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!”