Valmalenco UltraDistance Trail

La VUT è una gara unica nel suo genere, 90 km a fil di cielo, in gran parte sopra i 2000 metri di quota, con 6000 metri di dislivello positivo. La prima parte della gara si svolge in notturna, con due partenze: una a Chiesa in Valmalenco, per la prova individuale, una in contemporanea a Lanzada, per la prova a staffetta 3 elementi. Le due prove si uniscono in località Vassalini, per poi proseguire in un unico serpentone di luci che sale dai 1000 metri fino ai 2600 metri del passo del Ventina. Il percorso supera per tre volte i 2700 metri e tocca 15 rifugi, attraversa paesaggi spettacolari ai piedi del massiccio del Disgrazia, dell’imponente gruppo del Bernina, e del pizzo Scalino.

The VUT is an unique race, 90 km long, mostly above the 2000 meters of altitude, with an elevation gain of 6,000 meters. The first part of the race takes place at night, with two departures at the same time: one at Chiesa in Valmalenco, for the individual race, one in Lanzada, for the 3-element relay race. The two races meet in Vassalini, then continue together with a single snake of lights that rises from 1000 meters of altitude up to 2600 meters of the pass of Ventina. The route goes three times over 2700 meters of altitude, and touches 15 shelters, through spectacular landscapes at the foot of the massif of Disgrazia, and the mounts Bernina, and Pizzo Scalino.

Cristina Tasselli

Digital Strategic Marketing Director – certified Innovation Manager – in multinational companies, she is still today the only Italian female athlete to have ran 900 km and 55,000m D+ in the mountains in a single stage race (Transpyrenea 2016, 3rd women overall). She counts numerous Podiums and international Victories on races over 100k. She holds a SNaQ CONI certification as a Trail Running Coach, Athletic Trainer and in Nutrition and Sports Supplementation. Since 2014 she is President and sports executive of innovative technology startups and companies, including Trail Running Movement and Digital Sport 360. She trains elite trail running athletes and she teaches in trail running coach certification courses. She is an author of sports articles on training, nutrition and supplementation in trail running and running, both in Italian and in English and Spanish. She manages relationships and collaborations with Federations and Race Organizers.