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Bellagio Half Sky Race

16.7km·962m+
October 19, 09:00 AM
Bellagio,
Italy
itra·utmb·source

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Bellagio Half Sky Race · Race profile

Distance
16.7km
Gain
962m+
FlatKM
23.6
Max
1057m
Min
188m

About Bellagio Half Sky Race

Bellagio Half Sky Race is the 16.7km trail race at Bellagio Skyrace 2025 (Bellagio, Italy). The race starts on October 19, 2025 at 09:00 AM.

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

  • Steep 28% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Final 869m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 7.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.4km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.4km–7.6km · Climb of 951m, high point 1057m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 7.6km–16.4km · Descent of 869m averaging 10%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 962m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 21% flat. The longest climb runs 7.6km at an average 12.5% grade (951m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.8km at an average 9.9% grade (869m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.4% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 30.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 38% technical, 30% road, 25% trail, and 5% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 23.6 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 2.6km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 7.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 7.6–16.4 km · 869 m D−, -9.9% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Results

180 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: MASSIMILIANO DE BERNARDI (Italy) in 1:22:16. Women's winner: DAIANA CONCILIO (Italy) in 1:49:36.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Bellagio Half Sky Race.

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Official websitewww.bellagioskyrace.it