Alpine-Newsticker 2009

18.10 h Thank you! Next year the Swissalpine Marathon celebrates the 25th anniversary. We look forward to welcoming and meeting you again.  

18.10 h We close the Live-Ticker. More results: davos.mikatiming.de/2009/davos/

18.00 h The winning ceremony has taken place. The athletes are happy and tired. There are still many runners on the track. Finish end is at 20.00 h. Each participant is a winner! Congratulation to all of you and thank you to the spectators that cheered along the road and created this special atmosphere that lives only at the Swissalpine Marathon.

17.54 h: K11 / Topten results man (Laret-Davos)
1. Benjamin Fleury (SUI) 00:40:44
2. Markus Merz (SUI) 00:41:26
3. Matthias Schoenenberger (SUI) 00:42:32
4. Oliver Schätt (SUI) 00:44:48
5. Christoph Käch (SUI) 00:45:18
6. Andy Hoffmann (SUI) 00:46:22
7. David Jansen (GER) 00:47:11
8. Stefan Schmucki  (SUI) 00:47:26
9. Jonathan Fleury (SUI) 00:47:57
10. Loic Farron (SUI) 00:48:24

17.46 h: K11 / Topten results women (Laret-Davos)
1. Jennifer Eyerman (SUI) 00:52:06
2. Livia Ambühl (SUI) 00:52:18
3. Nina Högger (SUI) 00:52:25
4. Marianne Hausheer (SUI) 00:52:35
5. Nicole Ricklin (SUI) 00:53:37
6. Flurina Rüesch (SUI) 00:53:42
7. Barbara Schlegel (SUI) 00:54:21
8. Selina Schnider (SUI) 00:55:07
9. Myriam Morand (SUI) 00:55:24
10. Caroline Vohrer (GER) 00:55:54

17.41 h: K21 / Topten results man (Büel/Klosters-Davos)
1. Florian Reichert (GER) 01:19:22
2. Koen Van Rie (BEL) 01:19:29
3. Toni Livers (SUI) 01:23:12
4. Beat Blättler (SUI) 01:23:26
5. Dirk Muench (GER) 01:23:47
6. Josef Vogt (LIE) 01:23:56
7. Remo Ruf (SUI) 01:24:59
8. Markus Pingpank (GER) 01:25:35
9. Christoph Sommer (SUI) 01:26:13
10. Jan Kamm (SUI) 01:26:55

17.37 h: K21 / Topten results women (Büel/Klosters-Davos)
1. Seraina Boner (SUI) 01:32:26
2. Monika Obelrin (SUI) 01:33:49
3. Lea Vetsch (SUI) 01:34:48
4. Stefanie Wiesmar (GER) 01:38:33
5. Muriel Hüberli (SUI) 01:43.00
6. Liv Pabst (GER) 01:43:48
7. Regula Meier (SUI) 01:46:04
8. Maja Bollhalder (SUI) 01:46:21
9. Nora Weibel (SUI) 01:46:23
10. Nicole Cambell (USA) 01:46:39

17.32 h: K31 / Topten results man (Davos-Filisu)
1. Oyvind Stokseht (NOR) 01:59:15
2. Stephan Hugenschmidt (GER) 01:59:28
3. Peter Sulzer (SUI) 02:02:16
4. Jörg Krone (GER) 02:02:43
5. Roger Gerber (SUI) 02:03:35
6. Roger Ramer (SUI) 02:04:22
7. Kay Kretzschmar (GER) 02:05:36
8. Reto Patt (SUI) 02:05:48
9. Aeneas Appius (SUI)  02:07:21
10. Max Knier (GER) 02:08:02 

17.25 h: K31 / Topten results women (Davos-Filisur)
1. Maja Luder-Gautsch (SUI) 02:10:01
2. Saskia Bösch (SUI) 02:19:13
3. Annette Hartmann (GER) 02:19:42
4. Susanne Schenk (SUI) 02:28:27
5. Madeleine Furrer (SUI) 02:30:47
6. Nataschaw Gutknecht (SUI) 02:32:39
7. Anita Meyer-Wenger (SUI) 02:33:34
8. Birgit Wersin (GER) 02:34:23
9. Andrea Vogel (SUI) 02:34:58
10. Sina Sprecher (SUI) 02:35:52

17.18 h: C42 / Topten results men (Davos-Tiefenkastel)
1. Giovanni Gonzalez (MEX) 02:32:44
2. Marc-Henri Jaunin (SUI) 02:44:26
3. Noldy Graf (SUI) 02:51:09
4. René Eisenring (SUI) 02:52:10
5. Jochen Kümpel (GER) 02:53:31
6. Michel Jobin (SUI) 02:54:49
7. Gert Mertens (BEL) 02:55:35
8. Esko Kranze (GER) 02:56:34
9. Filippo Neri (ITA) 02:58:10
10. Andreas Pummer (AUT) 03:01:47 

17.14 h: C42 / Topten results women (Davos-Tiefenkastel)
1. Bettna Schelbert (SUI) 03:14:25
2. Edith Zwahlen (SUI) 03:17:27
3. Bianca Schödler (SUI) 03:22:08
4. Brigitte Eggerling (SUI) 03:34:30
5. Alexandra Schlegle (SUI) 03:38:58
6. Nadine Sprecher (SUI) 03:39:59
7. Mary Acker (USA) 03:40:15
8. Simone Stöpler (GER) 03:41:23
9. Sonja Rossteuscher (CAN) 03:43:35
10. Pina Fischer (SUI) 03:43:38

17.10 h: K42 / Topten results man (Bergün-Davos)
1. Gion-Andrea Bundi (SUI) 03:12:43
2. Matsumoto Dai (JPN) 03:25:47
3. Dirk Strohtmann 03:28:44
4. André Marti (SUI) 03:33:04
5. Jörn Strothmann (SUI) 03:36:25
6. Ulisses Joos (SUI) 03:44:09
7. Josef Brändle (SUI) 03:45:33
8. Frank Grieder (SUI) 03:45:45
9. Christoph Feremutsch (SUI) 03:46:05
10. Marcel Glässner (SUI) 03:46:47

17.06 h: K42 / Topten results women (Bergün-Davos)
1. Diana Lehman (GER) 04:05:34
2. Carolina Reiber (SUI) 04:06:21
3. Kristijna Loonen (NED) 04:06:35
4. Anja Carlson (GER) 04:10:24
5.Monika Schaffner (SUI) 04:21:28
6. Evelyn Stuhlinger-Lipowitz (GER) 04:24:00
7. Louise Curtis (NZL) 04:24:42
8. Claudia Bodenwinkler (SUI) 04:25:50
9. Katrin Engelen (GER) 04:27:02
10. Nicole Lohri (SUI)04:27.02

16.48 h: K78 / Topten results men (Davos-Davos)
1. Jonas Buud (SWE) 05:48:43
2. Jean-Yves Rey (SUI) 06:07:15
3. Antonio Armuzzi (ITA) 06:09:26
4. Nick Sharp (GBR) 06:18:52
5. Beat Bieri (SUI) 06:25:57
6. Christian Stork (GER) 06:29:18
7. Matthias Dippacher (GER) 06:35:35
8. Patrick Brenner (SUI) 06:36:43
9. Ruedi Bärtschi (SUI) 06:39:41
10. Adrian Brennwald (SUI) 06:41:01

16.43 h: K78 / Topten results women (Davos-Davos)
1. Lena Gavelin (SWE) 06:41.30
2. Elizabeth Hawker (GBR) 06:57:51
3. Jasmin Nuninge (SUI) 06:58:35
4. Gaby Steigmeier (SUI) 07:21:38
5. Denise Zimmermann (SUI) 07:32:51
6. Jeanette Dalcomo (SUI) 07:38:47
7. Elke Hiebl (GER) 07:47:25
8. Mase Chigaya (JPN) 07:49:54
9. Bettina Leimgruber (SUI) 07:50:59
10. Miriam Schmidt (GER) 08:06:59

 16.27 h: K42
Due to the press conference with the winners of the K78 the Live-Ticker was stoped. Thank you for your understanding. 
Here the Top 5 Results of the women:
1. Diana Lehmann (GER) 04:05.34
2. Caroline Reiber (SUI) 04:06:21
3. Kristijna Loonen (NED) 04:06:35
4. Anja Carlsohn  (GER) 04:10:24
5. Monika Schaffner (SUI) 4:21:28

15.07 h:  K42
The leading position of K42 with Gion-Andrea Bundi, the Swiss cross-country skiier as winner:
1. Gion-Andrea Bundi (SUI) 3:12:43
2. Dai Matsumoto (JAP) / Rückstand 13:04
3. Dirk Stothmann (GER) / Rückstand 16:01
4. Andre Mari (SUI) / Rückstand 20:24
5. Jörn Stothmann (SUI) / Rückstand 23:42

15.00 h: K78
With a delay of 40 seconds Jasmin Nuninge passes the finishing line as 3rd. Both athletes were fighting hard for the last part of the race. Congratulation to both athletes for the top performance.

14.58 h: K78
With 16 minutes delay Elizabeth Hawker passed the finish line on position 2. Where is Jasmin Nuninge?

14.53 h: K78
Other top ten runner men:
7th position Matthias Dippacher (GER) / delay 46 minutes
8th position Patrick Brenner (SUI) / delay 48 minutes
9th position Ruedi Bärtsch (SUI) / delay 50 minutes
10th position Adrian Brennwald / delay 52 minutes

14.48 h: K21 / WALK
In the meantime the K21 and WALK have started in Büel near Klosters on the attractive "Sunnibergbrücke". The leaders just have passed at Davos Laret.

14.34 h: K78
On position 2 is Lizzy Hawker, followed on position 3 by Jasmin Nuninge in her homerace. Both runners have passed Durchlisagi and will shortly arrive in the stadium.

14.43 h: K78
With a winning time of 6 hours 41 minutes and 30 seconds Lena Gavelin from Sweden wins her first Swiss Alpine Marathon in Davos. Fantastic, congratulation!

14.33 h: K78
On 5th place the Swiss Beat Bieri has passed the finish line with a delay of 37 minutes, followed by the German Christian Storck with a delay of 40 minutes.

14.29 hr K78
Will there be a double victory for Sweden? Lena Gavelin has passed 4 minutes ago the Duchlisagi and is on her way to the finish line. Elizabeth Hawker and Jasmin Nuninge have passed Teufi. A fight for place 2 and 3 between the two athletes for the finish part is expected.

14.23 h: K78
Lena Gavelin is still in the women lead and has passed Teufi.

14.21 h: K78
The British runner Nick Sharp has passed the finish line with a delay of 30 minutes on 4th position.

14.17 h: K42
The leader Gion-Andrea Bundi has passed Teufi.

14.10 h: K78
Well done! The first three runner of the master of the mountain marathon have arrived at the finish line:
1st postion  Jonas Buud (SWE) 05:48:43
2nd position Jean-Yves Rey (SUI) delay 18.32 minutes
3rd position . Antonio Armuzzi (ITA) delay 20.43 minutesRückstand 20.43
Congratulation! Jonas Buud with he's hattrick wins the Swissalpine Marathon Davos for the 3rd time.

14.06 h: K78
Suspense in the stadium - the spectators expect the winners.

14.05 h: K78
Nick Sharp has passed Duchlisagi. The finish line is not far anymore.

14.01 h: K42
On 2nd position the Japanese runner Matsumoto Dai has passed Dürrboden, followed by the German Dirk Strothmann on position 3.

13.59 hr K78
On 2nd and 3rd position Elizabeht Hawker and Jasmin Nuninge passed Dürrboden.

13.53 h: K78
The 5th runner Beat Bieri has passed at Teufi. The two leaders Jonas Buud and Jean-Yves Rey have already passed at the Duchlisagi. Jonas Buud will arrive within short time in the sportstadium Davos.

13.53 h: K42
The leader has passed Dürrboden.

13.47 h: K78
Britiains Nick Sharp has passed Teufi on 4th position.

13.46 h: K78
In the sportstadion the winner of K78 is soon expected. Will it be the same one than last year?

13.44 h: K78
Lena Gavelin is still in the leading position of the mens race and has passed Dürrboden.

14.31 h: K42
First runner of K42 Gion-Andrea Bundi has passed the ebenfalls Scalettapass.

13.35 hr K78
As 3rd women Elizabeth Hawker has also passed the Scalettapass.   

13.35 h: K78
Jasmin Nuninge has passed on 2nd position the Scalettapass.

13.31 h: K78
It looks like the victory will go to Jonas Buud. The track record since 2002 is 5 hours 34 minutes from Grigory Murzin that is not participating this year.

13.28 h: K78
Beat Bieri has passed Dürrboden in 5th position and Jonas Buud has already passed Teufi.

13.21 h: K78
The leading women Lena Gavelin has passed the Scalettapass and is on her descent to Dürrboden.

13.10 h: K78
Second runner at Dürrboden is Jean-Yves Rey 10 minutes later than Jonas Buud.

13.07 h: K78
Forth runner Nick Sharp has passed Scalettapass followed by Beat Bieri from Switzerland that has passed over to position 5.

13.01 h: K78
It looks like the K78 victory goes to Sweden for men and women. Or will there be a surprise?

12.57 h: K78
The spectators at Dürrboden welcome Jonas Buud as first runner.

12.57 h: K78
The Italien Antonio Armuzzi has passed the Scalettapass in 3rd position. Delay to the leader: 14 minutes.

12.54 h: K42
The first 3 men are still in the same position and have passed the Keschhut.

12.45 h: K78
The second man has passed the Scalettapass. Jean-Yves Rey.

12.45 h: K78
After Jasmin Nuninge in second position also Deborah Balz and Elizabeth Hawker in 3rd and 4th position have passed the Keschhut.

12.40 h: K78
Last years winners Jonas Buud has passed the Scalettapass in the lead.

12.36 h: K42
2 of the leading women of K42 are Carolina Reiber and Diana Lehmann.

12.31 h: K42 
The first three runners have passed in Tschanz: In the lead the Swiss cross-country skier Gion-Andrea Bundi, followed by André Marti and Dirk Strottmann.  

12.24 h In the middle of the top ten men Lena Gavelin has passed the Keschhut as first women.

12.24 h 2 other top athletes have passed the Keschhut: Matthias Dippacher and Beat Bieri. Delay to the leading athlete: 17 minutes.

12.21 h The top runners are already in the panoramatrail.

12.08 h  Keschhut: In 3rd position the Italian  Antonio Armuzzi has passed and with a delay of 8 minutes on place 4 is Britain's Nick Sharp.

12.04 h Jean-Yves Rey has passed the Keschhut as second. No snowfall at the Keschhut. The panoramatrail can be passed. Snowfall is announced at Scalettapass.

12.02 h Just a few steps from the Keschhut: Jean-Yves Rey.

12.00 h Jonas Buud just arrived as first at the Keschhut.

11.58 h Attac from Lena Gavelin at the climb to the Keschhut. She continues to make a gap between her and her competitors.

11.52 h Womenlead has arrived in Tschanz. The Swedish marathon athlete Lena Gavlin has taken the lead and is 6 minutes ahead of the Davos runner Jasmin Nuninge. They are followed by Eilzabeth Hawker, Deborah Balz and with another small delay the Swiss runner Gaby Steigmeier.

11.46 h The suspens goes on: who will be first............?

11.38 h The Keschhut is expecting the leading runners.

11.35 h Is snowfall expecting the runners at the highest point of the race? Who will be the first?

11.30 h Start K42 in Bergün!

11.28 h Incredible! The top runners are on the track with app. 4:07 minutes (Jonas Buud) and 4:10 (following runners) per km between Filisur and Bergün.  

11.24 h Which of the top runners can make the difference with the beginning climb to the top point at the Keschhut?

11.20 h Suspense! The first 4 top runners have reached Taschanz almost together. Jonas Buud is in the lead with 1 second, followed by Jean-Yves Rey, Nick Sharp and Antonio Armuzzi.  

11.17 h The top runners are in the Val Tuors and will soon be in the ascent to the Keschhut.  

11.10 h Bergün prepares for the start of the K42 (departure 11.30 h). Favorites of the K42: from Germany: Dirk Strothmann, Jochen Temsch and Diana Lehmann, from Switzerland: Christian Biland, Andreas Bühler and  Carolina Reiber. Other favorites from Holland is Kristijna Loonen and the Japanese runner  Dai Matsumoto, who runs for the new partnership that the Swissalpine Marathon has with the mountain race in Sugadaira.

11.06 h Davos top runner Arthur von Siebenthal has passed Bergün with a delay of 13 1/2 minutes on position 14th.

10.57 h The leading women have passed Bergün. Jasmin Nuninge is in the lead with 1 minute 12 seconds. New in the second position is the Swedish marathon runner Lena Gavelin. They are followed by Elizabeth Hawker (delay 1 minute 45 seconds) and Deborah Balz (delay 3 minutes 11). 

10.54 h Other top runners in Bergün are 3 Swiss:
- Ruedi Bärtschi (delay 7 Min. 20)
- Beat Bieri (delay 7 Min. 41)
- Felix Schnek (delay 8 Minuten 14)

10.50 h With a delay of 6 minutes 45 seconds the two Germans Matthias Dippacher and Christian Stork have passed Bergün.

10.46 h We just received the information that there is snowfall at the Keschhut.

10.41 h The leaders have passed Bergün. The Italien is 30 seconds ahead and followed by Jonas Buud, Nick Sharp and Jean-Yves Rey. Patrick Brenner from Zurich follows with 1 1/2 minutes delay.

10.30 h Other top ten runners in following the leaders:  Chrstian Stork (GER), Matthias Dippacher (GER), Moritz Boschung (SUI), Ruedi Bärtschi (SUI), Beat Bieri (SUI).

10.34 h Attac near Bergün from startnumber 4 Antonio Armuzzi. He leads with app. 50 meters before Nick Sharp, JeanYves Rey and Jonas Buud.

10.31 h Finish K31 Filisur
Men
1. Oyvind Stokseth (NOR)  01:59:15
2. Stephan Hugenschmidt (GER) 01:59:28
3. Peter Sulzer (SUI) 02:02:16

Women
1. Maja Luder-Gautschi (SUI) 02:10:01
2. Saskia Bösch (SUI) 02:19:13
3. Annette Hartmann (GER) 02:19:42

10.22 h Bergün is expecting the lead runner. The passage through the village with houses in the Engadine style is one of the highlights for all the runners. A warm welcome  from inhabitants and many spectators! Bergün is also the departure point for the K42 (11.30 h).

10.14 h  Jasmin Nuninge and Elizabeth Hawker have passed Filisur ahead of 4 minutes before Deborah Balz.

10.07 h The leaders are now in the ascent to Bergün.

10.02 h The leading team with Jonas Buud, after a short distance Antonio Armuzzi, Jean-Yves Rey and Nick Sharp has passed  Filisur. New in the lead is the Swiss runner Patrick Brenner with startnumber 217.

10.00 h The weater is still cloudy with small showers. 

09.55 h Filisur is waiting for the leaders. In Filsur is also the finish of the K31.  

09.49 Uhr Station Wiesen: The 3 women in lead have passed Station Wiesen. With 3 minutes ahead Jasmin Nuninge passed first before Elizabeth Hawker and with another 2 minutes delay the Swiss Deborah Balz. Die ersten 3 Damen haben die Station Wiesen passiert:

09.43 h the three leaders  Antionio Armuzzi, Jonas Buud, andJean-Yves Rey pass by Wiesen Station and have been joined by the Brit Nick Sharp and the Swiss Moritz Boschung. 

09.42 h The leading women Jasmin Nuninge and Elizabeth Hawker pass "Känzeli".

09.36 h The 3 runnrs in the lead are still together and has passed the "Känzeli" before Wiesen station. 

09.27 h The Swiss runner Jean-Yves Rey from Crans-Montana with startnumber 9 is in the top 10. In 2004 he has won the Zermatt Marathon and 3 times the alpine marathon "Alpages" in the Valais.  

09.20 h 3 runners including Jonas Buud, last years winner, the Italien  Antonio Armuzzi and the Swiss Jean-Yves Rey from Crans Montana have passed the point at Schmeldboden and are entering the Zügenschlucht.  

08.51  h The leading group is already on the way up to Monstein. All the favorites are still together.

08.20 h This years favorites: Jonas Buud from Sweden. After two victories he wants the hattrik. Nick Sharp from Great Britain at his first start, the Swiss Moritz Boschung, the Italien Antonio Armuzzi and the German runners Tobias Brack, Anton Philipp und Christian Stork.
Ladies favorites are from Davos Jasmin Nuninge, she wants to repeat last years victory. Her competitor is Lena Gavelin, the Swedish Marathon runner and Elizabeth Hawker from Great Britain who has won the Swissalpine Marathon already twice.

08.15 h The sportstadium is empty. The first runners are on the road through Davos

08:00 Start Swissalpine Marathon K78, C42 and K31.

The Live Ticker information is mainly for the K78. Other races you will receive results on the winners.