Monte Rosa SkyMarathon

Monte Rosa SkyMarathon
Date August
Location Italy Alagna Valsesia, Monte Rosa
Event type SkyMarathon
Distance 35 km / 7,000m +/-
Established 1993-1995, 2002-2011, 2018-

The Monte Rosa SkyMarathon (formerly also known as Trofeo Stefano Degasparis), is an international skyrunning competition held in Alagna Valsesia on the Monte Rosa (Italy).

The first editions of the race between 1993 and 1995 were individual races from Alagna at 1,192m to the summit of Monte Rosa at 4,554m and back. The 2002 to 2011 editions of the race was also for individual runners but only went as far as the Passo dei Salati at 2,980m before turning back to Alagna.[1][2] In 2009 the race was valid for the Skyrunner World Series.[3]

When resurrected in 2018 for teams of two the race once again went all the way up to the Margherita Hut at the summit of Monte Rosa.[4]

The record holders for the shorter itinerary are Lucio Fregona and Gloriana Pellissier, both in 2004. The official record holders for the full Alagna - Monte Rosa - Alagna itinerary are Fabio Meraldi with 4h24m and Gisella Bendotti with 5h34m, both in 1994. Emelie Forsberg ran in 5h03m56s in 2018 but was running in a team with Kilian Jornet so the race rules recognize the team in the male category. Forsberg's time is the female Fastest Known Time for Monte Rosa.[5]

Editions

Editions A = individual races, high elevation, B = individual races, low elevation, C = team races, high elevation

EditionYearMax elevationMen's winner/sWomen's winner/s
A119934,554m
A219944,554m Italy Fabio Meraldi Italy Gisella Bendotti
A319954,554m
B120022,980m Italy Jean Pellissier Italy Gisella Bendotti
B220032,980m Italy Bruno Brunod Italy Gisella Bendotti
B320042,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Italy Gloriana Pellissier
B420052,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Gisella Bendotti
B520062,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Russia Wera Soukhowa
B620072,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Italy Gisella Bendotti
B72008*2,980m Italy Paolo Bert Italy Emanuela Brizio
B82009**2,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Emanuela Brizio
B92010**2,980m Italy Tadei Pivk Italy Emanuela Brizio
B102011**2,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Gisella Bendotti
C120184,554m Italy Franco Collé Italy William Boffelli United States Hillary Gerardi United States Holly Page

Legend: *reduced path for snow; **distance 32 km[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History". Monte Rosa SkyMarathon. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  2. ↑ Giancarlo Costa (23 June 2018). "Monterosa Skymarathon: vittorie di Collè-Boffelli e Gerardi-Page" (in Italian). Running Passion. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Nel Monterosa Skyrace di Alagna vittorie di Emanuela Brizio e Fulvio Dapit" (in Italian). runningpassion.it. Retrieved 10 November 2017. Pronostici confermati in quest'edizione speciale della Monterosa Skyrace, prova di coppa del Mondo di skyrunning
  4. ↑ "Monterosa skymarathon 2011" (in Italian). valetudoskyrunningitalia.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017. Sono stati 88 gli atleti , di cui una ventina di donne, che hanno partecipato alla decima e , purtroppo, ultima edizione di questa bellissima gara ai piedi del Massiccio del Monte Rosa.
  5. ↑ "Emelie Forsberg se lleva también el récord del Monte Rosa junto a Kilian Jornet" (in Spanish). Carreras Por Montaña. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  6. ↑ "NMonte Rosa SkyMarathon® -Albo d'oro" (PDF). federationservice.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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