Marco De Gasperi takes 2nd place after Kilian Jornet at the 25th Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon in Malaysia. Marco reached the top first with a big advantage but fell during the descent and in consequence missed 1st place by very little.
De Gasperi. Jornet. Mount Kinabalu. On the island of Borneo in East Malaysia stands the 20th tallest mountain in the world by topographic prominence. October 22-23 welcome the 25th running of the Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon.
Tough weather conditions (snow at 700m) forced the race director Martin Kaindl to change the route for the Kaiser-Marathon on Saturday. First, the 42 kilometre climb were reduced to 3 loops up/downhill of 14 km and then finally shortened to only 2 loops.
An extremely challenging race, the Tour de Tirol kicks off with a fast-paced 10km race on Friday evening. Saturday sees the 42km Kaiser Marathon take place on the tough trails around the “Wilder Kaiser”. For the finale on Sunday, speed is the order of the day once again for a 21km half marathon...
Marco De Gasperi wins the vertical race in Anboto/Spain: The italian athlete completed the 3.8km with 1.100m climb in 37'14mn, thus establishing a new race record in this competition. Marco maintained a hard battle against Urban Zemmer, Nicola Galinelli and Luis Alberto Hernando, the recent winner of the World Skyrunning Series.
SCOTT Sports’ decision to incorporate P2i’s liquid repellent nano-coating marks a new milestone. The move sees production of ion-mask™ treated shoes pass the one million pair mark, as demand for high performing, breathable, super water- and stain-repellant footwear continues.
Last week the French Trail Running Team, which includes Pascal Giguet who came 2nd at this year’s Maxi Race in Annecy, as well as a number of fellow international SCOTT Athletes, confirmed their participation in October’s Tour de Tirol race, a 3-day event that includes the "Kaisermarathon" on the second day.
After taking a year off to have her first child, Sibylle Matter, formerly known as Billy, and now known as Doctor, came to Prangins because she is Swiss and this is the Swiss Championship.
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