X-Alps 17 July - 대회일정

For Immediate Release July 17th, 2013 The Red Bull X-Alps turned into a wild adventure Wednesday as athletes approaching Monaco took to their feet to hike the final kilometers to goal. Having come so far, the last leg to Peille often proves a torture for the athletes as the terrain is notoriously difficult to navigate. "There's no logic to it, there's just bits of mountains everywhere," says Jon Chambers (GBR), who finished fourth on Tuesday. The Briton ran in from 12km, which took two-and-a-half hours. "It's not high, it's just steep up and down. It's not quick terrain at all, and navigation is a nightmare - as soon as you're in the valley its impossible to know where to go," he says. "It's just a maze - there are so many paths and everything is at funny angles. It's really disorientating." Athletes facing this battle Wednesday afternoon included Ferdinand van Schelven (NED), Martin Muller (SUI2) and paragliding world champion Aaron Durogati (ITA1). They were all hoping to make Peille, the final turnpoint, by the evening cut-off. Van Schelven is the only one of the three with a Night Pass still to play and Wednesday he pulled it, meaning that if the other two don't make it before the 22:30 mandatory rest-stop, he will secure sixth place. When questioned late afternoon, all he could say was: "It's hot and all up and down hill." Other teams to pull Night Passes Wednesday were Andy Frötscher (ITA3), Max Mittmann (GER3) and Michal Krysta (CZE) who were between 250km and 350km from Monaco. The predicted flying conditions from Wetter.tv remained poor meaning any teams hoping to make the finish line before the race ends at 12:00 on Friday are in for a real fight. For what happens next in the drama, go to Red Bull Mobile Live Tracking (http://www.redbullxalps.com/live-tracking.html), which lets you follow the athletes in real time on redbullxalps.com. Follow the race on: www.redbullxalps.com/live-tracking Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/redbullxalps) Twitter (https://twitter.com/RedBullXAlps) More Information: Uploaded every day on the Red Bull X-Alps' dedicated newsroom, www.redbullxalpsnewsroom.com, you will find: o High res images cleared for editorial usage in connection with Red Bull X-Alps o Web clips o Daily summaries o Background info, athlete biogs, route details and more We only ask that you send us a copy or link of the article to zooom productions, Felderstrasse 12, 5330, Fuschl am See, Austria. Image credits should read: ©photographer name (found in metadata)/ Red Bull Content Pool ABOUT THE RED BULL X-ALPS The Red Bull X-Alps 2013 will be the sixth edition of the world's toughest adventure race. It starts on July 7th and will see 31 athletes from 21 countries battling over 1,000km across the Alps from Salzburg to Monaco via 10 mandatory turnpoints, in the fastest time possible. Every kilometer must be covered either on foot or flown by paraglider. Each team consists of one athlete and up to two supporters. No technical or outside assistance is allowed. Athletes can race between the hours of 05:00 to 22:30 but can each pull one 'Night Pass' that allows them to push-on through the night on foot. The race requires expert paragliding experience and a very high level of endurance fitness - it's not uncommon for athletes to hike up to 100km in a day. The 2011 edition was won by Christian Maurer (SUI) in 11 days, 4 hours and 22 minutes. The 2013 edition comes on the ten-year anniversary of the first Red Bull X-Alps held in 2003. For all image, interview requests and other media enquiries, please contact: Tarquin Cooper zooom productions gmbh media@redbullxalps.com tel: +43 6226 8848-25 / mob: +43 664 544 9241