Red Bull X-Alps 2009Suunto is the official partner of the Red Bull X-Alps and equips all athletes with Suunto Cores The Red Bull X-Alps is an unique 818 km adventure race that requires 30 participants from 23 different nations to paraglide or hike from Salzburg in Austria to Monaco via a series of turnpoints in Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France. The race starts at July 19th and goes on day and night until the first participant reaches the Mediterranean Sea in Monte Carlo.
"Red Bull X-Alps is definitively one of the toughest outdoor races in the world," states Markus Rampf, Sports Marketing Manager at Suunto. "The athletes hike across 3000m high mountains or fly over turbulent glaciers and hostile peaks with their 20kg equipment. The harsh and changing weather conditions, the demanding environment make the competitors to expect only the best from their gear. Suunto is happy to participate this famous outdoor event. The Suunto Core fulfils exactly the needs of the participants providing the vital information on the direction, weather conditions and altitude."
See on Suunto TV: Red Bull X-Alps 2009 Trailer and Red Bull X-Alps 2009 route on the map
Suunto is also providing personalised training programmes for four of the athletes. Eddie Fletcher, author of Suunto's Concept 2 Indoor Rowing Training Guide and Running Guide, will provide the personalised training programmes, advices and tips on how the four athletes should prepare for the hardest race of their lives. You have now a chance to follow how the training proceeds through a blog written by Eddie. Follow the blog
Red Bull X-Alps 2009 completed
Just nine days, 23 hours and 54 minutes after leaving the centre of Salzburg, Austria, Swiss athlete Christian Maurer stood on a blue float off the coast of Monaco and lifted his arms in triumph.
Read more about the race and its final results
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