Ötzi Alpine Marathon: The voices for the race

Georg Piazza, winner: “It was very difficult conditions today with very strong competitors. I no longer believed in victory because I had fallen far behind at some point. But I fought until the end, gave it my all and it paid off. My race classification? I found it very difficult to breathe on the bike. As the race continued, I never gave up and things got better. At the end I mobilized all my strength again and was able to catch up with the leader Thomas Trainer.”

Thomas Trainer, second place: “It's my first time here and I wasn't really expecting anything. I'm happy about second place. My motto was to accelerate from start to finish. I felt very comfortable on the mountain bike and running and it was really fun. At the end on the touring skis, actually my favorite discipline, nothing worked. But I will definitely come back next year.”

Andreas Reiterer, third place: “It was brutally exhausting and I'm really exhausted - but also very satisfied. Mountain biking is not my favorite discipline. I tried not to waste too much time. I’ve already made up time on the running route – and at the end with the touring skis it also went very well – even though I saw the stars on the last climb.”

Anna Pircher, winner: “I'm incredibly happy because I never thought I could win today. That leaves me speechless. At the first change I was in fourth place. I just thought that I had to go at my pace, the finish was on the Grawand. On the running route I had already caught up with Nina Brenn by a minute and then things went great with the touring skis.”

Nina Brenn, second place: “I planned the race perfectly and was able to really accelerate again at the end. That’s why I’m more than happy with second place – also because I didn’t train specifically for the Ötzi Alpine Marathon 2016.”

Verena Krenslehner-Schmid, third place: “I actually had more planned for today. On the other hand, it was my first time taking part in the Ötzi Alpine Marathon, completely alone and without a supervisor. So the bottom line is that it’s nice that I made it to the podium.”

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Ötzi Alpine Marathon: The voices for the race

That's what the protagonists of the 13th edition of the alpine extreme triathlon (42,2 km/3266 meters altitude) say from Naturns to the Grawand on the Schnalstal Glacier.

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