A Dantesque 2017 Engadin Marathon
Full results of the 2017 Engadin Marathon - European Masters Marathon Championship
Par Aurélien GACHET
The participants of the 2017 Skating Marathon of Engadin will remember this extraordinary edition for a very long time! The (theoretically) fastest marathon in the world unfolded in the snow, with temperatures close to 0°C, on a wet and slippery road. Knowing the course and the impressive slope that’s in it, we can’t but take our hats off to the 400 skaters of 25 different nationalities who took the start in Saint-Moritz!
This year, the race was also the Masters European Marathon Championship. The start was given at 9 am. After 1 hour and 5 minutes of race, Yves Reist (SUI), Christian Kromoser (AUT) and Guillaume De Mallevoue (FRA) crossed the finish line.
The first woman, Katja Ulbrich (GER) finished in 1 hour and 13 minutes, followed by Flurina Heim (SUI) and Silvana Gämperli (LIE). A huge number of contestants gave up before the start. Wiser, maybe. Amongst those who did take the start, some suffered falls, others experienced cold shocks. The least to say is that skating suits are not meant for that kind of weather conditions! Congratulations to each and everyone of them, whether they did finish the race or not.
A Few Pictures of the Race
Women’s Scratch Ranking
| Rank | Surname, Name | Race | Category | Nation | Club | Time |
| 1. | Ulbrich, Katja | Marathon | Damen | GER | TS Bayreuth/Rollenshop-Powerslide | 01:13:23 |
| 2. | Heim, Flurina | Marathon | Damen | SUI | Speedskater Zug | 01:16:51 |
| 3. | Rossow, Sabrina | EC Masters | Damen O30 | GER | TSSC ERFURT | 01:18:51 |
| 4. | Martinez De Lafuente Sagasti, Idoia | EC Masters | Damen O30 | ESP | BASQUE COUNTRY – SELECCION EUSKADI | 01:18:51 |
| 5. | Röhr, Silke | EC Masters | Damen O40 | GER | VfR Büttgen 1912 e.V. / Team Germany | 01:18:54 |
| 6. | Kloss, Christiane | EC Masters | Damen O40 | GER | EV Dresden | 01:18:54 |
| 7. | Malle, Karine | EC Masters | Damen O40 | FRA | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | 01:18:56 |
| 8. | Gämperli, Silvana | Marathon | Damen O30 | LIE | 01:19:46 | |
| 9. | Weindorf, Karina | EC Masters | Damen O40 | GER | 01:20:03 | |
| 10. | Gabriel, Karin | Marathon | Damen O30 | SUI | Inlineclub Greifensee | 01:23:42 |
| 11. | Sick, Monika | EC Masters | Damen O40 | SUI | LISC-2010 | 01:25:02 |
| 12. | Caniatti, Desiana | EC Masters | Damen O50 | ITA | ASD Skating Club Rovigo | 01:25:12 |
| 13. | Karabova, Renata | EC Masters | Damen O30 | SVK | Team Slovakia | 01:25:15 |
| 14. | Leschner, Katrin | EC Masters | Damen O50 | GER | Eisschnelllauf-Club Chemnitz | 01:31:03 |
| 15. | Heim, Ronja | Marathon | Damen | SUI | 01:31:03 | |
| 16. | Duspivova, Hana | EC Masters | Damen O30 | CZE | TEMPISH / EV Dresden | 01:31:04 |
| 17. | Buholzer, Sonja | EC Masters | Damen O40 | SUI | Inline Team LLV Flüss | 01:31:12 |
| 18. | Duplenne, Gaelle | EC Masters | Damen O40 | FRA | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | 01:31:26 |
| 19. | Pilloud, Andree | Marathon | Damen O40 | FRA | Roller Skate Pontarlier | 01:32:34 |
| 20. | Künzi, Nicole | Marathon | Damen O40 | SUI | Emmenskaters | 01:33:37 |
Men’s Scratch Ranking
| Rank | Surname, Name | Race | Category | Nation | Club | Time |
| 1. | Reist, Yves | Marathon | Herren | SUI | CHAUVIN ARNOUX | 01:05:47 |
| 2. | Kromoser, Christian | Marathon | Herren | AUT | www.Top-Skates.com | 01:05:48 |
| 3. | De Mallevoue, Guillaume | Marathon | Herren | FRA | Rollerblade World Team | 01:05:49 |
| 4. | Znotins, Reinis | Marathon | Herren | LAT | Powerslide Laimite | 01:05:49 |
| 5. | Küng, Adrian | Marathon | Herren O30 | SUI | Powerslide Swiss / Out on Street | 01:05:50 |
| 6. | Giraudeau, Quentin | Marathon | Herren | FRA | Rollerblade World Team | 01:05:51 |
| 7. | Lindner, Sören | EC Masters | Herren O30 | GER | SCC Skating Berlin | 01:09:00 |
| 8. | Laval, Nicolas | EC Masters | Herren O30 | FRA | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | 01:10:15 |
| 9. | Terroine, Christophe | EC Masters | Herren O30 | FRA | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | 01:10:16 |
| 10. | Aleman Sanchez, Alberto | EC Masters | Herren O30 | ESP | El Pilar Marianistas | 01:10:18 |
| 11. | Uriarte Perez De Albeniz, Sergio | EC Masters | Herren O30 | ESP | BASQUE COUNTRY – SELECCION EUSKADI | 01:10:25 |
| 12. | Veraguth, Silvano | Marathon | Herren | SUI | Powerslide Swiss / Out on Street | 01:11:56 |
| 13. | Pape, Markus | EC Masters | Herren O30 | GER | der-rollenshop.de Powerslide RACING | 01:12:15 |
| 14. | Castro Vilariño, Jorge Enrique | EC Masters | Herren O30 | ESP | El Pilar Marianistas | 01:12:15 |
| 15. | Solas Ruiz, Mikel | EC Masters | Herren O30 | ESP | El Pilar Marianistas | 01:12:16 |
| 16. | Cicognani, Michele | EC Masters | Herren O50 | ITA | pattinatori italiani | 01:12:20 |
| 17. | Siringo, Luciano | EC Masters | Herren O30 | ITA | ARETUSA Skate inline | 01:12:20 |
| 18. | Hagemann, Sascha | EC Masters | Herren O30 | GER | SCC Skating Berlin / TONI CARBONI Racing Team | 01:12:22 |
| 19. | Bussmann, Frank | EC Masters | Herren O40 | GER | Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 01:13:02 |
| 20. | Serena, Emanuele | EC Masters | Herren O40 | ITA | A.S.C.O. Skating Concorezzo | 01:13:02 |
Browse the pictures here, or the official gallery here, and the full general ranking here
