The results link for each race will list the participants and their results.
Num |
Year |
Starting Point |
Winner |
Ctry |
Distance |
More details |
1 |
1906 |
Paris, France |
Frank Lahm |
USA |
641.1 |
|
2 |
1907 |
St. Louis, USA |
Oscar Erbsloh |
GER |
1403.55 |
|
3 |
1908 |
Berlin, Germany |
Theodor Schaeck |
SUI |
1190 |
|
4 |
1909 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Edgar W. Mix |
USA |
1121.11 |
|
5 |
1910 |
St. Louis, USA |
Alan R. Hawley |
USA |
1887.6 |
|
6 |
1911 |
Kansas City, USA |
Hans Gericke |
GER |
757.84 |
|
7 |
1912 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Maurice Bienaime |
FRA |
2191 |
|
8 |
1913 |
Paris, France |
Ralph M Upson |
USA |
618 |
|
1914 - 1919 |
No events held during World War I |
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9 |
1920 |
Birmingham, USA |
Ernst Demuyter |
BEL |
1769 |
|
10 |
1921 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Paul Armbruster |
BEL |
766 |
|
11 |
1922 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Ernest Demuyter |
BEL |
1372.1 |
|
12 |
1923 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Ernest Demuyter |
BEL |
1155 |
|
13 |
1924 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Ernest Demuyter |
BEL |
714 |
|
14 |
1925 |
Brussels, Belgium |
A. Veenstra |
BEL |
1345 |
|
15 |
1926 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Ward T. van Orman |
USA |
864 |
|
16 |
1927 |
Detroit, USA |
Edward J. Hill |
USA |
1198 |
|
17 |
1928 |
Detroit, USA |
William E. Kepner |
USA |
740.8 |
|
18 |
1929 |
St. Louis, USA |
Ward T. van Orman |
USA |
548.94 |
|
19 |
1930 |
Cleveland, USA |
Ward T. van Orman |
USA |
872 |
|
1931 |
No event held |
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20 |
1932 |
Basle, Switzerland |
T.G.W. Settle |
USA |
1550 |
|
21 |
1933 |
Chicago, USA |
Francyzek Hynek |
POL |
1361 |
|
22 |
1934 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Francyzek Hynek |
POL |
1333 |
|
23 |
1935 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Zbigniew Burzynski |
POL |
1650.47 |
|
24 |
1936 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Ernest Demuyter |
BEL |
1715.8 |
|
25 |
1937 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Ernest Demuyter |
BEL |
1396 |
|
26 |
1938 |
Liege, Belgium |
Antoni Janusz |
POL |
1692 |
|
1939 -1982 |
No events held |
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27 |
1983 |
Paris, France |
Stefan Makne |
POL |
690 |
|
28 |
1984 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Karl Spenger |
SUI |
793 |
|
29 |
1985 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
342 |
|
30 |
1986 |
Salzburg, Austria |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
272.43 |
|
31 |
1987 |
Seefeld, Austria |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
852 |
|
32 |
1988 |
Bregenz, Austria |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
1110.9 |
|
33 |
1989 |
Bregenz, Austria |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
911.2 |
|
34 |
1990 |
Lech, Austria |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
692.5 |
|
35 |
1991 |
Lech, Austria |
Volker Kuinke |
GER |
1024.9 |
|
36 |
1992 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
David Levin |
USA |
964.2 |
|
37 |
1993 |
Albuquerque, USA |
Josef Starkbaum |
AUT |
1832 |
|
38 |
1994 |
Lech, Austria |
Karl Spenger |
SUI |
825.1 |
|
39 |
1995 |
Wil, Switzerland |
William Eimers |
GER |
1628.1 |
|
40 |
1996 |
Warstein, Germany |
William Eimers |
GER |
1286.9 |
|
41 |
1997 |
Warstein, Germany |
Vincent Leys |
FRA |
1732.5 |
|
42 |
1998 |
Paris, France |
Cancelled due to weather |
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43 |
1999 |
Albuquerque, USA |
Phillipe de Cock |
BEL |
1666.54 |
|
44 |
2000 |
St. Hubert, Belgium |
William Eimers |
GER |
795.7 |
|
45 |
2001 |
Warstein, Germany |
Vincent Leys |
FRA |
1616.6 |
|
46 |
2002 |
Chatelerault, France |
Vincent Leys |
FRA |
1282.3 |
|
47 |
2003 |
Arc-et-Senans, France |
Vincent Leys |
FRA |
1596.5 |
|
48 |
2004 |
Thionville, France |
Richard Abruzzo |
USA |
1803.36 |
|
49 |
2005 |
Albuquerque, USA |
Bob Berben |
BEL |
3400.39 |
|
50 |
2006 |
Wassmunster, |
Phillipe de Cock |
BEL |
2449.6 |
|
51 |
2007 |
Brussels, |
Cancelled due to weather |
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52 |
2008 |
Albuquerque, USA |
David Hempleman-Adams |
GBR |
1768.67 |
|
53 |
2009 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Sebastien Rolland |
FRA |
1588.294 |
|
54 |
2010 |
Bristol, |
Kurt Frieden |
SUI |
2424.31 |
|
55 |
2011 |
Gap-Tallard, |
Sebastien Rolland |
FRA |
780.660 |
|
56 |
2012 |
Ebnat-Kappel, |
Sébastien Rolland / Vincent Leys |
FRA |
1620.06 | |
57 |
2013 |
Nancy, France |
Vincent Leys / Christoph Houver |
FRA |
1402.43 | Results |
58 |
2014 |
Vichy, France |
Wilhelm Eimers / Matthias Zenge |
GER |
1410.64 | |
59 |
2015 |
Pau, France |
Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witprächtiger |
SUI |
2080.80 | Results |
60 |
2016 |
Gladbeck, Germany |
Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witprächtiger |
SUI |
1803.40 | |
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