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ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone
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ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone

Skyrunner Italy Series
27.0km·2650m+
September 15, 06:30 AM
Pasturo,
Italy
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ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone — Race Profile

Distance
27.0km
Gain
2650m+
FlatKM
49.6
Max
2377m
Min
626m

About ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone

ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone is a 27.0km skyrace of ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone 2024 in Pasturo, Italy. The race starts on September 15, 2024 at 06:30 AM. It starts and finishes in Pasturo.

Course

The course climbs 2650m+. With 98m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 53% downhill and 5% flat. The longest climb runs 3.4km at an average 16.2% grade (552m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.5km at 24.4% (1338m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 54.3% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 44.5% over 0.2km. Surface: 49% trail, 15% technical, 13% road, 12% smooth, and 11% extreme. Flat-equivalent effort: 49.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Grigna Settentrionale (2410m), 15.0km from the start. The course also passes close to Zucco di Meriggio (1206m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 5.2km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 27 of 100), with 26% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Control on the marked descents until km 13, target pace until km 21, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
  • 15.1–26.5 km · 1812 m D−, -15.9% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for ZacUp SkyRace del Grignone.

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