Italy reigns at the Vertical Kilometer®
Urban Zemmer
Ten nations and 200 athletes participated the first Vertical Kilometer® World Championship – a gruelling 1,000m ascent with an average 50% incline over 2.1 kilometres from Alba di Canazei (1,465m) to the summit of the Crepa Neigra (2,465m).
The new Vertical Kilometer® world record – 33’16” was set by Italian Urban Zemmer, beating his own record set on the same course last year. Second and third were team mates Nicola Golinelli in 34’29” and Manfred Reichegger in 34’42” respectively.
Spaniard Agusti Roc was fourth followed by New Zealander Jonathan Wyatt, six times World Mountain Running Champion.
Jono Wyatt with Anna Frost



