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From 0 to Monte Rosa

Nico Valsesia's record breaking ascent of Monte Rosa

Posted by Daniel Walker , photos by Nico Valsesia - 16 August 2020

Leaving from the crowded Voltri Beach in Genoa on August 9th, Nico Valsesia began his attempt to break the cycling-running record from sea level to Monte Rosa at 4634m.

The climbs started almost immediately after leaving the Ligurian coast, taking on the Passo del Turchino before descending into Ovada. From there, Nico’s route took him through Alessandria and to the rolling hills of Monferrato.  Continuing his ascent Nico finished the bike portion of the ride in 7:30 minutes and arrived in Alagna Valsesia at 1: 30 in the morning.

After a short break to refuel and stretch, the running portion of the ascent to Monte Rosa began. For the first meters of the climb, pro mountain bike racer Marzio Deho, joined him as they made their way up to Capanna Gnifetti at 3647m. Joining the pair was Felipe, Nico’s son, and friend Mattia Torraco. The trio then continued up to their destination at Capanna Margerita, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 21 seconds after Marco had left the beach in Genoa.

“When I left I didn’t think I could do it, then I saw that my legs were gradually coming along and I was able to keep a good rhythm and push towards the end “  Nico

This is Nico’s second record on the Monte Rosa, back in the spring of 2018 he broke the record for the bike and ski combined ascent. He broke that record in a time of 14:30, and now owns the record for an additional ascent. This time cutting an additional 12 minutes off his first record.

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2 responses to “From 0 to Monte Rosa”

  1. S

    Stan says:

    16 September 2020

    What are the aero-bars being used on this Dué?

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    Francisco Duran says:

    15 September 2020

    Cool ride and run! I would like to experience that one, although the hike/run must be really hard. I would like to know more details like elevation gain in both sections, Tempo, etc.
    I was quite surprised that his first record with bike and ski is only 12 minutes slower. I can imagine that the ski-ascending is much slower than running in sommer…

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