2024: A New Strategy, a Historic Finish

Once again, the weather dictated the pace from the start, with a complicated forecast that threatened the early days of the race. However, 2024 brought a historic change: for the first time, the organization designed two versions of the route—the original and a “shortened” version to be used in case of severe weather conditions. On the day before the start, the decision was made to opt for the second option to ensure a viable race.

This edition saw interest reach an all-time high with a record 48 pre-registered teams. In the end, 40 teams made it to the starting line in Hondarribia, with 9 teams forced to retire before reaching the Mediterranean.

The final route spanned 487 km and featured 6 turnpoints strategically placed across the Pyrenees. The competition was intense and fast-paced. Simon Oberrauner claimed the victory, reaching the finish line on the fifth day. Following him in a brilliant final move was German pilot Christian Schugg, with the Australian Shane Tighe providing a fantastic surprise to round out the podium.

The 2024 edition will be remembered for its incredible success rate; shattering all previous records, 21 teams successfully reached the goal at the beach of El Port de la Selva—the highest number in X-Pyr history

Route 2024

487 km race from coast to coast through the Pyrenees. From the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean, in this sixth edition of the X-Pyr.
The teams had to cross the following waypoints:

Waypoints

WAYPOINT	ALTITUDE	RADIUS (meters)	DISTANCE PREVIOUS	DISTANCE NEXT	DISTANCE START	DISTANCE GOAL
0 – Hondarribia	0			15.1		605.5
1 – Larun	870	10	15.1	122.2	15.1	471.9
2 – Val d’Azun	1397	500	122.2	104.2	137.3	349.7
3 – Boí Taull	2039	12000	92.2	26.9	229.5	257.5
4 – Monte Perdido	3355	33000	26.9	143.7	256.4	230.6
5 – Vall de Núria	1962	10	143.7	83.3	400.1	86.9
6 – Santa Helena de Rodes	538	10	83.3	3.6	483.4	3.6
7 – El Port de la Selva	0		3.6		487.0

Results

Ranking	Pilot / Assistant	Distance covered / Time / WP
1	Simon Oberrauner / Moritz Kampelmuehler	GOAL / 101:52:15
2	Christian Schugg / Stefan Schugg	GOAL / 102:31:50
3	Shane Tighe / Richard Binstead	GOAL / 103:00:10
4	Pierre Remy / Nicolas Forio	GOAL / 103:19:51
5	William Pierré / Claude Pierré	GOAL / 104:49:07
6	Jean de Biolley / Antoine Post	GOAL / 105:12:44
7	Maël Baguet / Manu Chance	GOAL / 106:24:12
8	Lars Meerstetter / Menk Winterberger	GOAL / 117:55:58
9	Morane Montavon / Yannick Althaus	GOAL / 121:03:21
10	Thomas Friedrich / Luca Vanzi	GOAL / 123:54:15
11	Noé Court / Jonathan Gyuriga	GOAL / 125:05:06
12	Davide Sassudelli / Elisabetta Dalla	GOAL / 125:34:55
13	Stanislav Mayer / Jan Škoda	GOAL / 125:56:41
14	Gabriel Jansen / Catiane Kugelmeier	GOAL / 127:21:16
15	Sebastian Weber / Stefan Zaugg	GOAL / 128:50:03
16	Jared Scheid / Ryan Friedman	GOAL / 129:38:26
17	Markus Waltl / Sarah Riedmann	GOAL / 130:34:04
18	Patrick Harvey-Collard / Chloé Bureau-Oxton	GOAL / 141:54:23
19	Friedrich Bloße / Martin Bloße	GOAL / 143:01:35
20	Benoit Brunet-Poirier / Joey Villeneuve	GOAL / 143:09:33
21	Lenart Oblak / Zala Šuštar	GOAL / 143:48:38
22	Sebrand Warren / Catie Talbot	436.0 km [5]
23	Florian Serra / Vivien Rousseau	399.5 km [5]
24	Ben Hodgson / Meg Hodgson	367.2 km [4]
25	Michal Radzicki / Marcin Duszynski	330.3 km [4]
26	David Ferrer / David Polo	283.5 km [4]
27	João Veiga / David Castillejo	229.9 km [3]
28	Iñigo Ais / Ane Intxaurraga	224.4 km [3]
29	Malo Richard / Manon Coste	215.8 km [2]
30	Pascal Vallée / Bertrand Schmitt	202.5 km [2]
31	Thibault Voglet / Pierre Etienne (OUT)	193.6 km [2]
32	Adrian Pochiu / Aura Staicu	169.3 km [2]
33	Jordi Aymerich / Josep Casals (OUT)	167.4 km [2]
34	Johannes Helleland / Yermolay McAlice (OUT)	135.8 km [1]
35	Maxime Pinot / Salomé Baudoin (OUT)	110.3 km [1]
36	Lucas Toledo / Mathew Fiddes (OUT)	103.8 km [1]
37	Dario Dandeu / Eva Vinuesa (OUT)	88.1 km [1]
38	Christiaan Durrant / Mathew Brown (OUT)	87.8 km [1]
39	Barış Çelik / Avs Shakir (OUT)	84.0 km [1]
40	Nicola Heiniger / Armando Von Bergen (OUT)	17.2 km [1]