Dolomitenmann


The Dolomitenmann is an extreme sports relay race held in September in the East Tyrolean, or so-called Dolomite Mountains of Austria, near the city of Lienz. The founder and organiser is Werner Grissmann, a former World Cup skier.
The Dolomitenmann relay race has been run annually since 1988. In recent years the race has been sponsored by the manufacturers of Red Bull energy drink and is now known as Red Bull Dolomitenmann. The race is billed by its organizers as "the world's toughest team relay race".

Disciplines

The race is started by the mountain runner on the town square of Lienz at above sea level. who then runs a distance of around up to Kühbodentörl at.
When the runner makes the hand-off to the team’s paraglider, he must also run, this time with his whole equipment to the first take-off point. After descending by air to Moosalm, the paraglider runs to a second take-off point, descending to Leisach where the mountain biker is ready and waiting.
The mountain biker typically climbs or more, over a distance of about. After the climb, the mountain biker must ride a downhill track to the finish.
The teams kayaker swims across the river Drau where his boat is stationed. His first maneuver is an "alpine-start", or a drop off a ramp into the river. After the jump the kayaker must navigate a difficult white water track on the river before a last sprint back to the main square of Lienz.

Winning teams and tracks

The fastest athlete of each discipline receives a trophy designed by Jos Pirkner and the title Dolomitenmann.

Dolomitenmen

As of September 2017, there are 53 Dolomitenmen from 9 nations.

Top 10 Dolomitenmen (as of September 2016)