Vertical Kilometer World Circuit

Vertical Kilometer World Circuit
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)from May to October
Frequencyannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated2017
Organised byISF
WebsiteVertical Kilometer World Circuit

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