The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit of vertical kilometer (a skyrunning discipline) born in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series.[1] The Vertical World Circuit announced the 2017 VWC calendar featuring ten races, including a new venue: Osaka.

2017 edition

The winners of the first edition were the Norwegian Stian Angermund and the Spanish Laura Orgué.[2]

Results

The circuit consists of 17 races that are held from May to October.[3][4][5]

  Bonus races (20% extra points)
# Date Race Venue Country Men's winner Women's winner
1 7 May Trentapassi Vertical Race Marone, Brescia  Italy Italy Davide Magnini Italy Valentina Belotti
2 11 May Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer Tazacorte, La Palma  Spain Norway Stian Angermund Japan Yuri Yoshizumi
3 26 May Zegama-Aizkorri Kilometro Vertical Basque Country  Spain Norway Stian Angermund Spain Laura Orgué
4 4 June Santana Vertical Kilometer Madeira  Portugal Andorra Ferran Teixido Russia Ekaterina Mityaeva
5 11 June KM Vertical Fuente Dé Cantabria  Spain Andorra Ferran Teixido Spain Maite Maiora
6 16 June Santa Caterina Vertical Kilometer Sondrio  Italy Italy Michele Boscacci Italy Valentina Belotti
7 7 July Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde Val d’Isère  France Italy Xavier Gachet Italy Jessica Pardin
8 9 July Vertical Cabanera Capdella  Spain Spain Jan Margarit Spain Laura Orgué
9 20 July Dolomites Vertical Kilometer Canazei  Italy Italy Patrick Facchini France Axelle Mollaret
10 29 July Red Bull K3 Rocciamelone, Susa  Italy Switzerland Martin Anthamatten Italy Camilla Magliano
11 4 August Blåmann Vertical Tromsø  Norway Norway Stian Angermund Norway Eli Anne Dvergsdal
12 1 September Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer Montana  United States United States JP Donovan Spain Laura Orgué
13 15 September Salomon Mamores VK Glen Coe  United Kingdom Norway Stian Angermund Spain Laura Orgué
14 1 October Verticale du Grand Serre Cholonge  France Switzerland Martin Anthamatten France Christel Dewalle
15 6 October Pico Mountain VK Azores  Portugal Italy Xavier Gachet France Christel Dewalle
16 13 October Grèste de la Mughera Vertical Kilometer Limone sul Garda  Italy Italy Philip Goetsch France Christel Dewalle
17 21 October Kilomètre Vertical de Fully Fully  Switzerland Italy Philip Goetsch France Christel Dewalle

Men's final standings

Rank Athlete Country Points
1 Stian Angermund  Norway 556
2 Patrick Facchini  Italy 514.8
3 Nejc Kuhar  Slovenia 468.4

Women's final standings

Rank Athlete Country Points
1 Laura Orgué  Spain 554
2 Victoria Kreuzer  Switzerland 553.2
3 Stephanie Jimenez  Italy 456.3

2018 edition

See also

References

  1. ^ "VERTICAL KILOMETER WORLD CIRCUIT LAUNCHES". vkworldcircuit.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 RANKING". vkworldcircuit.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "VERTICAL KILOMETER WORLD CIRCUIT 2017 - Presentato il primo circuito internazionale dedicato ai verticalisti". sportdimontagna.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 RANKING – MEN". vkworldcircuit.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 RANKING – WOMEN". vkworldcircuit.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Kilometer_World_Circuit
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