RED BULL X-ALPS NEWSLETTER 13

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www.redbullxalps.com Sunday, July 19. 2009

RACE IS ON!
Athletes burst over the start line in Mozartplatz at 11:30 today at the start of the Red Bull X-Alps 2009.

"Nervous, I'm definitely feeling nervous" conceded Aidan Toase (GBR) before the gun went off.

The thirty athletes stormed out of Salzburg and set off up the Gaisberg, first turnpoint in their epic 818 km push to Monaco.

Visit the blogs here to see the supporters and athletes' latest posts on how they're doing.



CARTER TAKES GAISBERG
Pierre Carter (RSA) was the first to reach the 1288 m summit. Thousands of spectators watched the 43-year-old South African crush his opposition with a 1 hr 10 min time.

This is Carter’s first Red Bull X-Alps. Before the start he commented that he was feeling relaxed: “this is my first time, so there’s far less pressure on me than the others”, he said. Carter’s reward is the SalzburgerLand Gaisbergkonig prize: a luxury three-day break, but he won’t be taking that for quite some time.

Hot on his heels were Christian Amon (AUT2) pictured launching on the right and Michael Gebert (GER).


THE LONG HIKE SOUTH
All athletes launched their paragliders into cloud-covered skies. With no lift to keep them aloft, they glided down to the valley below before packing up their rucksacks and setting off south-west.

A tight race is now unfolding as athletes battle it out on foot. Their next objective is the Watzmann. They must then conquer the mighty Grossglockner: at 3798 m, it’s Austria’s highest mountain. Then they must tackle the Marmolada, the Matterhorn, France’s Mont Blanc before heading south to Mont Gros and gliding to the beach at Monaco. The race is expected to take between ten and fifteen days, depending on weather conditions.

Check out the route they'll take here





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