Red Bull X-Alps

The Red Bull X-Alps is a paragliding race in which athletes must hike or fly 1,000 km across the Alps. It first launched in 2003 and has since taken place every other year. Around 30 athletes take part and must navigate their way via a predetermined set of turn points that vary with each race. Every kilometer must be covered either on foot or by paraglider. Teams consist of one athlete and one official supporter, whose role it is to provide technical advice, mental and nutritional support.

The route traditionally covers the Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and France before ending in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. The 2017 route featured Slovenia as well.

Athletes don't fly into Monaco due to airspace restrictions, and the term "Monaco" is used solely for marketing purposes. The exact route is normally unveiled in the spring before the race start.

So far the race has only been won by Swiss nationals.

History

The concept for the Red Bull X-Alps was developed by Austrian pilot Hannes Arch who saw a TV documentary in which German pilot Toni Bender crossed the Alps from North to South by paraglider, carrying all his equipment, sleeping rough and hiking parts of the way.

"I thought it would be cool to base a paragliding competition on this format and developed a basic concept for it - and the idea was born! Together with Red Bull, we have developed it over the years to be the Red Bull X-Alps it is today - the toughest and most extreme endurance and outdoor race in the world. Its simplicity is what makes it most appealing. We start in Salzburg and whoever arrives in Monaco first wins. That's it. It's about body and soul, not about hundreds of rules and regulations," Arch has said.[1]

When conditions are good, athletes use paragliders to fly, and when they are not they must run or hike, carrying their paraglider and other mandatory equipment. The use of tunnels and all other forms of transport are not permitted.

The first edition led from Austria's Dachstein Glacier to Monaco via Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, Mont Blanc and Mont Gros in France. Seventeen athletes and their support teams covered a distance of 800 kilometers as the crow flies.

Over the years the route and the turn points have changed. From 2009 the race started off in the Austrian city of Salzburg. At 1,031 kilometers, the 2013 course was the longest in the history of the race and athletes had to pass 10 turn points: Gaisberg, Dachstein, and Wildkogel in Austria; Zugspitze in Germany; Ortler/Sulden in Italy; Interlaken, Matterhorn in Switzerland; Mont Blanc, Saint Hilaire, and Peille in France.

New to the 2015 race was the Powertraveller Prologue, a one-day hike and paragliding contest in the Salzburgerland region. Starting and finishing in Fuschl am See, athletes are required to hike or fly a 38 km course around two turn points, the Zwölferhorn and Schafberg peaks. It was won by Paul Guschlbauer in 2h 21m. In 2017, the prologue will return to Fuschl am See as the Leatherman Prologue on June 29.

The 2015 race started July 5 and ended July 17. It was won for the fourth time in a row by the Swiss athlete Christian Maurer who reached the finish, a landing float in Monaco bay, on July 14. His official time, which stops at the final turn point of Peille above Monaco, was 8d 4h 37m.

Thanks to GPS-Live Tracking, all athletes can be followed in real time on the official website throughout the race. The exact position of the athletes is monitored via data loggers and GSM cell phones. The athletes also carry a camera with them at all times. Stills and videos are used in the athletes’ online diaries, which are kept up to date by their supporters.

Rules

The first athlete to reach Monaco wins the race, which ends 48 hours later but not before a set finish time as defined by organizers. Thereafter, the race will officially end and athletes will be requested to stop racing. Pilots who have not reached the final destination within this time will be ranked according to the distance left to the final destination.

Since the 2011 edition, athletes are forced to have a mandatory rest between 23:00 and 04:00 and stay within a radius of 250m of their resting position for safety reasons. In 2013, the mandatory break was extended by 1.5 hours, from 22:30 to 05:00. If an athlete was still moving in that time, he would be subjected to a minimum penalty of 24 hours. Athletes with penalty times had to prolong their next rest for the duration of their penalty time. Failure to comply with this rule led to disqualification.

New in 2013 was the so-called Night Pass, which allowed athletes to hike through the night. To use they had to inform organizers of their intention by 12:00 local time the day they wished to use. The idea behind the Night Pass was to allow athletes a chance to advance their position by tactical means once during the race. They may be able to hike to a key point where they can extend their lead or pass teams in front.

Since 2013, prototypes are banned from the competition and all equipment, including paragliders, harnesses, and helmets must comply with EN or LTF certifications.[2]

X-Alps 2003

Route

The first course took the athletes from the Dachstein Glacier in Austria to Monaco. It was defined by two turn points, all of which had to be taken within a radius of 100 meters. Over the years the route and the turn points have changed.

#Turnpoint
1  Switzerlandpass over Verbier
2 FranceMont Gros

Teams and results

Of the 17 competitors who started the race on July 14, 2003, on the Dachstein, only three made it to Monaco. All others completed between 30% and 90% of the course.

Rank Team Athlete Time Distance covered
1SUI Kaspar Henny11 Days and 22:55:30 Hours
2FRA David Dagault12 Days and 03:20 Hours
3GER1 Stefan Bocks12 Days and 08 Hours
4GER2 Thomas Friedrich672 km
5SUI2 Urs Lötscher668 km
6SLO Uros Rozic657 km
7CAN Will Gadd656 km
8GER3 Holger Herfurth648 km
9ROM Toma Coconea618 km
10AUT2 Walter Holzmüller554 km
11TUR Buhara Arif Kemal525 km
12POL Krzysztof Ziolkowski522 km
13ITA Andy Frötscher511 km
14AUT1 Gerhard Gassner486 km
15MEX Carlos Carsolio462 km
16BUL Slavi Vasilev357 km
17GBR Jon Shaw263 km

X-Alps 2005

Route

Dachstein Glacier, Austria, to Monaco.

#Turnpoint
1 GermanyZugspitze
2 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
3 FranceMont Gros

Teams and results

17 athletes, two of which were women, competed in the second Red Bull X-Alps, starting on August 1, 2005. Four teams reached the final destination while three teams had to withdraw from the race due to injury. All others completed between 25% and 88% of the distance.

Rank Team Athlete Supporter Time
1SUI3 Alex Hofer Heinz Haunschild12 Days and 01:20 Hours
2SUI2 Urs Lötscher Andreas Wild+ 1 Day, 1 Hour
3SUI1 Kaspar Henny (defending champion) Elio Baffioni
4AUT1 Helmut Eichholzer Elisabeth Rauchenberger
5GER1 Stefan Bocks Hansi Keim
5GER2 Michael Gebert Florian Schellheimer
7AUS Benn Kovco Bryan Anderson
8AUT2 Christian Amon Lars Pongsretired
9ESP David Castillejo Martinez Magdalena Alcañiz Soriano
10GBR Aidan Toase Jan Toase
11GRE Dimitris Bourazanis Marina Zannararetired
12IRL Niki Hamilton Petra Knorretired
13ITA Andy Frötscher Florian Ploner
14MEX Santiago Baeza Christian Fernandez del Valle
15ROM Toma Coconea Cornel Doru Calutiu
16TUR Semih Sayir Osman Grukan
17USA Kari Castle Craig Goddard

X-Alps 2007

Route

Dachstein Glacier, Austria, to Monaco.

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaDachstein
2 ItalyMarmolada
3  SwitzerlandEiger
4 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
5 FranceMont Gros

Teams and results

30 teams started on July 23, 2007, for the third edition of the Red Bull X-Alps. 12 teams had to withdraw. Five teams made it to the final destination in Monaco.

Rank Team Athlete Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1SUI1 Alex Hofer (defending champion) Sandro Schnegg14 Days and 1 Hour
2ROM Toma Coconea Razvan Levarda+ 04:35 Hours
3SUI3 Martin Müller Fabian Zuberer+ 1 Day and 00:15 Hours
4SUI2 Urs Lötscher Nicole Willi+ 1 Day and 05:50 Hours
5JPN Kaoru Ogisawa Masaru Saso+ 1 Day and 22:54 Hours
6GBR1 Aidan Toase Bhavna Patel102 km
7ESP Ramon Morillas Oscar Atillo124 km
8GBR2 Ulric Jessop Ruth Jessop130 km
9USA2 Honza Rejmanek David Hanning142 km
10ITA2 Leone Pascale Roberto Maggi152 km
11CZE Jan Skrablek Jaroslav Jindra159 km
12FRA2 Julien Wirtz Adrien Vicier185 km
13USA1 Nate Scales Nick Greece186 km
14 GER2 Peter Rummel Martin Walleitner 246 km
AUT1 Christian Reinegger Wolfgang Wimmer 246 km
ITA1 Andy Frötscher Michael Pezzi 246 km
17AUS Lloyd Penicuik John Binyon283 km
18RUS Dmitry Gusev Viktor Yanchenko325 km
19SLO Simon Copi Marina Istenic351 km, retired
20BEL Tom de Dorlodot Eduouard Crespeigneretired after 437 km
21VEN Raul Penso Eduardo Fuhrmeisterretired after 414 km
22AUT2 Gerald Ameseder Thomas Weingartnerretired after 402 km
23SVK Peter Vrabec Frantisek Pavlousekretired after 357 km
24FRA1 Vincent Sprüngli Jerome Maupointretired after 318 km
25POL Krzysztof Ziolkowski Grazyna Cader-Ziolkowskaretired after 239 km
26GER1 Michael Gebert Christian Maierretired after 208 km
27CAN Max Fanderl Jeff Bellisretired after 165 km
28COL Hugo Jimenezretired after 140 km
29GRE Dimitris Bourazanis Manos Kiriakakisretired after 127 km
30TUR Yurdaer Etike Erdem Tucretired after 23 km

Martin Müller was the fastest athlete, however, he was penalized with 36 hours due to an airspace violation in Sion, Switzerland. Müller was taken over by Alex Hofer and Toma Coconea at Mt Gros and only placed third. Winner Alex Hofer traveled 900 km (61% of the distance) in the air and walked 588 km (39%). In comparison, Coconea flew 24% of the distance and walked the other 76% (1,021 km).

X-Alps 2009

Route

For the first time the race started from the Mozartplatz in the center of the city of Salzburg, the end goal however remained the same. The number of turnpoints was increased to seven.

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 GermanyWatzmann
3 AustriaGroßglockner
4 ItalyMarmolada
5  SwitzerlandMatterhorn
6 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
7 FranceMont Gros

Teams and results

The fourth edition was the first one to start from a new starting point. On July 19, 2009, 30 teams started from the Mozartplatz in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Only two teams made it all the way to the final destination in Monaco while 12 teams had to withdraw, were disqualified or taken out of the race.

Rank Team Athlete Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1SUI1 Chrigel Maurer Thomas Theurillat9 Days and 23:54 Hours
2SUI2 Alex Hofer (defending champion) Nicole Schlotterer+ 1 Day, 09:24 Hours
3USA Honza Rejmanek David Hanning139 km
4GBR1 Aidan Toase Charlie Merrett164 km
5RUS Evgeny Gryaznov Dmitry Gusev193 km
6GER Michael Gebert Florian Schellheimer203 km
7FIN Jouni Makkonen Toni Leskelä230 km
8HUN Pal Takats Mauritz Volkmer231 km
9ESP Ramon Morillas Juan Morillas237 km
10BEL Tom de Dorlodot Maxime van Dyck238 km
11FRA2 Julien Wirtz Adrien Vicier245 km
12ITA2 Andy Frötscher Raphael Murphy Graetz288 km
13JPN1 Kaoru Ogisawa Masaru Saso297 km
CAN Max Fanderl Penny Powers297 km
15GBR2 Tom Payne Alex Raymont321 km
CZE Jan Skrablek David Bzirsky321 km
17POL Filip Jagla Piotr Goc423 km
18SVK Peter Vrabec Tomas Bernat457 km
19AUT1 Helmut Eichholzer Andreas Neubacherdisqualified for flying into forbidden zone
20ROM Toma Coconea Vasile Trifan
Daniel Pisica
disqualified for flying into forbidden zone
21VEN Raul Penso Ismael Pensodisqualified for flying into forbidden zone
22SUI2 Martin Müller Fabien Zuberereliminated (injury)
23FRA1 Vincent Sprüngli David Bibier Cocatrixeliminated (injury)
24NED Ronny Geijsen Hugo Robbeneliminated (injury)
25RSA Pierre Carter James Braideliminated (injury)
26ITA1 Leone Antonio Pascale Maurizio Dalla Valleeliminated (injury)
27AUT2 Christian Amon Manuel Gollereliminated (injury)
28JPN2 Masayuki Matsubara Tetsuo Kogaieliminated
29AUS Lloyd Penicuik Lewis Notteliminated
30SLO Primoz Susa Igor Erzeneliminated

Chrigel Maurer was the fastest athlete and the first to reach Monaco from the air (he landed at Roquebrune Beach and ran to the last turnpoint on Mont Gros from where he flew to the final destination). Defending champion Alex Hofer arrived one day later. The winner traveled 72% (999 km) of the overall distance (1,379 km) in the air and walked the other 28% (380 km).

X-Alps 2011

Route

Mozartplatz, Salzburg, Austria, to Monaco.

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 AustriaDachstein
3 AustriaGroßglockner
4 ItalyDrei Zinnen
5  SwitzerlandPiz Palü
6  SwitzerlandMatterhorn
7 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
8 FranceMont Gros

Teams and results

As in 2009, the 2011 race started from the Mozartplatz in Salzburg. The 30 athletes who had been nominated by the race committee took off on July 17, 2011. Only two teams made it all the way to the final destination.

Rank Team Athlete Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1SUI1 Chrigel Maurer (defending champion) Thomas Theurillat11 Days and 04:52 Hours (24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone)
2ROM Toma Coconea Daniel Pisica13 Days and 03 Hours
3AUT4 Paul Guschlbauer Sara Gudelius9 km
4SUI3 Martin Müller Boris Aellen73 km
5GBR2 Jon Chambers Richard Chambers113 km
6GER Michael Gebert Florian Schellheimer172 km
7NED Ferdinand van Schelven Anton Brous173 km
8FRA3 Clement Latour Sylvain Dhonneur174 km, 24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone
9FIN Jouni Makkonen Toni Leskelä176 km
10USA Honza Rejmanek Dave Hanning181 km
11BEL Tom de Dorlodot Gatein de Dorlodot183 km
12RUS Evgeny Gryaznov Anton Poliakov241 km
13AUT1 Helmut Eichholzer Wolfgang Ehgarter246 km
14CAN Max Fanderl Penny Powers305 km
ITA Andy Frötscher Robert Mur305 km
16BRA Richard Pethigal Dioclecio R. Filho327 km, 24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone
17POL Pawel Faron Piotr Goc350 km
18ESP Oriol Fernandez Armand Rubiella389 km
19GBR1 Steve Nash Richard Bungay385 km, disqualified for flying into forbidden zone
20CZE Jan Skrablek Karel Vrbensky478 km, eliminated
21RSA Pierre Carter James Braid516 km, eliminated
22ARG Martin Romero Garayzabal Martin Utrera573 km, eliminated (injury)
23JPN2 Masayuki Matsubara Shinichi Nagashima620 km, eliminated
24FRA1 Vincent Sprüngli Jerome Maupoint631 km, 24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone; retired (technical failure)
25AUT3 Mike Küng Eduard Kumaropulos677 km, eliminated (illness)
26POR Nuno Virgilio Samuel Lopes683 km, 24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone; eliminated
27JPN1 Kaoru Ogisawa Masaru Saso739 km, disqualified for flying into forbidden zone
28AUT2 Christian Amon Mario Schmaranzer755 km, eliminated (injury)
29FRA2 Philippe Barnier Herve Garcia757 km, eliminated
30NOR Ivar Sandstå Øystein Dagestad786 km, 24-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone; eliminated

Defending champion Chrigel Maurer was the first to arrive in Monaco after 11 days, 4h and 52min after covering a total distance of 1,807 km, 1,321 km of which he covered by paraglider and 486 km on the ground.

X-Alps 2013

Route

Mozartplatz, Salzburg, Austria, to Monaco.

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 AustriaDachstein
3 AustriaWildkogel
4 GermanyZugspitze
5 ItalyOrtler/Sulden
6  SwitzerlandInterlaken
7  SwitzerlandMatterhorn
8 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
9 FranceSaint Hilaire
10 FrancePeille

Teams and results

31 athletes took off from the Mozartplatz in Salzburg on July 7, 2013. A record number of ten teams made it all the way to Monaco.

Rank Team Athlete Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1SUI1 Chrigel Maurer (defending champion) Thomas Theurillat6 Days and 23:40 Hours
2FRA1 Clement Latour Philippe Barnier
Bruno Deloustal
8 Days and 16 Hours
3FRA2 Antoine Girard Nelson de Freyman
Yves Bernard
8 Days and 16:30 Hours
4GBR Jon Chambers Richard Chambers
Tom Payne
9 Days and 05:12 Hours
5ITA2 Peter Gebhard Heidi Insam
Gerald Demetz
9 Days and 07:40 Hours
6NED Ferdinand van Schelven Anton Brous10 Days and 09:27 Hours
7ITA1 Aaron Durogati Renata Kuhnova
Ondrej Prochazka
10 Days and 10:28 Hours
8SUI2 Martin Müller Stephane Voeffray
Julien Andrey
10 Days and 21:43 Hours
9AUT1 Paul Guschlbauer Sara Gudelius
Axel Gudelius
11 Days and 05:47 Hours
10ROM Toma Coconea Daniel Pisica
Adrian Miclea
11 Days and 11:22 Hours
11USA1 Honza Rejmanek Luis Rosenkjer
Jesse Williams
101 km
12FRA3 Victor Sebe Vincent Tourangin
Hugues Baschet
113 km
13BEL Tom de Dorlodot Cedric de Bruyn
Sebastien Granville
153 km
14RUS Evgeny Gryaznov Tatsiana Spirydonava
Valeriy Maznev
154 km
15POL Pawel Faron Piotr Goc
Witold Wladyka
154 km
16JPN1 Kaoru Ogisawa Fumio Miki
Hideo Inaba
168 km
17ITA3 Andy Frötscher Robert Mur
Michael Schneider
182 km
18JPN2 Shoichiro Tadano Masaru Saso
Naohisa Okada
184 km
19CZE Michal Krysta Standa Mayer
Jan Skrablek
229 km
20GER3 Max Mittmann Matthias Christen
Roger Christen
261 km
21AUT2 Mike Küng Eduard Kumaropulos
Renate Schatzl
379 km
22VEN Raul Penso Dario di Gioia
Gabriela Guzman
385 km, 48-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone; 24-hour penalty for needing to be rescued by a mountain guide in rough terrain
23CAN Max Fanderl Penny Powers
Mik Broschart
411 km
24GER2 Lars Budack Jonathan Möller
Wenzel Piel
428 km
25KOR Pil Pyo Hong Kim Min Soo
Ryu Yun Jae
430 km
26RSA Pierre Carter James Braid553 km
27ESP Iñigo Gabiria Iñigo Arizaga
Xabier Amorrortu
588 km
28USA2 Stephan Haase David Hanning
Brad Sander
523 km, retired (injury)
29AUT3 Thomas Hofbauer Christian Grohs
Vera Polaschegg
773 km, eliminated
30NPL Babu Sunuwar Charles Kirsten
Andreas Kastler
853 km, eliminated
31ARG Claudio Heidel Jordi Tosas
Carlos Fernández Carrasco
877 km, eliminated

At 1,031 km, the route was almost 200 km longer than in 2011. Chrigel Maurer was the first to arrive in Monaco, winning for the third time in a row. He made it in a record time of 6 days, 23h and 40min. He traveled a total distance of 2,556 km, 2,288 km of which he covered by paraglider and 268 km on the ground.

X-Alps 2015

Route

The route was announced on March 19, 2015.[3] It follows an arc of Europe's highest mountains, starting in Salzburg, Austria and finishing in Monaco. The 2015 route has ten turnpoints and a straight-line distance of 1,038 km and is more challenging tactically than the 2013 race due to it having less obvious flight paths.

New to the 2015 edition was the Powertraveller Prologue, a one-day hike and paragliding race around the mountains of Fuschl am See. The first three athletes to finish the Prologue were each rewarded with a five-minute headstart in the Red Bull X-Alps race start on July 5 and an additional Led Lenser Nightpass to journey through the night, which is normally a mandatory rest period. First was Paul Guschlbauer (AUT1) 2h21m, second was Stanislav Mayer (CZE) in 2h22m, third was Gavin McClurg (USA2) 2h24m.

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 AustriaDachstein
3 GermanyAschau - Chiemsee (Kampenwand)
4 AustriaLermoos
5 ItalyBrenta, Cima Tosa
6  SwitzerlandSt. Moritz - Corvatsch
7  SwitzerlandMatterhorn
8 France/ ItalyMont Blanc
9 FranceAnnecy
10 FrancePeille

Teams and results

On December 29, 2014 the first 31 teams were revealed. Two more wildcard teams were added to the starters field on January 8, 2015. The race was won for the fourth time in a row by the Swiss athlete Christian Maurer in 8d 4h 37m, flying an Advance Omega paraglider.

Legend
Wildcard Team
Rank Team Athlete Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1SUI1 Chrigel Maurer (defending champion) Thomas Theurillat8 Days and 4 hours
2GER3 Sebastian Huber Martin Walleitner8 Days and 22 hours
3AUT1 Paul Guschlbauer Werner Strittl9 Days and 4 hours
4FRA2 Antoine Girard Demelin Mathieu9 Days and 5 hours
5FRA4 Gaspard Petiot Laurent Pezet9 Days and 5 hours
6ITA Aaron Durogati Ondrej Prochazka9 Days and 6 hours
7NED Ferdinand van Schelven Anton Brous9 Days and 22 hours
8USA2 Gavin McClurg Bruce Marks10 Days and 4 hours
9GER4 Manuel Nübel Christian Schineis10 Days and 17 hours
10NZL Nick Neynens Louis Tapper10 Days and 18 hours
11FRA3 Nelson de Freyman Thomas Punty11 Days and 2 hours
12CZE Stanislav Mayer Petr Kostrhun11 Days and 8 hours
13SUI4 Peter von Bergen Philippe Arn11 Days and 12 hours
14KOR Chi-Kyong Ha Yun Jae Rju11 Days and 15 hours
15USA1 Honza Rejmanek Jesse Williams11 Days and 17 hours
16POL Pawel Faron Piotr Goc11 Days and 20 hours
17SWE Erik Rehnfeldt Peter Back11 Days and 21 hours
18SUI3 Michael Witschi Yael Margelisch11 Days and 22 hours
19AUT3 Stephan Gruber Claus Eberharter11 Days and 6 hours, 48-hour penalty for flying into forbidden zone
20USA4 Dave Turner Krischa Berlinger140 km, did not finish
21GBR Steve Nash Richard Bungay178 km, did not finish
22AUT2 Gerald Gold Othmar Heinisch302 km, did not finish
23USA3 Dawn Westrum Jaroslaw Wieczorek375 km, eliminated
24BEL Thomas de Dorlodot Sebastien Granville499 km, withdrew due to injury
25AUT4 Pascal Purin Florian Ebenbichler531 km, withdrew due to injury
26ROM Toma Coconea Daniel Pisica555 km, withdrew due to injury
27RSA Stephan Kruger Konstantin Filipov575 km, eliminated
28GER1 Michael Gebert Tobias Böck575 km, withdrew
29ESP Ivan Colás Íñigo Arizaga611 km, withdrew due to injury
30COL Alex Villa Stefan Hodeck635 km, eliminated
31SUI2 Samuel Vurpillot Martin Müller755 km, eliminated
32GER2 Yvonne Dathe Thomas Ide840 km, eliminated
33FRA1 Clément Latour Barnier PhilippeDid Not StartDNS

X-Alps 2017

Route

The route was announced on March 29, 2017.[4] With seven turnpoints and a straight-line distance of 1,138 km, it was the longest route so far.

In 2017, the Prologue returned as the Leatherman Prologue race on June 29. The one-day hiking race which saw no paragliding due to bad weather took place around the mountains of Fuschl am See. The athletes started in Fuschl and reached the Zwölferhorn before returning to Fuschl as fast as possible. The first three athletes to finish the Prologue race were rewarded with a head start on day two of the main race and an additional Ledlenser Nightpass to journey through the night, which is normally a mandatory rest period.[5]

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 SloveniaTriglav
3 GermanyAschau - Chiemsee (Kampenwand)
4 AustriaLermoos
5 ItalyMonte Baldo
6  SwitzerlandMatterhorn
7 FrancePeille

Teams and results

The competing athletes were announced on November 2, 2016 via social media.[6] Two more wildcard teams were added to the field on January 2, 2017.[7] In 2017, 31 teams took part in Red Bull X-Alps; 12 rookies, as well as reigning champion Chrigel Maurer and legend Toma Coconea, who has taken part in every edition so far.[8]

Rank[9] Team Athlete Wing Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1 SUI1 Chrigel Maurer Skywalk X-Alps3 Tobias Dimmler 10 days and 23 hours
2 FRA4 Benoit Outters Sup'Air Wild Damien Lacaze 11 days and 1 hour
3 AUT1 Paul Guschlbauer Skywalk X-Alps3 Werner Strittl 5 km from goal
4 NED Ferdinand van Schelven Skywalk X-Alps3 Nicole Vincent Piazza 49 km from goal
5 AUT4 Simon Oberrauner Skywalk X-Alps3 Christoph Wolf 51 km from goal
6 AUT3 Pascal Purin Ozone Z-Alps Gabriele Müller 86 km from goal
7 HUN Pal Takats Ozone Ferdinand Vogel 89 km from goal
8 GER1 Sebastian Huber Advance Omega X-Alps Martin Walleitner 95 km from goal
9 NZL Nick Neynens Ozone Z-Alps Ben Neynens 130 km from goal
10 CZE Stanislav Mayer GIN GTO2 Jiří Dlask 172 km from goal
11 ROU Toma Coconea Advance Omega X-Alps2 Adrian Miclea 271 km from goal
12 FRA3 Nelson de Freyman Advance Omega X-Alps2 Damien Pierre 275 km from goal
13 ITA2 Tobias Grossrubatscher Ozone LM6 Lukas Hitthaler 275 from goal
14 USA1 Gavin McClurg Niviuk Klimber Bruce Marks 308 km from goal
15 CAN Richard Brezina Skywalk Poison X-Alps Julien Maatouk 319 km from goal
16 POL Michal Gierlach Sup'air Wild Dominika Kasieczko 378 km from goal
17 RUS Evgenii Griaznov Stanislaw Radzikowski 457 km from goal
18 USA2 Jesse Williams Skywalk X-Alps Pavel Cibulka 474 km from goal
19 BEL Tom de Dorlodot Supair Wild Sebastien Granville 510 km from goal
20 GER2 Manuel Nübel Skywalk Poison X-Alps Christian Schineis Withdrew 209 km from goal
21 FRA2 Gaspard Petiot Laurent Peseta Withdrew 383 km from goal
22 USA3 Mitch Riley Thomas Alfred Eliminated 530 km from goal
23 SUI2 Krischa Berlinger Benjamin Jordan Withdrew 551 km from goal
24 ESP Jose Ignacio Arevalo Guede Francisco Javier Delgado Cid Eliminated 745 km from goal
25 AUS Che Golus Oliver Delprado Withdrew 773 km from goal
26 ITA1 Aaron Durogati Matteo Vettorel Withdrew 776 km from goal
27 RSA Duncan Kotze Johan De Bruijn Eliminated 832 km from goal
28 ARG Claudio Heidel Schemberger Jorge Zimmerman Eliminated 967 km from goal
29 AUT2 Stephan Gruber Florian Eder Withdrew 984 km from goal
30 FRA1 Antoine Girard Laurent Fischer Withdrew 1048 km from goal
31 MEX David Liano Gonzalez Alejandro Gonzalez Medina Eliminated 1059 km from goal

X-Alps 2019

Route

The 2019 route started in Salzburg, Austria and ended in Monaco.[10]

#Turnpoint
1 AustriaGaisberg
2 AustriaWagrain-Kleinarl
3 GermanyAschau-Chiemsee
4 ItalyKronplatz
5 AustriaLermoos-Tiroler Zugspitz Arena
6  SwitzerlandDavos
7  SwitzerlandTitlis
8  SwitzerlandEiger
9 FranceMont Blanc
10 FranceMont Saint-Hilaire
11 ItalyMonte Viso
12 FranceCheval Blanc
13 FrancePeille

Teams and results

A total of 32 athletes started the 2019 race.[11]

Rank Team Athlete Wing Sponsors Profession Supporter Finish Time Distance to Goal (as the crow flies)
1 SUI1 Chrigel Maurer ADVANCE Omega X-Alps 3 22,8 TeamWork Solutions, Lowa Shoes, Dermaplast, You Count, ADVANCE Paragliders Paraglider Competition Pilot, Coach, Speaker Andy Schäublin 9 days, 3 hours, 6 minutes
2 FRA4 Maxime Pinot Zeolite S Gin Gliders, Neo, Les Passagers du Vent Paragliding instructor / Test Pilot Jérémie Lager 9 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes
3 AUT1 Paul Guschlbauer Skywalk X-Alps4 S Red Bull, Salewa, Skywalk, GoPro Athlete Werner Strittl 10 days, 8 hours, 45 minutes
3 FRA1 Benoit Outters Supair Wild 21 Supair, Cairn, Van Away Fireman Stéphane Garin 10 days, 8 hours, 45 minutes
5 GER1 Manuel Nübel Skywalk X-Alps4 adidas Terrex, Möbel Böck, Black Diamond, Clif Bar, vogelfrei Tandemflying Tandempilot / Selfemployed Christian Schineis 10 days, 11 hours, 26 minutes
6 AUT2 Simon Oberrauner Skywalk X-Alps4 Skywalk Paragliders, Flugschule Steiermark Solo&Tandempilot Simon Volker 10 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes
7 FRA2 Gaspard Petiot Zeolite S Maximal Concept, Ozone, Supair, IUT Lyon1, Parastick teacher university Lyon1 Laurent Pezet 10 days, 13 hours, 12 minutes
8 SUI2 Patrick von Känel ADVANCE Omega X-Alps 3 22,8 IEM, Martifuture, Flywithandy, Raiffeisen, ADVANCE Paragliders, ONEDAY Coaching Testpilot by ADVANCE Paragliders Sepp Inniger 10 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes
9 ITA1 Aaron Durogati Omega Xalps 3 21,8 Red Bull, Salewa, Dr. Zipe, Geomag, Powertraveller, Advance, Dynafit, PureEncapsulation paragliding pilot Elisabeth Egger 10 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes
10 BEL Tom de Dorlodot Supair Wild 23 Red Bull, Volkswagen, Garmin, Gradient, Sup'Air, Patagonia, Europ Assistance, Adneom Pro paragliding pilot / adventurer Diego Lacroix 10 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes
11 ROU Toma Coconea Advance Omega X-Alps 3 Advance, Mercedez Benz, RedBull Romania, OMV, S-Karp Fly Instructor Adrian Miclea 78.1km
12 USA1 Gavin McClurg Zeolite S Patagonia, ONNIT, Garmin, Niviuk Paragliding pilot/ Athlete, CEO Offshore Odysseys Ben Abruzzo 206km
13 ITA2 Tobias Grossrubatscher Skywalk X-Alps4 Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi, Flugschule Bluesky, Montura, Skywalk Paragliders, Schuhe Brugger, Leki, Viento.aero timberman Karl Heufler 212.7km
14 GER2 Markus Anders Skywalk X-Alps4 Flugschule Luftikus, Flugschule Freiraum, Skywalk, am-Computersysteme, Salewa Student, but about to finish my Masters Degree until autumn Kilian Hallweger 215.8km
15 NZL1 Nick Neynens Ozone Zeolite MS EchoX iPhone app Meteorologist Ben Neynens 263.3km
16 MEX Eduardo Garza Skywalk X-Alps4 XS Hitachi Cable America Inc., Corning Optical Fiber, Skywalk Paragliders Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Bianca Heinrich 265.4km
17 RUS Evgenii Griaznov SupAir Wild 23 Pokerdom teacher Andrei Mashak 270.3km
18 SVK Juraj Koren Gin Puma 20,5 Airdesign, Cat phones, Garmin, Montane, Petzl, Victorinox, Microstep, Dynastar, LAA SR, Justfly.sk, IPC Refractories Student/tandem/team pilot of Airdesign Jakub Beňo 290.1km
19 SUI3 Adrian Keller Skywalk X-Alps4 XS Skywalk Paragliders, GYSO AG, Brunner Spritzgussteile, Ulrich Oppliger AG Bicycle Mechanic Dina Sägesser 350.5km
20 USA3 Cody Mittanck Zeolite MS Ozone Paragliders, Braven, XCskies, Coalatree Ecologist/GIS Consultant Huntley Brockie 399km
21 DNK Thomas Juel Christensen Zeolite MS Flying viking Project Manager Hans Kristjan Gudmundsson 423.8km
22 TUR Baris Celik Skywalk X-Alps4 Metin KAVUNCU, THSF Tandem pilot Metin Kavuncu 449.1km
23 USA2 Willi Cannell Niviuk Klimber P 19,24 Solitude River Trips wilderness river guide Rob Curran 471.4km
24 HRV Marko Hrgetic Triple Seven Qlite MS Triple Seven Paragliders, Naviter, FLUMEN Paragliding Instructor Adrien Colombié 478.3km
25 JPN Kaoru Ogisawa PHI Maestro light 18.0 Mt. Ishii Sports, Aerotact, Bioart paragliding pilot Fumio Miki 500.9km
26 AUT3 Helmut Schrempf Supair Wild 23 Supair, Mieten Testen Kaufen, Brooksrunning, Headstart, Wrightsock, Jabra, Airsthetik, Rauteralex Paragliding Teacher, SIV Trainer Marcus Winkler 503.4km
OUT KOR Chikyong Ha Gingliders Puma 20,5 Pohang city, Gingliders, Powerfulx, Flymaxx, Octaminox Paragliding instructor,test pliot Younjae Ryu 530km
DNF FRA3 Antoine Girard Zeolite MS Adidas Terrex, Ozone, Dentan by sutech, Blacksheep, CAN, La Drôme, OSV, Syride, Edition du Chemin des crêtes Teacher Younjae Ryu 554km
OUT NZL2 Kinga Masztalerz Supair Wild 21 TBC I grow tropical water lillies, before I used to do comercials and before physics Chris Wright 580km
OUT COL Alex Villa Supair Wild 21 Oakley, Coldeportes, Efectuar FX, Supair, Glidezeit, Red Bull Colombia, Fedeaereos, Actimax, INDER, Medellin, Mizuno Events Productions Lucho Jimenez 743km
OUT POL Dominika Kasieczko Zeolite S Ozone Poland, Execon ITS paragliding guide pilot, architect Kuba Poburka 870km
OUT LBN Rodolphe Akl Alpina 3 MS Alfa managed by Orascom TMT, Ariane Travel & Tourism, Talaya Water, Commercial Insurance Major in ranger special forces .in charge of the mountain troops Alexandre Scelsi 990km

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
2003  Kaspar Henny (SUI)  David Dagault (FRA)  Stefan Bocks (GER)
2005  Alex Hofer (SUI)  Urs Lötscher (SUI)  Kaspar Henny (SUI)
2007  Alex Hofer (SUI)  Toma Coconea (ROM)  Martin Müller (SUI)
2009  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Alex Hofer (SUI)  Honza Rejmanek (USA)
2011  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Toma Coconea (ROM)  Paul Guschlbauer (AUT)
2013  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Clément Latour (FRA)  Antoine Girard (FRA)
2015  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Sebastian Huber (GER)  Paul Guschlbauer (AUT)
2017  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Benoit Outters (FRA)  Paul Guschlbauer (AUT)
2019  Chrigel Maurer (SUI)  Maxime Pinot (FRA)  Paul Guschlbauer (AUT)
 Benoit Outters (FRA)

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