GTWS Podcast #1 - Zegama Pre-Race show with Kilian Jornet, Sara Alonso and Francesco Puppi

You thought you knew about the GTWS ?

In this episode, Greg Vollet tells us all about the part of the GTWS that sits below the surface and only a few know about.

Find out about the origins, the team, the structure and the next exciting things to look forward to that are dropping soon.

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI


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LAST STAGE !

People were fighting for the points today to gain or maintain their positions in the overall rankings. Sometimes against their preferences, pushing the limits, they have gone into this stage with everything they had.

If it worked for some, it means that it didn't for others as places were swapped.

Once again we've got great ITWs with all these athletes, understand how to perfect your downhill with Nienke Brinkman, the power of mental resilience from Remi Bonnet (today's male champion), the power of the trail running community for Allie Mac (today's female champion), words of wisdom coming from the young Malen Osa, and how to ride the red line with Sophia Laukli.

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 5
Overall results
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Hello friends !

In this episode, we tell you about Nienke's feelings during today's run and plans for tomorrow, why Rémi chose to take it out hard in the first climb, how Thibaut Baronian fought against Elhousine and Ruy Ueda or the secret plans of Sophia Laukli.

Today I was also joined by Allie McLaughlin who had decided not to race this stage. Instead, she dressed up as Marla (Fight Club) to cheer people on and warm up for tomorrow's party on her bday. Yep, things are about to get real!

Enjoy!
Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 4
Overall results
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Short and sweet could describe today's stage... minus the sweet! It was a brutal course and once again we've seen a lot of drama, and like yesterday, runners went absolutely "full send" mode in all the segments!

Wanna learn why that day was so special for Nienke Brinkman? Unveil Morgan Eliott's secret on how to take the uphill segment win from Remi Bonnet ? Or find out how Sophia Laukli and Allie MacLaughlin helped each other out to finish 2nd and 3rd of this stage respectively ?

Well, it's all there in today's episode and more, enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 3 
Overall results
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CARNAGE !!!

From my experience in stage races, we usually see the biggest amount of carnage on day 3 or 4 but day 2 of the Golden Trail World Series Final in Madeira Island was insane. From a 180 degree shift in weather going from wet and raining yesterday, today was sunny, hot and windy  = perfect combo for dehydration !

I also managed to get on the course to give you additional updates on how the race went, as well as pre and post race interviews, enjoy !

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 2
Overall results
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It's on!

The first stage took place and it was hell of a kick off for this week of racing. Crazy weather, people going out fast, blow ups, crashes, sprint finishes, we got them all for you, right from the field, enjoy !

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 1
Overall results
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First of the 5 daily episodes of the GTWS Final at Madeira Ocean Trails.

Link to the dedicated website: https://madeiragtwsfinal.com/

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI is excited to give you a full run through what took place in Flagstaff, Arizona on September 25th !

The Flagstaff Sky Peaks race has delivered amazing results for the last stage of the season. New comers as well as athletes familiar to the Golden Trail World Series circuit have fought side by side for the last opportunity to score points and move up the overall rankings leading up to the final in Madeira Island.

We also got recordings from winners Nienke Brinkman and Rémi Bonnet who both managed to score two wins in two weeks !

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Your host Martin GAFFURI has gone a little sideways for the last Pre Race episode of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series podcast !

Leading up to the last stage of the season at Flagstaff Sky Peaks, we're presenting the top athletes present here, as well as how we believe they will perform on the day.
We've also done a rather thorough course preview... you'll see!

Our guest for this episode is Race director and widely recognised figure in the US trail running community Jamil Coury. Amongst other things, we talked about the course, the area of the race, as well as the stacked schedule leading up to the event, including post race film festival and admittedly post race party !

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In this special episode, Martin Gaffuri brings you inside the lives of 30 athletes, 15 staff traveling between the last two races of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series.

You can expect genuine conversations about their racing experience, how they live together, train together and more importantly, explore and have fun together!

We caught up with Dani Osanz who just finished 2nd in Pikes Peak Ascent, Anthony Felber, Nienke Brinkman who won Pikes Peak Ascent and Lise Neukomm who's joining this crew of runners as Rémi Bonnet's partner.

Enjoy!


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