The 2009 Red Bull X-Alps has finished, and what a race it’s been! Chrigel Maurer (SUI3) hammered the rest of the field by flying at ‘another level’! Even the double Red Bull X-Alps champion Alex Hofer (SUI1) was left straggling 200 km behind him. Hofer was the only other athlete to make goal. Both flew to the beach – another first in the race. (more…)
At 11:24 this morning, after a relaxed evening and a beer or two, Chrigel Maurer landed on the beach at Monaco, official winner of the 2009 Red Bull X-Alps. Behind him athletes continue to battle it out, hoping to make it to the Monagasc beach before the 48 hour cut-off point at which the event is over.
Full report to follow …
Last week the Vågå pg open made its first apperance in the comp sky in what is planned to be a yearly event. (more…)
Yesterday was a defining day in the 2009 Red Bull X-Alps. Chrigel Maurer pulled easily away from the reigning champion Alex Hofer, who had a terrible day trying to get from the Matterhorn to Mt Blanc. Maurer is now a flight away from goal, leaving Hofer still at the Mt Blanc turnpoint. (more…)