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Mud, sweat and tears (of joy) at the 2024 VK OPEN

Mud, sweat and tears (of joy) at the 2024 VK OPEN Champs in Madeira Sunday where 🇫🇷 Louis Dumas and 🇮🇹 Corinna Ghirardi took the crown 🔝
Check out the full story here 👉 LINK IN BIO
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The #VKOPEN Champions have been crowned! Here are

The #VKOPEN Champions have been crowned! Here are the race podiums 🔥

Men
1. Louis Dumas (FRA) – 38’49”93
2. Arnau Soldevila (AND) – 39’55”15
3. Matteo Lora (ITA) – 41’31”19

Women
1. Corinna Ghirardi (ITA) – 45’30”73
2. Silvia Lara (ESP) – 46’40”01
3. Joana Soares (POR) – 47’35”44

Full VK OPEN ranking here 👉 LINK IN BIO
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The @kvfanal, organized by Clube de Montanha do Fu

The @kvfanal, organized by Clube de Montanha do Funchal had its debut in 2010, this year celebrating the 12th edition with the #VKOPEN Grand Finale 🔝 Organiser, André Ferreira, commented, “KV Fanal holds a special place for our organisation, being the first Vertical Kilometer (VK) race on Portuguese soil. Hosting the 2024 VK OPEN Championships Grand Finale is an incredible honour, not only for us but for the event itself. We hope everyone enjoys the breathtaking course and discovers the stunning wonders Madeira Island has to offer, all within such a short yet challenging distance.
This year, we look forward to seeing the 37’44” course record shattered once again, with fierce competition as athletes battle for the title.”
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The men’s #VKOPEN ranking leader, Louis Dumas @_

The men’s #VKOPEN ranking leader, Louis Dumas @_louis_dumas_ from France 🇫🇷 was a silver medallist in the VERTICAL discipline at the 2023 #SkyEuroChamps and ninth in the recent World Championships. “Since the World Championships, the VK OPEN Grand Finale has been my main objective. I will continue to train these last few days and to give it all next Sunday.
I didn’t expect to be leading the provisional ranking, but I’ll take this opportunity to prove to myself that I can deserve it! Whatever happens, it’s my first time in Madeira so I’ll enjoy the place, people and atmosphere and I have no doubt the race will be beautiful and well organized.”
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Silvia Lara @silvialaradieguez from Spain 🇪🇸

Silvia Lara @silvialaradieguez from Spain 🇪🇸 ranked second, placed sixth in the World Championships VERTICAL 🎙 “I’m really looking forward to travelling to Madeira and getting to know the island, and I’m even more looking forward to fighting as hard as I can in the final of the #VKOPEN once again. I hope to arrive in good shape and maintain the form I had in the World Championships in Spain.”
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Andorra’s Arnau Soldevila @arnausoldevilabusquet

Andorra’s Arnau Soldevila @arnausoldevilabusquets 🇦🇩 will fight for the #VKOPEN podium at the Grand Finale 🎙 “I am very motivated for this final of the championship and the preparation is going very well here in Andorra! We hope to be in good shape and have a good race!”
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#VKOPEN women’s leader is Italy’s 🇮🇹 Cor

#VKOPEN women’s leader is Italy’s 🇮🇹 Corinna Ghirardi who took a bronze medal in the Combined category at the #SkyWorldChamps 🎙 “The race season has been very long and so some tiredness is inevitable making everything more difficult…Despite this, I’ll grit my teeth and will give it everything to keep the lead and win the circuit!”
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2023 #VKOPEN Champion, Italy’s Matteo Lora @matt

2023 #VKOPEN Champion, Italy’s Matteo Lora @matteolora is ready for the Grand Finale and stated 🎙 “The VK OPEN is always one of the goals of the season, combining the beauty of travel with what we enjoy doing most: racing.
In 2023 the VK OPEN was the icing on the cake of the season.
This year I decided to put myself on the line right from the start in Madeira with the KV Câmara de Lobos where I managed to win a race that I really enjoyed.
Bulgaria and Andorra added points, but I had some very strong competition.
Once again it will all be decided in the final race on a beautiful course with a guaranteed spectacle.
I hope that emotions will not play too big a role as they did at the #SkyWorldChamps! It will be tough but as usual I will try to give 102%.

Thanks to all those who make this possible, for us athletes to have fun in beautiful places around the world doing what we love to do and connecting with people around the world who share the same values and interests as us.”
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Belgium’s 🇧🇪 Charlotte Cotton @carlottaalg

Belgium’s 🇧🇪 Charlotte Cotton @carlottaalgodon, 3rd place in the provisional #VKOPEN ranking 🎙 “I am excited to return to the VK OPEN Grand Finale and to fight for an overall podium finish with my friends and rivals. I was very disappointed to not be able to make the Skyrunning World Championships where I had hoped to make the top 10. I hope I can now do myself justice and put in a good performance despite some current difficulties” 🙌
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