MOLINA DOMINATES AND NILSSON GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE AT RAIN-SOAKED UEDA SKYRACE
Nico Molina and Amanda Nilsson delivered commanding performances at a challenging edition of the Ueda Skyrace, conquering brutal climbs, technical ridgelines, and treacherous descents in wet and slippery conditions in Japan. The 27km course, featuring a punishing 3,000 meters of vertical climb, tested athletes with relentless gradients from start to finish. Rain overnight left the […]
JAPAN’S UEDA AND TAKAMURA DOMINATE UEDA SKYRACE
For the first time since 2019, the Merrell Skyrunner® World Series returned to Japan for the seventh stage of the 2025 circuit, the Ueda Skyrace in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, where national legends Ruy Ueda and Takako Takamura dominated against an international elite field. The 26km course, with 3,000 m+ began at 07:00 am local time, […]
JUNGLE HEAT AND RISING CHAMPIONS: PESSEY, VILLAMUERA AND BERGSTRAND TRIUMPH AT PENANG
Under the dense jungle canopy and the first light of dawn, Iris Pessey and Marcos Villamuera emerged victorious at the 2025 Kailas Penang Skyrace, Malaysia, the sixth stage of the 2025 Merrell Skyrunner® World Series, with Villamuera also taking gold at the U23 10km race the following day, joined on top of the podium by […]
