13TH AUGUST 2022, Start 11:00 AM, 31 KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND For the 4th stage of the Golden Trail World Series takes place at Sierre-Zinal and welcomes an unprecedented stacked field!
There’s no time to relax! With the mud only just washed off from the third stage in Norway, the Golden Trail World Series’ runners are headed to Switzerland for the legendary Sierre-Zinal, the 4th stage in the 2022 season. What can we say about the outstanding list of runners that will be on the Swiss trails? The best trail runners from around the world will be defending their status with mountain specialists opposing road marathon experts. This 4th stage promises to be explosive, both on the women’s side as well as the men’s. Let’s check out the squad!
The times to beat:
Men’s record: 2:25:35 Kilian Jornet in 2019
Women’s record: 2:49:20 Maude Mathys in 2019
You can find all the specs of the course route by Suunto HERE
Discover who the favourites are at Sierre-Zinal, the GTWS 2022 4th stage:
The women:
She holds the course record, and even if she seemed less on form at Zegama due to a niggling injury at the start of the season, Maude Mathys (Team Salomon, Switzerland) is still the great favourite at Sierre-Zinal, on a route that she knows like the back of her hand and suits her skills down to the ground. But she’s not out of the woods because this year she’ll be up against Sara Alonso (Team Salomon, Spain). It remains to be seen how the current leader of the Golden Trail World Series will have recovered after her race at Stranda last weekend, where she suffered several falls in the technical section. Anaïs Sabrié (Team Sidas X Matryx, France) also knows Sierre-Zinal really well, she finished third place last year behind Maude Mathys and Nienke Brinkman (Team Nike Trail, The Netherlands), and clocked a stunning fourth place this year at the Marathon du Mont-Blanc. The Europeans must nevertheless keep an eye on Joyce Njeru (Team Run2gether, Kenya) this year’s winner of the Nid d’Aigle (with a record time to cap it off), in front of Blandine L’Hirondel (Team Evadict, France) and winner of the Gir Di Mont Uphill 2022. We also can’t wait to see how Sophia Laukli (Team Salomon, USA) performs on this course after her victory at the Stranda Fjord Trail Race last week. All these girls still need to watch out for runners like Marcela Vasinova (Team Salomon, Czech Republic), Simone Troxler (Team Brooks, Switzerland), Lucy Murigi (Team Run2gether, Kenya), Varvara Shikanova (Team Salomon, Russia), and Nuria Gil (Spain).
The men:
Impossible to ignore: Kilian Jornet (Team Nnormal, Spain). Fitter than ever, every time Kilian has stood on a start line this year, it’s for a win, as it was at Zegama, and the Hardrock 100. Will he be able to hold the fort, one more time, up against his constant Pitbull at Sierre-Zinal: Robbie Simpson (Team Adidas Terrex, UK); 4 times in second place on this race, the Brit has already been beaten by Kilian Jornet five times in all. The uphill specialist, Rémi Bonnet (Team Salomon/Red Bull, Switzerland), is also a serious contender, even if he hasn’t yet managed to win at Sierre-ZInal, the Best Climber of the Golden Trail Championship 2020 will need to go all out if he wants to win on Saturday. Another runner who proved he has expert uphill skills this year is Patrick Kipngeno (Team Run2gether, Kenya). The Kenyan just won the Nid d’Aigle obliterating the record by more than 5 minutes. All these mountain experts should look out for the surprise guest! Hassan Chahdi (Team Adidas, France) is one of the best French marathon runners with a record established in Seville this year of 2h08’19’’. Let’s see what the Haute-Savoyard is capable of up against the best trailer runners in the world on the fast-rolling Sierre-Zinal course. We will also keep our eyes on Juan Carlos Carera(Team Buff, Mexico), Petro Mamu (Team Scarpa, Eritrea), Cesare Maestri (Team Nike Trail, Italy), Lengen Lolkurraru (Team Run2gether, Kenya), Frédéric Tranchand (Team Scott Running, France).
This fourth stage of the Golden Trail World Series promises to be exciting with the exceptionally stacked field and duels between runners; pure mountain experts and road runners. See you on 13th August 2022 in Sierre to see who the winning athletes will be!
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22ND SEPTEMBER 2024, Start 9:40 AM (PDT, 6:40 PM CET), 26KM, 1,400M V+ MAMMOTH LAKES, USA Joyce Njeru and Elhousine Elazzaoui claim their third victory of the season at the last stage of the GTWS.
22ND SEPTEMBER 2024, Start 9:40 AM (PDT, 6:40 PM CET), 26KM, 1,400M V+ MAMMOTH LAKES, USA Mammoth Lakes hosts the Golden Trail World Series' final stage: Mammoth 26K.
15TH SEPTEMBER 2024, Start 8:00 AM (PDT) 5:00 PM (CET), 27KM, 1,280M V+ MILL VALLEY, USA Elhousine Elazzoui wins Headlands 27K in a sprint after an epic 4-way battle.
14TH SEPTEMBER 2024, Start 8:00 AM (PDT) 5:00 PM (CET), 27KM, 1,280M V+ MILL VALLEY, USA Joyce Njeru wins the Headlands 27K women's race, her second victory on the Golden Trail Series this season.
14th and 15th September 2024, Start 8:00 AM (PDT) 5:00 PM (CET), 27KM, 1,280M V+ MILL VALLEY, USA The Golden Trail Series heads to the USA for two races starting with Headlands 27K, which takes place a stone’s throw from San Francisco.
Due to huge thunderstorms in the Tatra mountains, the Tatra Sky Marathon was cancelled. The overall rankings have also been updated.
17TH AUGUST 2024, Start 9:40 AM (CET), 28KM, 1,750M V+ KOŚCIELISKO, POLAND For the first time in its history, the Golden Trail World Series is heading to Poland for the Tatra Sky Marathon.
10TH AUGUST 2024, Start 11:00 AM (CET), 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND The 5th edition of the Golden Trail World Series lived up to all its promises: Kilian Jornet beat his own Sierre-Zinal record by less than a second while Joyline Chepngeno took victory on her first-ever trail running race!
10TH AUGUST 2024, Start 11:00 AM (CET), 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND To kick-off the second half the season, the Golden Trail World Series heads to Sierre-Zinal with an exceptionally high-level field.
With 4 of the 8 stages already completed, it's time to take stock of the Golden Trail World Series mid-season rankings.
30TH JUNE 2024, START 6:45 AM (CET), 42KM, 2,540M V+ CHAMONIX, FRANCE Elhousine Elazzaoui and Judith Wyder win back-to-back victory on the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, the 4th stage of the Golden Trail Series.
30TH JUNE 2024, START 6:45 AM (CET), 42KM, 2,540M V+ CHAMONIX, FRANCE The Golden Trail World Series is back in France for the 4th stage of the season: the Marathon du Mont-Blanc.
26TH MAY 2024, START 9:00 AM (CET), 42KM, 2,736M V+ ZEGAMA, SPAIN Kilian Jornet and Sylvia Nordskar win the 2024 edition of Zegama, 3rd stage of the Golden Trail Series.
26TH MAY 2024, START 9:00 AM (CET), 42KM, 2,736M V+ ZEGAMA, SPAIN After two stages in Asia, the Golden Trail World Series is back in Europe at the legendary Zegama-Aizkorri.
27TH APRIL 2024, START MIDDAY (UTC+8), 22KM, 1,530M V+ MOUNT SIGUNIANG, CHINA Joyce Njeru and Patrick Kipngeno win the Four Sisters Mountain Trail, the second stage of the Golden Trail World Series.
27TH APRIL 2024, START 2:00 PM (UTC+8), 22KM, 1,530M V+ SIGUNIANGSHAN, CHINA After a successful race in Japan, the Golden Trail World Series now heads to China for the second race of the season.
20TH APRIL 2024, START 1:05 PM (UTC+9), 21.3KM, 2,109M V+ KOBE, JAPAN Patrick Kipngeno and Maude Mathys win the Kobe Trail, the GTWS 2024 first stage.
The first-ever Asian race in the history of the GTWS, the Kobe Trail, will open the 2024 season on 20th April.
The 2024 Golden Trail Series Grand Final will be held in the Ascona-Locarno region in Switzerland from 17th to 20th October 2024. The ideal setting, between lake and Alpine trails, to find out who will be declared King and Queen of the trail-running world!
In an Instagram post published last week Elhousine Elazzaoui, winner of the Grand Final in Italy last season, explains why he’s once again chosen to focus on the Golden Trail World Series.
With two new races in Asia, a first-time race in Poland and a first-of-its-kind race in the USA, the Golden Trail World Series 2024 calendar is full of exciting new additions.
22ND OCTOBER 2023, START 10:15 AM, 26KM, 1,460M V+ NOLI, ITALY
21ST OCTOBER 2023, START 10:00 AM, 26KM, 1,460M V+ NOLI, ITALY
20TH OCTOBER 2023, START 4:30 PM, 8.7 KM, 400M V+ SPOTORNO, ITALY
19TH OCTOBER 2023, START 4:30 PM, 8.7KM, 400M V+ SPOTORNO, ITALY
19TH – 22ND OCTOBER 2023, 26KM, 1,430M V+ (+ prologue) Il Golfo dell Isola, Italy
19TH – 22ND OCTOBER 2023, 26KM, 1,430M V+ (+ prologue) Il Golfo dell Isola, Italy
16TH SEPTEMBER 2023, Start 7:00 AM, 21KM, 2,382M V+ MANITOU SPRINGS, USA
16TH SEPTEMBER 2023, Start 7:00 AM (UTC-6), 21KM, 2,382M V+ MANITOU SPRINGS, USA
12TH AUGUST 2023, Start 10:55 AM, 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND
La cita de las Golden Trail con más recorrido internacional cumple 50 años con una filosofía que aúna a la élite con el atleta aficionado
L'evento elvetico rappresenta il non plus ultra della sintesi di trailrunning e corsa in montagna
12TH AUGUST 2023, START 10:55 AM, 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND
Malen Osa dio un golpe sobre la mesa en su debut como élite en una carrera de las Golden Trail World Series siendo 4ª de la general y Manu Merillas protagonizó una de sus habituales remontadas para acabar siendo 6º y seguir liderando la general de las Golden Trail World Series.
The DoloMyths Run will celebrate its 25th anniversary tomorrow (Saturday 25 July) as the Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) reaches the half-way mark following the season opener at Zegama in Spain in May and the Mont Blanc Marathon three weeks ago.
15TH JULY 2023, Start 8:00 AM, 22KM, 1,750M V+ CANAZEI, ITALY
C’est ce samedi à 8h à Canazei que sera donné le départ de la 23ème édition de La Dolomyths Run Skyrace. Manche des Golden Trail Series, des coureurs du monde entier viennent se confronter sur ce parcours réputé pour sa beauté mais aussi sa technicité.
El circuito de carreras de montaña que engloba a siete pruebas por todo el mundo aspira a globalizar y profesionalizar un deporte emergente
15TH JULY 2023, Start 8:00 AM, 22 KM, 1,750M V+ CANAZEI, ITALY
4th in the GTWS 2022, Élise Poncet now has her sights on the podium. She will enter the circuit at the DoloMyths Run, a race that suits her skills perfectly.
25TH JUNE 2023, Start 7:00 AM, 42KM, 2,540M V+ CHAMONIX, FRANCE
Surprise winner at Zegama and currently leading the GTWS, Daniela Oemus tells us about her aspirations for this year’s Series.
25th JUNE 2023, Start 7:00 AM, 42KM, 2,540M V+ CHAMONIX, FRANCE
Elhousine Elazzaoui regularly finishes second and has not yet won a Golden Trail World Series race. Before the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, he reveals his victory dreams.
Jonathan Albon made a strong impression in the GTWS 2022 season by winning Marathon du Mont-Blanc and the Stranda Fjord Trail Race one after the other. We met him the day before Zegama, the first race of the 2023 season, where he finished 3rd. He talked about his ambitions for 2023.
Il Golfo Dell’Isola Trail Race, the Golden Trail World Series Grand Final in Italy is open to all runners. Places are limited to 800 race bibs.
Manuel Merillas and Daniela Oemus take the win for the first time at Zegama-Aizkorri and take the lead in the GTWS 2023.
After a catastrophic 2022, Bart Przedwojewski is back on the Golden Trail World Series. Better prepared and raring to go on the eve of Zegama, he revealed his goals for the 2023 season.
Zegama-Aizkorri, the first stage of the Golden Trail World Series, is a legend in the trail-running world. However, you may not know everything about this mythical race!
14TH MAY 2023, Start 9:00 AM, 42 KM, 2,736M V+ ZEGAMA, SPAIN
A few days before the start of the season at Zegama, we went to meet Rémi Bonnet, winner of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series. He shared his goals for 2023 and one thing is certain: the odds are on the title!
The Golden Trail World Series now has its list of registered elite runners and all we can say is that the level has never been so high. The 2023 season promises to be one hell of a ride!
In the 2023 season, the world’s biggest trail running show will be broadcast in 53 countries and 20 languages on Eurosport. One more step in the development of the Series and in trail running.
First in the men’s and second in the women’s at the GTNS 2022 Grand Final, Manuel Innerhofer and Noémie Vachon now join the notorious GTWS Elite circuit. Before starting the 2023 season, they gave us an insight into the opportunities that the Golden Trail National Series has to offer.
The Golden Trail Series national editions, the GTNS, enables the best local athletes to compete against each other at a high-level in the hope of making their way into the elite standings.
La première étape de la GTNS France 2023 a eu lieu sur les pentes du Mont-Ventoux.
The Golden Trail Series TV episodes will be released on Golden Trail TV from 11th January 2023.
30th October 2022, Start 9:00 AM, 30.5 KM, 1,555M V+ FUNCHAL, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL Rémi Bonnet and Allie McLaughlin finish the year in style by winning the last stage in the GTWS 2022 Grand Final!
29th October 2022, Start 9:00 AM, 26.2 KM, 1,940M V+ CURRAL DAS FREIRAS, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL By winning the fourth stage of the Grand Final in Madeira, Rémi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman are the definitive winners of the Golden Trail World Series 2022!
28th October 2022, Start 5:00 PM, 6.6KM, 350M V+ CANIÇAL, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL In a short but intense time trial Elhousine Elazzaoui and Nienke Brinkman demonstrated their speed.
27th October 2022, Start 9:00 AM, 26.6KM, 1,425M V+ SEIXAL, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL Rémi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman strengthen their leads by winning the second stage of the Madeira Ocean&Trails® Stage Race.
26th October 2022, Start 9:00 AM, 24.5KM, 1,540M V+ SEIXAL, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL Rémi Bonnet and Allie McLaughlin win the first of the five stages of the Madeira Ocean&Trails® Stage Race, the Golden Trail Series Grand Final.
Newlyweds and currently both ranked in the Golden Trail World Series top 10, Tabor and Eli Hemming are treating themselves to a dream honeymoon in Madeira at the Golden Trail World Series!
Currently second in the GTWS overall ranking, Sophia Laukli is THE women’s revelation this trail-running season. She hesitated a long time about participating in the final, which is very close to her ski season, but she has at last decided she will come to Madeira!
From 26th to 30th October 2022, 5 stages, 109KM, 7,382M V+ Madeira, PORTUGAL / After 6 exhilarating legs in Europe and the USA, the world’s top trail runners will be in Madeira from 26th to 30th October to fight it out on the Madeira Ocean&Trails® Stage Race, in the Golden Trail Series Grand Final.
After Mark Kangogo’s official disqualification for testing positive for two substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), we wanted to pass the floor to Pierre Sallet from the Athletes For Transparency Association (AFT) – at the origin of the Health Programme, – to explain the Programme’s precise role, which is now used by the world’s biggest trail running races (Golden Trail Series, UTMB® Mont-Blanc, etc.) and more broadly in sport in general.
Mark Kangogo having accepted his suspension after controlling positive for two substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the official winner of 2023 Sierre-Zinal is now Andreu Blanes!
On Monday 10th October 2022, the GTS was informed by the Sierre-Zinal Executive Committee that disciplinary proceedings have been brought against the men’s winner of the 2022 edition.
25th September 2022, Start 7:30AM, 26KM, 1,266M V+ FLAGSTAFF, USA Rémi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman both take the win at the last race of the season and are now leading the Golden Trail World Series before the Grand Final on Madeira Island.
Second in the 2021 GTWS, Francesco Puppi had a difficult start to the season after suffering several elbow injuries. But he proved at Pikes Peak: he is back!
After 8th place at Sierre-Zinal, Danial Osanz just finished an eye-popping 2nd place at the Pikes Peak Ascent, the 5th stage of the GTWS.
17th September 2022, Start 7:00 AM, 21KM, 2,382M V+ MANITOU SPRINGS, USA Rémi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman win the 5th stage of the Golden Trail World Series
After finishing 3rd at the European Championships – Marathon, Nienke Brinkman is now targeting the Golden Trail World Series podium!
On the sidelines of the 5th stage of the Golden Trail World Series, Rémi Bonnet just beat the record on the legendary Incline at Manitou Springs!
13th August 2022, Start 11:00AM, 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND Esther Chesang took victory at the 4th stage of the GTWS. To finance her trip she sold solidarity bracelets to raise a total of 1,400 euros.
13th August 2022, Start 11:00AM, 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND 5th at Sierre-Zinal this weekend, Kilian Jornet couldn’t find his groove due to cramping!
De pasarse cinco meses afectado por la tercera vacuna contra la Covid a segundo en Sierre Zinal.
13th August 2022, Start 11:00AM, 31KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND The Kenyans Esther Chesang and Mark Kangogo won the 4th stage of the GTWS, a first time for African runners!
Just before the Marathon du Mont-Blanc and after Zegama, Greg Vollet, Director of the Golden Trail World Series, was interviewed by the website lookcharms.com. Greg talks openly about the origins of the GTWS project and of what he's trying to do to grow the trail running sport on a worldwide scale and showcase the athletes.
Les deux coureurs français ont déjà brillé à Sierre-Zinal et ont de grandes ambitions pour cette quatrième étape de la Golden Trail Wold Series.
España tiene hasta cuatro corredores en el top-10 de la GTWS y todos ellos estarán en Sierre Zinal
Les deux coureurs suisses Rémi Bonnet et Maude Mathys font partie des favoris sur l’une des courses les plus mythiques du monde.
13TH AUGUST 2022, Start 11:00 AM, 31 KM, 2,200M V+ SIERRE, SWITZERLAND For the 4th stage of the Golden Trail World Series takes place at Sierre-Zinal and welcomes an unprecedented stacked field!
The surprise winner of the Golden Trail World Series 3rd stage, Sophia Laukli, proved her place in international trail running!
6TH AUGUST 2022, 11am start, 25 km, 1,700 m elevation gain STRANDA, NORWAY The Golden Trail World Series went to a Nordic country for the first time in its history! This weekend, the Stranda Fjord Trail Race was the 3rd leg of the world trail cup. A physically and technically demanding race that attracted the world’s best athletes to Scandinavia for the event.
En terminant sur le podium de la Stranda Fjord Trail Race, 3e manche de la Golden Trail World Series, Emelie Forsberg a prouvé qu’elle était de retour.
6TH August 2022, Start 11:00 AM, 25KM, 1,700M V+ STRANDA, NORWAY Jonathan Albon and Sophia Laukli win the Golden Trail World Series’ most technical race!
Famous for his technical skills, Anders Kjaerevik is running tomorrow at the Stranda Fjord Trail Race, on home ground. He might be confident about being able to bag a top 10 place, but he’s more interested in highlighting the importance of having a Golden Trail World Series stage to be able to promote trail running in Norway.
After a difficult start to the season, Bart Przedwojewski enters the Golden Trail World Series 2022 at the Stranda Fjord Trail Race, and we can certainly say that the winner of the Golden Trial Championship in 2020 has big ambitions.
Jonathan Albon and Sara Alonso take today’s win, Davide Magnini and Sara Alonso lead the overall ranking!
Le brouillard tarde à se dissiper au-dessus du lac de Guerlédan. Un son amplifié d’une sono lointaine fend la brume qui recouvre le parc de l’Abbaye de Bon Repos. Près de 1 000 vaillants traileurs ont accepté le défi breton du Trail de Guerlédan, deuxième manche de la Golden Trail National Series ; un défi repoussé pour certains depuis deux ans pour raisons sanitaires. Un œil sur la ligne de départ révèle de grands absents : les têtes d’affiche de la première étape – l’Ergysport Trail du Ventoux – n’ont pas fait le déplacement jusqu’en Bretagne, à l’exception de Enzo Ratti (Esprit Volcans - 10e au Ventoux) et Anthony Boucard (Team Moonvalley - 18e). Une startlist qui annonçait donc de beaux combats en course et de belles opportunités à saisir.
For the 2022 season, we will release two episodes for each of the 6 stages and the final. In the pre race podcast, we'll discuss race details, athlete's insight, and what to expect during the live video coverage on race day. In the post race podcast, we'll analyse the race highlights, and dive back into the race experience together with the male and female winners.
After four amazing seasons, the Golden Trail World Series returns in 2022 with new ambitions. They include: supporting athletes in their quest to become professionals and above all making trail running a must-see, televisual event.
After an epic week in the Azores, Janelle Lincks and Darren Thomas win the GTNS 2021 Grand Final and three Golden Tickets to be able to compete at the highest international level on 3 of the Golden Trail Championship 2022 rac
Jan Margarit and Nienke Brikman explode the Skyrhune records at the last stage of the Golden Trail World Series.
Maude Mathys and Francesco Puppi are victorious at the Grand Final in El Hierro, Maude Mathys and Stian Angermund win the overall ranking.