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The White Ring | The longest ski race in the world up close

The longest ski race in the world | An experience report

by Marius Schwager 01/18/2010
Windswept into the shooting crouch and full throttle - over 5500 meters of altitude and 22 kilometers!

Slash into the shooting squat and full throttle - over 5500 meters of altitude and 22 kilometers!

Der Weiße Ring
Lech a. Arlberg
Rennteilnehmer
22 kilometers long, 5500 vertical meters, 1000 racers, best time 44:35:07 (Patrick Ortlieb). The White Ring is the longest ski race in the world. As an embedded journalist, I tried to experience the White Hell. Burning thighs, rattling skis and a tortured but happy smile at the end.

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