4TH WMRA GRAND PRIX RACE SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

PREVIEW

JONATHAN WYATT (NZL) AND ANNA PICHRTOVA (CZE) ARE SRONG FAVOURITES TO ESTABLISH
UNBEATABLE LEADS IN THE WMRA GRAND PRIX SERIES OF 6 MOUNTAIN RACES WHEN THE RUN
THE COURSE DES 2 BAINS FROM SAILLON TO OVRONNAZ (VALAIS - SWITZERLAND) ON
SUNDAY. WITH AN ATHLETES BEST 4 RESULTS OUT OF THE SIX TO COUNT AND WITH EACH
HAVING 3 WINS ALREADY IT SEEMS THAT JUST THE MINOR PLACES ARE YET TO BE
RESOLVED.
WYATT IS HOLDER OF THE COURSE RECORD AND THERE ARE NO EUROPEANS WHO CAN
CHALLENGE HIM AT PRESENT. PICHRTOVA, DISAPOINTINGLY ONLY 7TH IN THE WORLD
TROPHY 2 WEEKS AGO MUST RECOVER TO BEAT ISABELLE GUILLOT (FRA) WHO TOOK BRONZE
IN THAT EVENT.
ATHLETES HAVE TO CROSS A DEEP GORGE ON A NORROW SUSPENDED FOOTBRIDGE CALLED THE
`PASSERELLE à FARINET` WHERE IT HAS BEEN KNOW FOR SOME ATHLETES SUFFERING FROM
VERTGO HAVE HAD TO BE BLINDFOLDED AND LED ACROSS BY HAND. IT IS NOT EXPECTED
THAT THERE WILL BE A BIG PROBLEM IN THIS RESPECT THIS WEEKEND.
THE COURSE IS 9.5KM LONG WITH A CLIMB OF 1054M.