TGS Sprint is a 22.0 km skyrace of Trail Grigne Sud 2026 in Piazza Garibaldi - Mandello del Lario, Italy. The race starts on September 26, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Piazza Garibaldi - Mandello del Lario. The time limit is 7 h.
The course climbs 1800 m+. With 82 m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 16% flat. The longest climb runs 3.3 km at an average 14.9% grade (495 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.6 km at 18.1% (826 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 49.8% over 0.6 km. The steepest descent drops at 48.9% over 0.2 km. Surface: 63% trail, 21% road, and 11% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 39.2 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Zucco della Rocca (855 m), 17.6 km from the start. The course also passes close to Zucco Vignosca (406 m).
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 5.1 km of the course favours them.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 24 of 100), with 26% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 8°C to 17°C, around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 14% of days around this date.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for TGS Sprint.
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