X-ALPS : THE LIST

35 ATHLETES, 5 WOMEN, 30 MEN The organizers of the X‐Alps 2023 race revealed the names of the 35 athletes selected in mid‐October.

There are:

‐ 30 men and 5 women from 18 nations ‐ 18 veterans ‐ 17 new pilots

The legendary Chrigel Maurer is one of them, he has won all the X‐Alps since 2009 (therefore 7 consecutive races). But there are some very serious competitors on his heels: Maxime Pinot, Simon Oberrauner, Patrick von Känel.

There have never been so many female athletes in the race’s history. Amongst the five, there are the participants from the last race, Yael Margelisch (SUI3) and Laurie Genovese (FRA3), as well as an athlete from the 2019 race, Kinga Masztalerz (NZL). The “novices” in this race are Elisabeth Egger (AUT4), a former supporter of Aaron Durogati, and Celine Lorenz (GER3), who, at 24, will be the second youngest athlete.

The French teams selected look quite promising and include former World Cup winner Maxime Pinot (FRA1), who finished second in 2019 and challenged Maurer for much of the 2021 race. The French athlete, Tim Alongi, although new to the X‐Alps, could possibly finish high in the rankings.

A few days after the announcement, Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, died at the age of 78.

More information: www.redbullxalps.com/

Photo: Adi Geisegger/Red Bull Content Pool

Yael Margelisch

Sebastian Marko/Red Bull Content Pool Maxime Pinot