GORE-TEX® TransAlpine - starts Saturday!
The TA site states “The prestige of this hard-running challenge retracing Hannibal’s footsteps mainly bases on two facts: the routing with its almost 240km in distance and about 14,000m of elevation gain to be covered in seven stages speaks volumes…”
This one is a beast! 8 days of racing across some of the stiffest terrain in Europe, passing through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and into Italy the TransAlpine run is now in its fifth year.
The route
Starting in Oberstdorf, Germany, the whole Transalpine circus is travelling though Austria to South Tyrol, Italy. In eight stages, all participating pairs will once again experience a scenically outstanding routing.
The GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run will be challenge for body and soul again and like all the years before, this event is made for ambitious trail and triathlon runners, Nordic walkers as well as marathon and mountain runners.
Stages featuring up to 2.400 altitude meters and up to 42 kilometers of trail and track will require racers to give their all.
Date
START Saturday, September 5, 2009, 10:00 AM in Oberstdorf (GER)
FINISH Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Latsch (ITA)
The start in Oberstdorf
Stage Towns
Oberstdorf (GER) – Startort, Lech am Arlberg (AUT), St. Anton (AUT), Galtür (AUT), Scuol (SUI), Mals im Vinschgau (ITA), Schlanders im Vinschgau (ITA), Latsch im Vinschgau (ITA) – Ziel
Sept 5, Stage 1 Oberstdorf (GER) – Lech am Arlberg (AUT)
Sept 6, Stage 2 Lech am Arlberg (AUT) – St. Anton (AUT)
Sept 7, Stage 3 St. Anton (AUT) – Galtür (AUT)
Sept 8, Stage 4 Galtür (AUT) – Scuol (SUI)
Sept 9, Stage 5 Bergsprint Scuol (SUI)
Sept 10, Stage 6 Scuol (SUI) – Mals im Vinschgau (ITA)
Sept 11, Stage 7 Mals (ITA) – Schlanders im Vinschgau (ITA)
Sept 12, Stage 8 Schlanders (ITA) – Latsch im Vinschgau (ITA)
Check back later in the week as we preview the race from the perspective of two of the UK’s top mountain runners, Tom Owens and Andy Symonds, who will be gunning for the Men’s pair top spot!
Also check the TransAlpine Run images and videos here
