{"id":556,"date":"2021-06-19T10:18:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T10:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/monte-rosa-skymarathon-the-legend-is-back\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:53:15","slug":"monte-rosa-skymarathon-the-legend-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/en\/monte-rosa-skymarathon-the-legend-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Monte Rosa SkyMarathon \u2013 the legend is back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3970\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iancorless.com_MonteRosa2021-00799-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Boffelli and Nadir Maguet plummeting down from Margherita Hut at 4,554m altitude, the turning point of the race. \u00a9iancorless.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, nothing stopped the <strong>Monte Rosa SkyMarathon<\/strong>, <strong>Europe\u2019s highest race<\/strong>, from continuing the legend which began back in 1992 with the race that launched skyrunning in the small village of <strong>Alagna Valsesia<\/strong> on the Italian side of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>558 athletes <\/strong>from <strong>36 countries<\/strong> took part in the third edition after the 2018 relaunch, a slightly reduced number due to Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018mere\u2019 <strong>35 kilometres<\/strong> long, the severity of the race is measured with a gruelling <strong>7,000m vertical climb<\/strong> to the <strong>Margherita Hut<\/strong> at <strong>4,554m altitude <\/strong>marking the turn-around point. Adding to this unique skyrunning recipe is the challenging terrain over moraine, snow fields and glaciers. The second edition of the <strong>AMA VK2<\/strong>, a double <strong>Vertical Kilometer\u00ae<\/strong>, was concomitant, covering half the course of the main race \u2013 uphill only.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3972\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EL-KOT-HELANDER-\u00a9Damiano-Benedetto-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swedish twins Lina and Sanna El Kott Helander on their way to victory \u00a9Damiano Benedetto Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One man, Italian <strong>William Boffelli<\/strong>, won the race for the third time, each time with a different partner. Today, he paired with <strong>Nadir Maguet<\/strong>, winner of the <strong>AMA VK2 <\/strong>in 2019. The partnership paid off, crossing the finish line first in a strong <strong>4h43\u201958\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Boffelli commented, \u201c<em>I said \u2018third time lucky\u2019 before the race and I did it! Certainly, my most unexpected win, not because of my partner, but because I\u2019m recovering from a small injury. However, I couldn\u2019t miss out on taking part in the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon again!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We did a great race, right from the start,\u201d <\/em>commented Maguet.<em> \u201cWe always pushed hard and after winning the AMA VK2 two years ago, I finally ran the full course. The snow conditions weren\u2019t ideal, but we managed a great time anyway!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second men\u2019s team<\/strong> at the finish were Italians <strong>Franco Coll\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Tadei Pivk<\/strong> in <strong>5h01&#8217;28\u201d<\/strong>. Coll\u00e9 set the record with Boffelli here in <strong>2018<\/strong> in <strong>4h39&#8217;59&#8221;<\/strong> and Pivk, a skyrunning champion, after many years away from racing, proved his prowess yet again. <strong>Third<\/strong> to close the men\u2019s podium were <strong>Henri Grosjacques<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Thedy<\/strong> in <strong>5h13&#8217;07<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3981\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3981 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FRANCO-COLLE_TADEI-PIVK.-\u00a9iancorless.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Franco Coll\u00e9 and Tadei Pivk, second in the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon. \u00a9iancorless.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a week of severe heat and zero temperatures even at 4,300m altitude, the snow was soft underfoot, adding to the challenge. To ensure the safety of the runners, apart from mountain guides, the alpine rescue service and expert volunteers, the runners must run in pairs, roped together, wearing micro crampons.<\/p>\n<p>An incident did occur due to a crevasse opening up under a competitor on the glacier who had gone slightly off-course. Fortunately, his partner was able to hold him with the rope. A mountain guide was immediately on the scene and the rescue helicopter was called. The injured athlete was taken to the nearest hospital in the Aosta valley and fortunately, is not serious.<\/p>\n<p>A great sign of solidarity came from another pair of competitors who arrived on the scene after them to help, sacrificing precious minutes &#8211; <strong>Andr\u00e9 Jonsson<\/strong> from Sweden and <strong>Rem\u00ed Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> from Switzerland, who finally finished in ninth place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3974\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HiILLARY-GERARDI.-\u00a9Damiano-Benedetto-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hillary Gerardi, AMA VK2 winner and new record holder. \u00a9Damiano Benedetto Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The women\u2019s race presented an interesting new twist with the participation of top skyrunners, <strong>Swedish twins<\/strong>, <strong>Lina <\/strong>and<strong> Sanna El Kott Helander<\/strong>, their first time racing at such high altitude \u2013 and a little worried. Facing strong competition from Italians <strong>Giuditta Turini <\/strong>and <strong>Laura Besseghini<\/strong> who led the 2019 until the final stages, the twins closed in <strong>6h22&#8217;12&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>A wonderful race, a spectacular course! We\u2019re so happy we\u2019ve had the opportunity to run in this spectacular environment,\u201d <\/em>they chorused<em>. \u201cWe\u2019re not used to the altitude but had no problems in the upper part. The snow was melting fast towards the finish, but we managed to arrive anyway! <\/em>First needless to say.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian team Turini, Besseghini, closed this time a triumphant <strong>second<\/strong> in <strong>6h31&#8217;30&#8221;<\/strong> and a close <strong>third<\/strong>, were Italians <strong>Marina<\/strong> <strong>Cugnetto <\/strong>and<strong> Roberta Jacquin<\/strong> in <strong>6h32&#8217;35&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It came as no surprise that the top men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams were Italian, racing on home ground, but runners from low elevation countries like Sweden, concerned about the altitude, performed well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3986\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monterosaskymarathon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NADIR-MAGUET.-\u00a9iancorless.com_-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nadir Maguet aiming for his first victory at Monte Rosa SkyMarathon with William Boffelli. \u00a9iancorless.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second edition of the <strong>AMA VK2 <\/strong>saw American <strong>Hillary Gerardi<\/strong> steal the show. In 2018 she won the <strong>Monte Rosa SkyMarathon<\/strong> with Briton <strong>Holly Page <\/strong>and this year, unable to take on the long race, wanted to come back to Alagna to drink in the mountain air. <strong>Nine kilometres<\/strong> of pure uphill with <strong>2,086m vertical climb<\/strong>, this perfect double <strong>Vertical Kilometer\u00ae<\/strong> tops out <strong>at 3,200m altitude<\/strong>.  She crossed the steep, snow-clad finish line in <strong>1h58&#8217;57&#8221; <\/strong>\u2013 a new record.<\/p>\n<p>Italian <strong>Corinna Ghirardi<\/strong> closed an excellent second in <strong>2h02&#8217;33&#8221;<\/strong>, while French woman <strong>Iris Pessey<\/strong>, the previous record holder, was third in <strong>2h09\u201917<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2019 winner racing (and winning) the<strong> Monte Rosa SkyMarathon<\/strong>, the top spot went to Italian <strong>Damiano Lenzi <\/strong>in <strong>1h32&#8217;13&#8221;<\/strong> beating Nadir\u2019s record by an incredible <strong>9\u201948\u201d<\/strong>.  Switzerland\u2019s <strong>Pascal Egli <\/strong>closed second in<strong> 1h38&#8217;15&#8221; <\/strong>and Italy\u2019s<strong> Giovanni Zamboni, <\/strong>closed the podium in<strong> 1h42&#8217;43&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What was one man\u2019s dream back in 1992 became history, the history of an innovative new sport. \u201c<em>The<strong> Monte Rosa SkyMarathon<\/strong>, the race that marked the birth of skyrunning, is here to stay!\u201d <\/em>stated <strong>Marino Giacometti<\/strong>, <strong>founder of the sport<\/strong> and <strong>President of the International Skyrunning Federation<\/strong>. \u201c<em>The stage is set to repeat history &#8211; a legend in the making.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monte Rosa SkyMarathon results<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Boffelli-Maguet (ITA) &#8211; 4h45&#8217;58&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Pivk-Coll\u00e8 (ITA) &#8211; 5h01&#8217;28&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Grosjacques-Thedy (ITA) &#8211; 5h13&#8217;07&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Felicetti-Beccari (ITA) &#8211; 5h20&#8217;39&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Viret-S\u00e9vennec (FRA) &#8211; 5h29&#8217;01&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>El Kott Helander-El Kott Helander (SWE) &#8211; 6h22&#8217;12&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Turini-Besseghini (ITA) &#8211; 6h31&#8217;30&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Cugnetto-Jacquin (ITA) &#8211; 6h32&#8217;35&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Vasinova (CZE) &#8211; Sperger (GER) &#8211; 6h38&#8217;57&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Grandjean (FRA) &#8211; Bertschy (SUI) &#8211; 6h55&#8217;59&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>AMA VK2 results<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Damiano Lenzi (ITA) &#8211; 1h32&#8217;13&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Pascal Egli (SUI) &#8211; 1h38&#8217;15&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Giovanni Zamboni (ITA) &#8211; 1h42&#8217;43&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Martin Zhor (CZE) &#8211; 1h51&#8217;47&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Lloyd Donovan (GBR) &#8211; 1h55&#8217;48&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hillary Gerardi (USA) &#8211; 1h58&#8217;57&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Corinna Ghirardi (ITA) &#8211; 2h02&#8217;33&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Iris Pessey (FRA) &#8211; 2h08&#8217;17&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Raffaella Tempesta (ITA) &#8211; 2h10&#8217;01&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Chialvo Martina \u2013 (ITA) &#8211; 2h11&#8217;48&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wedosport.net\/vedi_classifica.cfm?gara=54024\">Race results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuel Gambarini<\/strong>, <strong>Race Organiser<\/strong> and President of the <strong>AMA Organising Committee<\/strong> together with the team, wish to thank the <strong>Mountain Guides<\/strong>, the <strong>Alpine Rescue Service<\/strong> and all the volunteers &#8211; on and off the mountain &#8211; together with sponsors: <strong>SCARPA,<\/strong> <strong>BUFF<\/strong>, <strong>Cimberio<\/strong>, <strong>NAMEDSPORT&gt;<\/strong>, <strong>Suunto<\/strong>, <strong>Nortec<\/strong>,<strong> NATURAL BOOM<\/strong>, <strong>CMP<\/strong>, <strong>Baglione<\/strong>, <strong>SAIS Compensati<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional partners: <strong>Councils of Alagna Valsesia<\/strong>, <strong>Gressoney La Trinit\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>Borgosesia, Piedmont Region, Province of Vercelli, Visit Monterosa, Monterosa 2000.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, nothing stopped the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon, Europe\u2019s highest race, from continuing the legend which began back in 1992 with the race that launched skyrunning in the small village of Alagna Valsesia on the Italian side of the mountain. 558 athletes from 36 countries took part in the third edition after the 2018 relaunch, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Monte Rosa SkyMarathon \u2013 the legend is back! 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