Monte Rosa SkyMarathon
DateJune
LocationItaly Alagna Valsesia, Monte Rosa
Event typeSkyMarathon
Distance35 km - 7,000m +/-
Established1992
Course records4h24'27" (men) 5h34'40" (women)
Official sitewww.monterosaskymarathon.com

The Monte Rosa SkyMarathon is an international skyrunning competition held in Alagna Valsesia on Monte Rosa (Italy) which marked the origins of skyrunning.

History

The first edition of the race was in 1992 to and from Alagna, reaching Colle del Lys at 4,250m where the race was turned around due to strong winds. In 1993 and 1994, and from 2018, the race course was from Alagna, 1,192m to the summit of Monte Rosa, 4,554m and back, making it Europe's highest race. (In 1996 the highest point reached was the Gnifetti Hut, 3,647m).[1]

Between 2002 and 2011 the race (also known as Trofeo Stefano Degasparis) took place on a different course to and from Alagna to the Passo dei Salati at 2,980m.

In 2009 the race was valid for the Skyrunner World Series.

When the original course was relaunched in 2018 (the 25th anniversary of the first race to the summit), a new rule was introduced where participants race in teams of two for safety.

The winners of the 2019 edition were Italian William Boffelli with Austrian Jakob Herrmann (men) (4h51'58") and Natalia Tomasiak with Katarzyna Solinska (women) from Poland (6h38'14").

The record holders for the original course (Alagna - Monte Rosa - Alagna) are Italians Fabio Meraldi in 4h24' and Gisella Bendotti in 5h34', both set in 1994. Emelie Forsberg finished in a faster time of 5h03'56" in 2018. She teamed with Kilian Jornet in a mixed gender team which falls into the male category, Bendotti's individual time still stands. Forsberg's time is the best female performance over the course.[2]

Editions

YearMax elevationMen's winnerWomen's winner
1992*4,250m Italy Adriano Greco Italy Gisella Bendotti Italy Bruna Fanetti
19934,554m Italy Ettore Champretavy Italy Gisella Bendotti
19944,554m Italy Fabio Meraldi Italy Gisella Bendotti
1996*3,647m Italy Bruno Brunod Italy Gisella Bendotti
20184,554m Italy Franco Collé Italy William Boffelli United States Hillary Gerardi United Kingdom Holly Page
20194,554m Austria Jakob Herrmann Italy William Boffelli Poland Natalia Tomasiak Poland Katarzyna Solinska

Legend: *reduced course due to bad weather

Trofeo Stefano Degasparis

From 2002 to 2011 the race took place on a different course from Alagna to the Passo dei Salati at 2,980m and back.

YearMax elevationMen's winnerWomen's winner
2002*2,980m Italy Jean Pellissier Italy Gisella Bendotti
2003*2,980m Italy Bruno Brunod Italy Gisella Bendotti
2004*2,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Italy Gloriana Pellissier
2005*2,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Gisella Bendotti
2006*2,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Russia Wera Soukhowa
2007*2,980m Italy Lucio Fregona Italy Gisella Bendotti
2008**2,980m Italy Paolo Bert Italy Emanuela Brizio
20092,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Emanuela Brizio
20102,980m Italy Tadei Pivk Italy Emanuela Brizio
20112,980m Italy Fulvio Dapit Italy Gisella Bendotti

Legend: *28 km course; **reduced course due to snow[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.monterosaskymarathon.com/
  2. ↑ "Kilian Jornet: "Monte Rosa SkyMarathon - one of the best races in the world"". 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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