European Ultramarathon Cup

The European Ultramarathon Cup, also known as the Europacup Ultramarathon (ECU), was an annual cup event covering some of the biggest Ultramarathon races in Europe from 1992 until 2019.[1]

History

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The European Ultramarathon Cup began after the fall of the Berlin Wall before that year's Rennsteiglauf, at the time the biggest sporting event in East Germany. Representatives from the Rennsteiglauf, the Biel running days, and the Swabian Alb Marathon met to organize the first series. It was expanded to an annual series with a yearly award ceremony in 2002.[2]

League

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For a league score, for each runner the three best races during a calendar year were scored. The weighting factor was calculated based on the best finishing times during the previous year and is normalized on the finishing time of the 100 km Del Passatore. The runners were ranked based on their average score.

League races

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(2019)

Month Country Name Description
March   France Trail du Petit Ballon Rouffach, 52 km, 2300 m climb
May   Austria Bizau Ultratrail Bizau, 50 km, 2900 Hm
May   Belgium Le Grand Trail Bütgenbach, 105/60 km, 2800/1620 Hm
May   Italy 100 km del Passatore Florence, 100 km
July   Italy Schlern Rosengarten Skymarathon Tiers, 45 km, 2980 m climb
August   Germany Monschau Ultramarathon Monschau, 56 km, 950 m climb
September   Slovenia Celje-Logarska Dolina Celje, 75 km
October   Germany Albmarathon Schwäbisch Gmünd 50 km, 1100 m climb

Previous league races

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References

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  1. ^ "GENERALI MÜNCHEN MARATHON". www.laufreport.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "25 Jahre Europacup Ultramarathon (ECU) im Jahr 2017" (in German). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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