Red Bull X-Alps 2025 Athletes Revealed
Press Release / 30.10.2024
The athletes taking on the world’s toughest adventure race have been announced. They come from all over the world and consist of seasoned veterans, record-breakers, World Cup winners and talented rookies ready to take on the challenge that is Red Bull X-Alps.
This challenge, spanning over a 12-day period in June 2025, involves trail running, hiking, mountaineering and paragliding across the mountains of the Alps.
Here is the complete line-up:
Shane Tighe (AUS) – Rookie
Simon Oberrauner (AUT1) – Veteran
Thomas Friedrich (AUT2) – Veteran
Benedikt Dornauer (AUT3) – Rookie
Samuel Tanner (AUT4) – Rookie
Thomas de Dorlodot (BEL1) – Veteran
Jean de Biolley (BEL2) – Rookie
Gabriel Jansen Rabello (BRA) – Rookie
James Elliott (CAN1) – Veteran
Patrick Harvey-Collard (CAN2) – Rookie
Bei Yu (CHN) – Rookie
Ondrej Prochazka (CZE) – Veteran
Mattin Iñiguez (ESP) – Rookie
Damien Lacaze (FRA1) – Veteran
Maxime Pinot (FRA2) – Veteran
Tim Alongi (FRA3) – Veteran
Tanguy Renaud-Goud (FRA4) – Veteran
Rémi Bourdelle (FRA5) – Rookie
Markus Anders (GER1) – Veteran
Celine Lorenz (GER2) – Veteran
Philipp Haag (GER3) – Rookie
Christian Schugg (GER4) – Rookie
Aaron Durogati (ITA1) – Veteran
Tobias Grossrubatscher (ITA2) – Veteran
Nicola Donini (ITA3) – Veteran
Davide Sassudelli (ITA4) – Rookie
Hugo Alvarez Chamoreau (MEX) – Rookie
Sebrand Warren (NED) – Rookie
Erlend Ukvitne (NOR) – Rookie
Christian Maurer (SUI1) – Champion
Patrick von Känel (SUI2) – Veteran
Nicola Heiniger (SUI3) – Rookie
Lars Meerstetter (SUI4) – Rookie
Juraj Koren (SVK) – Veteran
Jared Scheid (USA) – Rookie
Ulrich Grill, race co-founder, says, “This is one of the strongest line-ups of athletes in the history of Red Bull X-Alps. The density of top athletes is higher than ever before. Each one of them had to go through a strict selection process to be accepted, making sure they’re able and ready to take on the world’s toughest adventure race. Red Bull X-Alps 2025 is going to be the most exciting edition yet!”
