Vertical Kilometer World Circuit

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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

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