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Rookie Questions for Veterans

In the run-up to the race we always make the athletes complete a questionnaire. In the last few editions we asked the rookies “What advice would you…

Preparing for the X-Pyr 2026 – 2

In this second video of the series, Tom Payne interviews Swiss pilots Silvan Wüthrich and Nicolas Bourqui about their preparation, worries, gear and…

Preparing for the X-Pyr 2026

Idris Birch, Celia Viermann and their supporters explain their motivations, preparation and we…

Traversing the Pyrenees in just 2 days!

The Pyrenees are on fire at the moment. After Mattin’s epic Easter crossing of the chain and the excellent flights by our Catalan competitors, h…

Mattin’s epic Easter training weekend

The Easter week turned out to be an amazing training opportunity for many of our athletes. More than any, Mattin Íñiguez made the most of it. T…

Epic Pre-Race Week: The Pyrenees are On Fire!

While we are busy behind the scenes preparing the 7th edition of the X-Pyr , Mother Nature decided to give us a legendary preview of what these moun…

Léo Béard withdraws

We are sad to report that French athlete Léo Béard and his father Jean Christophe have had to withdraw from the 2026 X-Pyr. Léo has had some p…

X-Pyr 2026: Athlete announcement

After a record-breaking number of applicants, we can now announce the selected teams. There are 50 – the largest number in the history of the event…

X-Pyr 2026: Save the Dates

We are pleased to confirm that the X-Pyr 2026 will begin on 21st June 2026 at 10:00 on the beach at Hondarribia on the Bay of Biscay. The compet…

X-Pyr 2024: World Premiere of the Documentary!

Attention please, adventure and adrenaline lovers! The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived: the world premiere of the X-Pyr 2024 documenta…

Day 7 – Last day of race

Although 17 teams arrived at the finish in Santa Helena de Rodes, we had some emotions ahead. El Port de la Selva – Patrick Harvey-Collard Pat…

Day 8 – Prize giving – Highlights

Day 7 – Video Highlights

Day 7 – Sebrand Warren

Day 7 – Evening Update

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