De Gasperi, a six-time World Mountain Running Champion and top level sky runner. Major highlights of his career include 3 victories at Sierre-Zinal and his win at the Jungfrau marathon in 2010. As a member of the Italian National team he won 11 WMRA® championships. He has also won 3 silver medals and one bronze as a member of the Italian National team, totaling 23 medals in the WMRA® World Championships! Elisa Desco, who won the Skyrunner World Championships in Chamonix in 2014, will also be joining our competitive team of international racers.
American Joseph Gray, named USA mountain runner of the year for the fifth time in his career in 2014, and the first athlete ever to win both NACAC cross country and mountain championships, will definitely be the man to beat in the different mountain and trail races in the USA.
SCOTT`s 2015 Running Collection
SCOTT Sports has enjoyed much success with the Kinabalu trail shoe – named after the 4,000m Malaysian mountain which has represented the final of the Skyrunner® World Series on many occasions. SCOTT athlete Marco De Gasperi set the standing race record here.
Alongside the Kinabalu, new styles such as the Trail Rocket and the Supertrac are proposed for 2015, together with the new running apparel collection.
Peter Cable, SCOTT‘s Running Product Manager, adds that, “The Skyrunner® World Series has proved yet again it is the premier race series for elite trail and mountain runners and we are delighted to continue our collaboration with Skyrunner® World Series into 2015. It will be another exciting year for SCOTT Sports as we continue to develop innovative products with unique designs in support of our outstanding athletes.”
2015 Skyrunner® World Series calendar
In 2015 the Skyrunner® World Series will go global – with more races in more places. Furthermore, a change was made to the ranking formula: The successful 5 SKY/ 5 ULTRA / 5 VK remains, where three out of five results are scored. However, a fourth race of the runner`s choice from the Continental Championships must be included to complete the ranking.
Sky Runner World Series
SKY
- July 19 - Dolomites SkyRace® - 22 km, Canazei – Italy
- August 22 - Matterhorn Ultraks 46K - Zermatt – Switzerland
- September 5 - The Rut 25K - Big Sky Montana – USA
- October 4 - Lantau 2 Peaks - 21 km, Hong Kong – China
- October 18 - Skyrunning Extreme - 23 km, Limone sul Garda - Italy
ULTRA
- May 9 - Transvulcania Ultramarathon - 75 km, La Palma – Spain
- June 27 - Mont Blanc 80K - Chamonix – France
- August 2 - Tromsø SkyRace® - 45 km, Tromsø – Norway
- September 6 - The Rut 50K - Big Sky, Montana – USA
- September 19 - Ultra Pirineu - 103 km, Bagà - Spain
VK
- July 10 - Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde - Val d’Isère - France
- July 17 - Dolomites Vertical Kilometer® - Canazei - Italy
- August 1 - Tromsø Vertical Kilometer® - Tromsø - Norway
- September 4 - Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer® - Big Sky, Montana - USA
- October 16 - Limone Extreme Vertical Kilometer® - Limone sul Garda - Italy
Skyrunning Continental Championships
EUROPE
- May 17 - SKY: Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri - 42 km, Zegama – Spain
- July 12 - ULTRA: Ice-Trail Tarentaise - 65 km, Val d’Isère – France
- June 26 - VERTICAL: KM Vertical, Chamonix - France
AFRICA
- July 12 - SKY: Ti DoDo Trail - 25 km, Black River Gorge - Mauritius
- July 12 - ULTRA: Xtreme DoDo Trail - 50 km, Le Morne - Mauritius
ASIA
- February 7 - SKY: Sai Kung - 26 km- Hong Kong - China
- February 7 - ULTRA: Sai Kung - 50 km, Hong Kong - China
NORTH AMERICA
- July 19 - ULTRA: Audi Power of 4 50k - 50 km, Aspen - Colorado
- October 3 - SKY: Flagstaff SkyRace® - 39 km, Flagstaff - Arizona
- October 4 - VERTICAL: Flagstaff Vertical Kilometer®, Flagstaff - Arizona
OCEANIA
- 11 April - ULTRA: Buffalo Stampede Ultra SkyMarathon®- 75 km - Australia
- 12 April - SKY: Buffalo Stampede SkyMarathon® - 41 km - Australia
For more information about the Skyrunner® World Series visit www.skyrunning.com.
