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Vom Start bei den Palmen des Tessins führt die Strecke laut Veranstalter über drei Alpenpässe, Gotthard, Furka und Grimsel, vorbei an Gletschern und Schneefeldern durch die Kantone Uri und Wallis ins Berner Oberland.\n\nDas Profil gliedert den Tag klar: Die ersten gut 50 Kilometer rollen überwiegend flach durch das Tessin, ehe ab Kilometer 54 erste kürzere Anstiege den Rhythmus brechen. Der längste Anstieg beginnt bei Kilometer 83 und zieht sich über 11,2 Kilometer mit 7,7 Prozent Durchschnitt und 866 Höhenmetern in die Hochalpen. Es folgt ab Kilometer 110 ein Doppelschlag, erst 7,6 Kilometer mit 7,5 Prozent, dann fast übergangslos weitere 3,5 Kilometer mit gut acht Prozent, bevor bei Kilometer 133 ein letzter langer Pass mit 5,3 Kilometern und rund 400 Höhenmetern wartet. Lange Hochgebirgsabfahrten verbinden die Pässe, ehe die Strecke ins Tal zur zweiten Wechselzone fällt.\n\nRund 30 Prozent der Distanz sind flach, der Rest ist fast durchgehend entschiedenes Auf und Ab.","Nearly 182 kilometres from south to north straight across the Alps: the bike leg is the centrepiece of SWISSMAN, a full-distance extreme triathlon that begins with a 3.8-kilometre swim in Lake Maggiore and requires every athlete to bring a personal supporter. From the start among the palms of Ticino, the organiser's route crosses three Alpine passes, the Gotthard, Furka and Grimsel, past glaciers and snowfields through the cantons of Uri and Valais into the Bernese Oberland.\n\nThe profile structures the day clearly. The first 50-plus kilometres roll mostly flat through Ticino before shorter climbs from kilometre 54 break the rhythm. The longest ascent starts at kilometre 83 and grinds upward for 11.2 kilometres at 7.7 percent, gaining 866 metres into the high mountains. From kilometre 110 comes a double blow, first 7.6 kilometres at 7.5 percent, then almost immediately another 3.5 kilometres at just over eight percent, before a final long pass at kilometre 133 adds 5.3 kilometres and around 400 metres of climbing. 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Laut Veranstalter führt die Strecke hinauf zu den Giessbachfällen, am Brienzersee entlang und über Grindelwald zur Kleinen Scheidegg, wo vor der Kulisse von Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau gefinisht wird.\n\nDas Profil bestätigt diese Dramaturgie: Gleich nach dem Start wartet ein erster Anstieg von 1,9 Kilometern mit gut acht Prozent, danach bleibt die Strecke über weite Teile lauffähig, welliges Terrain mit kurzen Anstiegen bei Kilometer 8, 17 und 23, ehe ab Kilometer 26 ein 2,5 Kilometer langer Anstieg mit knapp acht Prozent den Charakter ändert. Der eigentliche Prüfstein beginnt bei Kilometer 33: 9,3 Kilometer mit durchschnittlich zwölf Prozent und 1.111 Höhenmetern, der Schlussanstieg zur Kleinen Scheidegg, den die Athletinnen und Athleten laut Reglement gemeinsam mit ihrer Begleitperson bewältigen.\n\nBergab geht es auf der gesamten Strecke kaum, nur gut 400 Meter, der Zielort liegt fast 1.500 Meter über dem Start. Damit ist dieser Marathon kein Lauf gegen die Uhr, sondern ein langer, kontrollierter Anmarsch mit einem alpinen Schlussaufstieg, der alles entscheidet.","The closing marathon of SWISSMAN measures 42.7 kilometres with close to 1,900 metres of climbing, and it is a run towards one single, enormous finale. The organiser's route climbs to the Giessbach waterfalls, follows Lake Brienz and rises via Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg, where athletes finish beneath the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.\n\nThe profile confirms that script. An opening climb of 1.9 kilometres at just over eight percent comes straight after the start, after which the course stays largely runnable: rolling terrain with short rises around kilometres 8, 17 and 23, then a 2.5-kilometre climb at nearly eight percent from kilometre 26 that changes the tone. The true examination begins at kilometre 33: 9.3 kilometres at an average of twelve percent, gaining 1,111 metres, the final ascent to Kleine Scheidegg, which under the race rules athletes complete together with their personal supporter.\n\nThere is barely any descending all day, just over 400 metres, and the finish sits almost 1,500 metres above the start. This marathon is not a race against the clock but a long, controlled approach march capped by an alpine climb that decides everything.","2026-06-20",228319,6900,"FIXED_DISTANCE",{"de":418,"en":419},"Der SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon führt von Ascona am Lago Maggiore über drei Alpenpässe bis hoch über Davos. 3.800 Meter Schwimmen, 180 Radkilometer über Gotthard, Furka und Grimsel und ein Bergmarathon, der auf über 2.000 Metern endet, ergeben 6.900 Höhenmeter und einen Tag, der konsequent von ganz unten nach ganz oben verläuft.","The SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon runs from Ascona on Lago Maggiore over three alpine passes to high above Davos. A 3,800 metre swim, 180 kilometres on the bike across the Gotthard, the Furka and the Grimsel, and a mountain marathon finishing above 2,000 metres add up to 6,900 metres of climbing and a day that goes consistently from the very bottom to the very top.",{"de":421,"en":422},"Der Schwimmstart liegt bei den Brissago-Inseln, geschwommen wird über 3,8 Kilometer nach Ascona. Das Rad beginnt auf 195 Metern Seehöhe, dem tiefsten Punkt des Tages, und steigt achtzig Kilometer lang fast unmerklich das Tessin hinauf bis auf rund 1.050 Meter. Diese erste Hälfte ist keine Bergetappe, sondern eine lange Anfahrt unter permanentem Gegendruck.\n\nAb Kilometer 83 kommt der erste echte Pass: 11,2 Kilometer mit 7,7 Prozent auf den Gotthard (2.107 m), der einzige Anstieg der höchsten Kategorie im Radteil. Nach der Abfahrt folgt praktisch ohne Erholung die Furka (2.429 m) als höchster Punkt des Tages und kurz darauf der Grimsel (2.164 m). Zwischen Kilometer 83 und 140 liegen damit drei Passüberquerungen und über 2.100 Höhenmeter; danach fällt die Strecke rund 1.500 Meter ab, bis das Rad abgestellt wird.\n\nDer Marathon beginnt auf 566 Metern und läuft die ersten dreißig Kilometer wellig durchs Tal, mit einem kurzen Anstieg gleich zu Beginn und einem langen, flachen Mittelteil. Der eigentliche Kurs beginnt bei Kilometer 33: 9,3 Kilometer mit knapp 12 Prozent Schnitt und Rampen über 20 Prozent, 1.111 Höhenmeter am Stück bis ins Ziel auf gut 2.050 Metern.","The swim starts at the Brissago islands and covers 3.8 kilometres across to Ascona. The bike begins at 195 metres, the lowest point of the day, and climbs the Ticino valley almost imperceptibly for eighty kilometres up to around 1,050 metres. That first half is not a mountain stage but a long approach under permanent resistance.\n\nFrom kilometre 83 comes the first real pass: 11.2 kilometres at 7.7 percent up the Gotthard (2,107 m), the only hors-catégorie climb of the bike leg. After the descent the Furka (2,429 m) follows with barely any recovery as the high point of the day, and shortly after that the Grimsel (2,164 m). Between kilometre 83 and kilometre 140 you therefore cross three passes and climb more than 2,100 metres; the road then drops around 1,500 metres to where the bike is racked.\n\nThe marathon starts at 566 metres and rolls through the valley for its first thirty kilometres, with one short climb right at the beginning and a long flat middle section. The actual course begins at kilometre 33: 9.3 kilometres averaging almost 12 percent with ramps beyond 20 percent, 1,111 metres of climbing in one piece to a finish at a good 2,050 metres.",{"de":424,"en":425},"Die Renneinteilung wird hier von der Höhe bestimmt, nicht von der Distanz. Die ersten achtzig Radkilometer steigen nur leicht an, bieten aber gerade genug Widerstand, um sie mit zu hoher Leistung zu fahren, ohne dass es auffällt. Wer dort fünfzehn Minuten gewinnt, verliert sie am Gotthard doppelt.\n\nRennentscheidend ist der Block Gotthard, Furka und Grimsel: drei Anstiege in weniger als sechzig Kilometern, zwei davon über 2.000 Meter, wo die verfügbare Leistung ohnehin sinkt. Fahre sie deutlich unterhalb dessen, was am ersten Pass möglich wäre, und behandle die kalten Abfahrten dazwischen als Teil der Anstrengung. 1.500 Höhenmeter Abfahrt in nasser Kleidung kosten mehr Substanz als der Anstieg davor.\n\nDie Falle des Laufs ist sein Beginn. Dreißig weitgehend flache Kilometer verleiten zu Marathontempo, obwohl mehr als die Hälfte der Laufhöhenmeter erst danach kommt. Über ein Viertel des Schlussanstiegs ist so steil, dass dort gegangen wird; die einzige offene Frage ist, wie schnell.","Pacing here is governed by altitude, not by distance. The first eighty kilometres on the bike rise only gently, yet they offer just enough resistance to be ridden too hard without it being obvious. Win fifteen minutes there and you lose them twice over on the Gotthard.\n\nThe decisive block is Gotthard, Furka and Grimsel: three climbs in less than sixty kilometres, two of them above 2,000 metres, where the power available to you drops anyway. Ride them clearly below what would be possible on the first pass, and treat the cold descents between them as part of the effort. Fifteen hundred metres of descending in wet kit costs more substance than the climb before it.\n\nThe trap on the run is its opening. Thirty largely flat kilometres invite marathon pace even though more than half the run's climbing is still ahead. Over a quarter of the final climb is steep enough that you will walk it; the only open question is how fast.",{"de":427,"en":428},"Der Tag dauert für Altersklassenathletinnen und -athleten typischerweise 14 bis 18 Stunden. Der Belastungscharakter ist gespalten: zuerst mehrere Stunden gleichmäßig aerobe Arbeit im Tal, dann ein langer Block Bergfahren in Höhen, in denen die Sauerstoffaufnahme messbar geringer ausfällt, und zuletzt ein Laufabschnitt, der eher einem Vertikalrennen gleicht als einem Marathon.\n\nRennentscheidend sind zwei Phasen: die Passfolge zwischen Kilometer 83 und 140 und die letzten neun Laufkilometer. Beide verlangen Leistung in der Höhe, und beide kommen zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem die Temperatur deutlich unter der am Lago Maggiore liegt.\n\nTrainingsschwerpunkte sind lange Bergausfahrten mit mindestens zwei Anstiegen von über einer Stunde, nach Möglichkeit bis über 2.000 Meter, damit du deine tatsächliche Leistung dort oben kennst und nicht schätzt. Dazu gezieltes Abfahrtstraining bei Kälte und mehrfach geprobte Kleiderwechsel, denn die Abfahrten sind lang, exponiert und die Stelle, an der die meisten Rennen unterkühlt kippen.\n\nFür den Lauf zählt Steilgehen mehr als Laufökonomie. Wandern und Laufen im Wechsel an Rampen zwischen 12 und 20 Prozent, jeweils nach mehrstündiger Radvorbelastung, bildet die Schlussphase am ehesten ab. Ebenso wichtig ist die Verpflegung in der Kälte: Was auf 200 Metern am Lago Maggiore problemlos verdaut wird, funktioniert auf einer Passhöhe oft nicht mehr. Probiere deine Rennverpflegung deshalb mindestens einmal an einem vollen Bergtag aus.","For age-group athletes the day typically takes 14 to 18 hours. The demand splits in two: first several hours of steady aerobic work in the valley, then a long block of climbing at altitudes where oxygen uptake is measurably lower, and finally a run section closer to a vertical race than to a marathon.\n\nTwo phases decide it: the sequence of passes between kilometre 83 and 140, and the last nine kilometres of the run. Both demand output at altitude, and both arrive when the temperature sits far below what it was on Lago Maggiore.\n\nTraining should emphasise long mountain rides with at least two climbs of more than an hour, ideally taking you above 2,000 metres, so that you know rather than guess what you can actually produce up there. Add deliberate descending practice in the cold and rehearsed clothing changes, because the descents are long, exposed, and the place where most races quietly fall apart to the cold.\n\nFor the run, steep hiking matters more than running economy. Alternating walking and running on ramps between 12 and 20 percent, always after several hours on the bike, is the closest match to the finale. Fuelling in the cold matters just as much: what digests easily at 200 metres on Lago Maggiore often stops working on a pass summit. 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