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Red Bull X-Alps 2011 – Race Summary Aug 1, 2011
Forty-eight hours after Christian Maurer touched down in Monaco and defended his Red Bull X-Alps title, the world’s toughest adventure race officially came to an end. Only two more athletes, Romanian...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 | Christian Maurer defends his title Jul 29, 2011
Yesterday afternoon Swiss athlete Christian Maurer touched down in Monaco and successfully defended his Red Bull X-Alps title. He completed one of the toughest editions in X-Alps history, in 11 days,...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 | Christian Maurer wins Jul 28, 2011
Christian Maurer has just touched down in Monaco to win Red Bull X-Alps 2011 by a huge margin
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 - Day Eleven Jul 28, 2011
After Christian Maurer’s impressive performance at Red Bull X-Alps 2009 - when he crossed the Alps two days faster than the runner-up - it looks like history is set to repeat itself in 2011. Find out...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Day Ten Jul 27, 2011
News from Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Race leader Christian Maurer is blazing a trail southwards to Mt Gros. At the time of writing, he was covering up to 50 km an hour, flying at altitudes of 3500 m....
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 – The Athlete Cameras Jul 26, 2011
Every athlete competing at Red Bull X-Alps 2011 has to carry a personal camera, so you can take a much closer look at what they're going through during this unique and gruelling race across the Alps.
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 – Day Nine Jul 26, 2011
Yesterday morning, current Red Bull X-Alps 2011 leader Christian Maurer rounded Mont Blanc, the seventh of the eight turnpoints and is on the home stretch to Monaco with only one turnpoint to go. Not...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 - Day eight Jul 25, 2011
Day 8 of Red Bull X-Alps 2011, and race leader Christian Maurer has bagged his sixth turnpoint: the Matterhorn. With strong winds blowing from the north-west, Maurer took off from a sheltered spot...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Day Seven Jul 24, 2011
Day seven of the Red Bull X-Alps dawned with the news that race leader Christian Maurer has been served with a 24-hour time penalty. Watch the day highlights here...
Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Day Six Jul 23, 2011
Day six at Red Bull X-Alps: Switzerland's Christian Maurer extended his lead to more than 100km over his nearest rival, Romanian Toma Coconea. Maurer passed the Piz Palü turnpoint in southern Italy...
What is the X-Alps?
Red Bull X-Alps is a biennial adventure race traversing the length of the European Alps from Austria to Monaco. Athletes use paragliders to fly where possible, or run carrying their paragliders if it is not possible. The race is continuous, 800–865 km (500–537 mi) long and the winner typically takes 12 to 16 days to complete the course.
The 2011 race begins in Salzburg, Austria on July 17, 2011 and finishes in Monaco. In between, the athletes must navigate past eight Alpine turnpoints in Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France.
