Race Update from Day 3, 12pm
A short update on yesterday and this morning from the take-off at Accous (TP2)
Author: Judith
Team Masztalerz Desmond Day 1
Short interview with team Masztalerz/Desmond on day 1 of the race X-Pyr 2022 (Hondarribia – El Port de la Selva)
Team Sieber/Sieber (DE) Day 1
Manon Sieber shares some supporter experiences with us – Day 1 X-Pyr 2022 (Hondarribia – El Port de la Selva)
Three hours of registration in 50 seconds…
The registrations were fast, fast, fast
Eliya Soar Zemmour has to withdraw due to injury
Unfortunately, due to a stress fracture, Eliya has had to withdraw his entry to the race. The athletes train hard, sometimes too hard! We are particularly sad as Eliya was our first ever participant from Israel. We hope this spate of accidents and injuries stops right now!
In Eliya’s own words:
The X-Pyr race has been in my sights since I started flying. A pinnacle race for hike and fly athletes. Much thought and training went into the preparation of this monumental effort of traversing the Pyrenees with a piece of nylon and two legs. But as often with things we chase hard, I over-did it: a few overdoses of volume training on asphalt fucked my metatarsal bone. Feels shit but it is what it is. To man-up means to inhale disappointments, get smart and move on. The Pyrenees will wait.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfAHM-CDWPU/
We wish him a full and swift recovery!
One week to the race start!
One week before the race begins… From Thursday the 23rd June, the teams will be gathering in Hondarribia for briefings, interviews, safety checks, etc.
The tension and anticipation is rising!
If you would like to ask questions of the athletes, supporters or the organisation during the pre-race interviews, send your questions to xpyrjudith@gmail.com, with your name and we will try our best to ask the guys and gal.
You can follow us live (:
- 9:30 Sunday, 26th June (Start)
- 12:30 – 15:00 Sunday, 26th Juny (TP1: Larun)
- 12:30 – 15:00 Sunday, 3rd July for the prize giving
These are the fixed live broadcasts, but during the race we will make dozens of live connections, from different places. So, stay tuned!
Follow Live Tracking from the moment of the start at www.x-pyr.com
And stay tuned, because we will try to broadcast live different moments of the race.
X-Pyr 2020 – Aplazada
La X-Pyr 2020 – Aplazada
Con gran pena tenemos que confirmar que tenemos que aplazar la X-Pyr 2020.
La carrera debería empezar el 21 de junio. Aunque debido a esta crisis del Coronavirus sin precedentes, nos vemos obligados a intentar posponer la prueba hasta que podamos asegurar que la salud, la seguridad y los traslados de los participantes y la propia organización pueda ser garantizados. Por el momento no queremos cancelar la carrera y estamos trabajando duro e investigando la posibilidad de hacer la carrera a finales de agosto o principio de septiembre.
La X-Pyr tiene participantes de 22 nacinonalidades. En cada país la crisis del virus evoluciona a un ritmo diferente. Muchos países tiene restricciones a los viajes y confinamientos. También está la pregunta de si las fronteras estarán abiertas a finales de junio.
La salud y el bienestar de nuestros competidores, personal de organización y patrocinadores es nuestra mayor prioridad y os informaremos de los próximos pasos una vez que tengamos más noticias.
Ruta X-Pyr 2018 – un análisis del Greg Hamerton
El recorrido de este año presenta algunas secciones difíciles y muchas opciones de ruta, lo que hace que la carrera de este año sea mucho más táctica que las ediciones anteriores. En este video, el ex-competidor y miembro de Flybubble, Greg Hamerton, analiza la ruta, las posibles estrategias y lo dura que es la carrera (solo en inglés).
Puedes ver el video aquí:
O escucha el podcast (mas largo y detallado) aqui.
