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After 12 days of tough fights across the Alps, the Red Bull X-Alps has a winner: the Suiss athlete Christian Maurer won the eight edition of one of the most exciting and hardest races in the world. 

The extraordinary event has been starting in the beautiful Salzburg, Austria and was continuing a straight-line distance of 1,138km across the Alps up to the finishing line in Monaco. 12 days the best athletes from all over the world were competited against each ohter under the toughest weather conditions. Traveling by foot or with the paragilder the competitors were crossing 7 turnpoints in 7 countries before finally reaching the finishing line. And this year once again Chrsitian Maurer defended his title. The great performance of 10 days and 23 hours was his fifth victory in the Red Bull X-Alps history. The Frenchman Benoit Outters was the second landing after 11 days and 1 hour at the beach of Roquebrune. In total from the 31 athletes, who were starting in Salzburg, Austria, 19 ambitious participants reached the goal. They all gave an incredible race to the end.

Also the Red Bull X-Alps organizer Ulrich Grill looks back positively: “This edition of the Red Bull X-Alps was incredible. In many ways it was the toughest race ever. The distance was much longer than before and also the weather conditions pushed the athletes to their limits: so they were forced to take long distance by foot. It was very impressing to see how they managed this challlenge. They all showed extraordinary performences to defeat the immense terrain of the alps. Each individual participant is a winner.”

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After pushing its athletes to their limits, one of the most thrilling adventures came to an end: the Red Bull X-Alps.

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