Vertical 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.

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

2017 edition

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

Results

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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

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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

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

2018 edition

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See also

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References

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  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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