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 exceptional performances. Jornet claimed his report 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 discipline in a breakout efficiency, profitable her first path race by a big margin.
Sierre-Zinal, one of the vital famend mountain races of all time, is a part of the Golden Path World Collection and the World Mountain Working Affiliation (WMRA) World Cup. The race traverses 31 kilometres with 2,200 metres of ascent and historically attracts a really steep elite discipline, with this yr being no exception. The race is named ‘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 way in which. Athletes begin in Sierre at an elevation of 570 metres, and climb as much as the very best level at 2,425m over the primary 24 km. The ultimate seven km is downhill, with a dash by means of town of Zinal to the end line at 1,680m.
Ladies’s race
Chepngeno made a rare debut in path operating, 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 operating after having two youngsters. Motivated by the success of her former rivals, she spent 18 months devoted to returning to racing kind, dropping greater than 50 kilos alongside the way in which. 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 Closing 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 yet 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 the whole race. Regardless of main early, Jornet was overtaken by Kenya’s Josphat Kiprotich on the primary climb, after which by Kiriago in the course of the remaining descent. Kiriago charged forward with simply over two kilometres to go, however Jornet fought again to reclaim the lead within the remaining stretch, crossing the end line in 2:25:34. Jornet beat his personal course report, 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
キリアン僅差で優勝。最後のスプリントもさることながら、ダウンヒルの技術も世界一。速すぎるし、うますぎる。 pic.twitter.com/tM9nlwCGi2— Masahiro Natori (@natori5296) August 10, 2024
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
