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COMPRESSPORT® athlete Merillas takes silver at European Championships

Manuel Merillas, COMPRESSPORT athlete, silver medal at ITT European Championships. ©iancorless.com


Spain’s skyrunning rising star, Manuel Merillas once again stepped up to the mark against the worlds best in a bid to be Skyrunning European Champion 2015 over the tough and technical Ice-Trail Tarentaise that ascends and descends over 5000m+/- .


It was an early start for the ITT runners as they departed Val d’Isere at 0400 on a warm July day. From Tignes, it was the ascent of the Grand Motte (3653m) where Merillas laid the foundations for a stunning race matching pre race favourite and Skyrunning World Champion, Luis Alberto Hernando step-for-step.


Manuel Merillas, COMPRESSPORT athlete, silver medal at ITT European Championships. ©iancorless.com  Spain’s skyrunning rising star, Manuel Merillas once again stepped up to the mark against the worlds best in a bid to be Skyrunning European Champion 2015 over the tough and technical Ice-Trail Tarentaise that ascends and descends over 5000m+/- .


Over the Col de Fresse, Chavret, Col de la Rocheure and Col Fours the elastic between Hernando and Merillas started to stretch but it was always a close run thing. Merillas smiled his way through the challenging trail and on the final climb to the Tunnel Lessieres it was clear that Merillas was running for a supremely strong 2nd place and silver medal in the 2015 Skyrunning European Championships.


Post race Merillas commented that, “today I have found a very strong performance.”


We agree! Merillas continues to perform strongly over the Sky and Ultra distances no doubt partly due to his collaboration with COMPRESSPORT® and his ability to push harder and longer during races due the added benefits of clinical compression. In addition, post race recovery benefits are also available from the COMPRESSPORT® range of products for runners.


Azara Garcia de los Salmones, COMPRESSPORT athlete, Face de Bellevarde VK. ©iancorless.com


The weekend was not only about Merillas however. Following on from an incredible performance at Zegama-Aizkorri, Azara Garcia raced the stunning Vertical Kilometre Face Bellevarde and although the competition was a little too hot for a podium place, Garcia placed 7th and gained valuable points for the Skyrunner® World Series ranking.


Attention now turns to the Italian Dolomites where in less than a week, both Merillas and Garcia, together with a world-class field, will assemble to take on the challenging Dolomites VK and Dolomites SkyRace® courses.