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The '''Mezzalama Skyrace''' |
The '''Mezzalama Skyrace''' was an international [[high altitude]] [[Long-distance running|endurance race]] competition, defunct in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.varasc.it/getpage.aspx?id=285|title=Mezzalama Skyrace|publisher=varasc.it|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> in upper [[Valtournenche]] Valley, in the [[Aosta Valley]], [[Italy]]. The summer event in the [[Monte Rosa]]'s massif has been carried out annually by the [[Mezzalama Trophy]] association since 2000, and was also named in honor of the mountain guide [[Ottorino Mezzalama]]. |
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== Course description == |
== Course description == |
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The starting point is in ''Saint-Jacques'' (1,680 metres a.s.l.), a hamlet in [[Ayas, Aosta Valley]]. The participants pass ''Verraz'' (2,380 metres a.s.l.), [[Saint-Oyen, Aosta Valley]], and then the Blue Lake ({{lang-fr|Lac Bleu}}, then they take back the main track and meet to the [[moraine]] of the [[ |
The starting point is in ''Saint-Jacques'' (1,680 metres a.s.l.), a hamlet in [[Ayas, Aosta Valley|Ayas]]. The participants pass ''Verraz'' (2,380 metres a.s.l.), [[Saint-Oyen, Aosta Valley|Saint-Oyen]], and then the Blue Lake ({{lang-fr|Lac Bleu}}), then they take back the main track and meet to the [[moraine]] of the [[Grand Glacier of Verraz]] ({{lang-fr|Grand glacier de Verraz}}, {{lang-it|Grande Ghiacciaio di Verra}}) to reach the [[Refuge Ottorino Mezzalama]], which is the turning point of the circuit. Total course length is 15 kilometres with a 1,356 metre altitude difference, to be finished in a maximum time of 4 hours. |
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== Winners == |
== Winners == |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Brunod |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Brunod]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2002 |
| 2002 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Manfred Reichegger]] |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Manfred Reichegger]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2003 |
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dennis Brunod]] |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dennis Brunod]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2005 |
| 2005 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Bert]] |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Bert]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2006 |
| 2006 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Dennis Brunod |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dennis Brunod]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2007 |
| 2007 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Dennis Brunod |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dennis Brunod]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2008 |
| 2008 |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Dennis Brunod |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dennis Brunod]] |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gloriana Pellissier |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gloriana Pellissier]] |
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| 2009 |
| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Skyrunner World Series]] |
* [[Skyrunner World Series]] |
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* [[Mezzalama Trophy |
* [[Mezzalama Trophy]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* http://www.trofeomezzalama.org/mezzalama_e.asp |
* [http://www.trofeomezzalama.org/mezzalama_e.asp trofeo mezzalama] |
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 24 September 2019
The Mezzalama Skyrace was an international high altitude endurance race competition, defunct in 2008,[1] in upper Valtournenche Valley, in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The summer event in the Monte Rosa's massif has been carried out annually by the Mezzalama Trophy association since 2000, and was also named in honor of the mountain guide Ottorino Mezzalama.
Course description[edit]
The starting point is in Saint-Jacques (1,680 metres a.s.l.), a hamlet in Ayas. The participants pass Verraz (2,380 metres a.s.l.), Saint-Oyen, and then the Blue Lake (French: Lac Bleu), then they take back the main track and meet to the moraine of the Grand Glacier of Verraz (French: Grand glacier de Verraz, Italian: Grande Ghiacciaio di Verra) to reach the Refuge Ottorino Mezzalama, which is the turning point of the circuit. Total course length is 15 kilometres with a 1,356 metre altitude difference, to be finished in a maximum time of 4 hours.
Winners[edit]
| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
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| 2000 |  Bruno Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2001 | Bruno Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2002 | Manfred Reichegger
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2003 | Davide Bonansea
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Emanuela Brizio
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| 2004 | Dennis Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2005 | Paolo Bert
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2006 | Dennis Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2007 | Dennis Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2008 | Dennis Brunod
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Gloriana Pellissier
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| 2009 | not held | |
| 2010 | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mezzalama Skyrace". varasc.it. Retrieved 10 October 2017.