In a historic showdown on the 51st version of the Sierre-Zinal path race in Switzerland, Spain’s Kilian Jornet and Kenya’s Joyline Chepngeno delivered outstanding performances. Jornet claimed his document tenth victory within the males’s race, narrowly beating Kenya’s Philemon Kiriago by only one and a half seconds, whereas Chepngeno shocked the ladies’s area in a breakout efficiency, profitable her first path race by a big margin.
Sierre-Zinal, one of the famend mountain races of all time, is a part of the Golden Path World Collection and the World Mountain Operating Affiliation (WMRA) World Cup. The race traverses 31 kilometres with 2,200 metres of ascent and historically attracts a really steep elite area, with this yr being no exception. The race is called ‘la course des cinq 4,000’ as a result of the runners get to benefit from the views of 5 peaks over 4,000m alongside the best way. Athletes begin in Sierre at an elevation of 570 metres, and climb as much as the best level at 2,425m over the primary 24 km. The ultimate seven km is downhill, with a dash by way of the town of Zinal to the end line at 1,680m.
Girls’s race
Chepngeno made a unprecedented debut in path working, main from the beginning and growing her lead all through the race. Competing in her first European path occasion and first aggressive race since highschool, the 25-year-old Kenyan shocked followers and her competitors alike.
Chepngeno, who had been a gifted observe runner in her youth, returned to aggressive working after having two kids. Motivated by the success of her former opponents, she spent 18 months devoted to returning to racing type, shedding greater than 50 kilos alongside the best way. Chepngeno took management of the race from the beginning, taking the lead at a blistering tempo and steadily extending it all through the race. She crossed the end line eight minutes forward of her nearest rival, Scout Adkin from Britain. Madalina Florea of Romania, final yr’s Golden Path World Collection Grand Ultimate champion, took third place.
High ladies
Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya) 2:54:06
Scout Adkin (U.Okay.) 3:02:21
Madalina Florea (Romania) 3:04:29
Philaries Kisang (Kenya) 3:05:52
Christina Simion (Romania) 3:07:51
Males’s race
Jornet delivered one more legendary efficiency. The 37-year-old Spaniard, usually dubbed the best path runner of all time, discovered himself in a battle for first all through all the race. Regardless of main early, Jornet was overtaken by Kenya’s Josphat Kiprotich on the primary climb, after which by Kiriago through the ultimate descent. Kiriago charged forward with simply over two kilometres to go, however Jornet fought again to reclaim the lead within the ultimate stretch, crossing the end line in 2:25:34. Jornet beat his personal course document, set in 2019, by a mere second. Kiriago completed just one and a half seconds behind Jornet, capturing second place in 2:25:36, and Kenya’s Patrick Kipngeno took third, just one minute and 24 seconds behind Jornet.
SIERRE-ZINAL
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High males
Kilian Jornet (Spain) 2:25:34
Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) – 2:25:36
Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya) – 2:26:59
Josphat Kiprotich (Kenya) – 2:31:35
Roberto Delorenzi (Italy) – 2:32:26