Top-class field of participants in the Ötzi Alpine Marathon

A total of 215 individual participants and 43 relay teams have registered for triathlon and duathlon and are prepared for any weather. The starting point is Naturns, where the individual triathletes start at 8.45 a.m. and the relays an hour later, the duathletes start at 9.30 a.m. in Unser Frau in Schnals, the relays there at 10 a.m. After 25,1 kilometers of intense cycling, the 10,6 km long running route begins, which leads to Kurzras, where the next transition takes place and the 6,5 km long climb with skis and skins begins. This year's Ötzi Alpine Marathon also includes Guinness World Records flair: The two-time Austrian record holder Michael Strasser will take part in the dreaded South Tyrolean triathlon. It won't be easy for his opponents, as Strasser has already set two impressive cycling endurance records in his career, in 2018 from Alaska to Patagonia, where he covered an impressive 84,5 km in 23000 days, and in 2016 from Cairo in Egypt to Cape Town in South Africa. In 2013, he and his teammates crossed Russia from Moscow to Vladivostok, covering more than 9000 km in less than two weeks. He also won two editions of the Austria Extreme Triathlon, in 2017 and 2015. His Austrian compatriot Lukas Kaufmann has also competed in many internationally renowned events, including a fourth place at the “24 Hours in the Old Pueblo” in America in 2020, a victory at the “Appenninica Mtb” in Italy in 2019 and a first place at the 24 Hours -Mountain bike race in Freistadt (AUT) 2018. Many well-known athletes Also taking part in the triathlon will be South Tyrolean Andreas Reiterer, two-time Italian trail champion (2020 and 2021), winner of the Scarpa Ultra Trail, the Lake Orta Ultra Trail (55 km) and third in the Ultra Trail World Tour in South Africa. Also there is his compatriot Ivan Paulmich, who also has some great successes with victories on the “Dolomiti di Brenta Trail”, the “Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail” and the “Dolomiti Extreme Trail” in 2018. Everything is also open in the women's race, with many triathlon favorites taking part, such as the Austrian Stephanie Kröll, second in the Marmotta Trophy 2022 Martell, third with Giorgia Felicetti in the “Transcavallo” and first in the “Matterhorn Ultraks Extreme” in Switzerland . Also not to be underestimated are the Austrian Susanne Mair, winner of “Ötzi” in 2014, and Laura Mazzucco, who won the 2007 and 2008 editions. Another record man is Alessandro Forni. He holds the Italian record for the distance covered by bike in 24 hours (767 km at 31,9 km/h), the world record for the altitude climbed in 24 hours (17.612 m) and had to forego the record in 2019 due to bad weather Sea in Genoa to the summit of Mont Blanc with bike and touring skis. In the relays, “Team Crazy”, consisting of the trio Hans Peter Obwaller, Philip Götsch (individual winner 2015 and 2011) and Armin Larch, the latter winner of the last Naturns Sky Race, is one of the favorites. A starting field full of big names, joined by other contenders for victory such as Georg Piazza, Andreas Crivellin, Tobias Geiser and Anton Steiner. The best triathletes will receive a voucher for the partner event “Inferno Triathlon” in Switzerland on August 19th and 20th, each worth 500 euros. The village of Naturns has always attracted many athletes from Italy and abroad who are fascinated by the landscape and the sporting tourism offer that the area also offers for families. There will be another spectacle on Friday, May 8th at 17.30:XNUMX p.m. when the international unicycle race begins on Rathausstrasse in the center of Naturns. Effort, enthusiasm and amazement - every participant can experience this in just a few days.

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Top-class field of participants in the Ötzi Alpine Marathon

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