2018 CALENDAR

SKY CLASSIC
April 30 Yading Skyrun 29km +2,345m Yading, China
May 27 Maratn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri 42km +2,736m Zegama, Spain
June 16 (tbc)*Olympus Marathon 44km +3,200m Dion, Greece
June 23 TBD
July 1 Buff Epic Trail 42km +3,200m Barruera, Spain
July 22 Dolomites SkyRace 23km +1,950m Canazei, Italy
July 29 *SkyRace Comapedrosa 21km +2,280m Arinsal, Andorra
August 25 Matterhorn Ultraks Sky 49km +3,600m Zermatt, Switzerland
Sept 1 The Rut 25K 25km +2,375m Big Sky Resort, USA
October 20 *Limone Extreme 23km +2,500m Limone Sul Garda, Italy

SKY EXTRA (Extreme/Ultra)

May 12 Transvulcania Ultramarathon 75km +4,350m La Palma, Spain
June 2 *UltraSkyMarathon Madeira 55km +4,000m Madeira Island, Portugal
July 7 High Trail Vanoise 68km +5,400m Val dIsre, France
August 4 Troms SkyRace 50km +4,600m Tromso, Norway
Aug 26 *Trofeo Kima 52km +4,200m Val Masino, Italy
Sept 16 Salomon Glen Coe SkyLine 55km +4,746m Kinlochleven, UK
Sept 29 Salomon Ultra Pirineu 110km +6,800m Bag, Spain
Oct 6 Pirin Ultra SkyRace 66km +4,200m Bansko, Bulgaria

Legend
*Bonus Races
Each of the bonus races (marked in bold with an asterisk) will award 50% extra points.
There will be three Sky Classic and two Sky Extra bonus races.
tbc
Means the race will take place but the date is waiting for confirmation.

TBD
Means a race will take place at the given date, but the location will be announced later.

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RANKINGS
Sky Classic Ranking
The Sky Classic Ranking will take into account a maximum of the five best seasons results in this
category.
Sky Extra Ranking (Extreme and Ultra Races)
The Sky Extra Ranking will take into account a maximum of the four best seasons results in this
category.
Overall Ranking
The Overall Ranking will be the focus of the season and a foretaste of the single ranking that will
apply from 2019.
All athletes scoring points in any race will enter the Overall Ranking.
The ranking will take into account a maximum of the best two results in each category.

END OF SEASON BONUS POOL

The 2018 End of Season Bonus Pool will increase amount 66,000 EUR (in increase from 60000
EUR in 2017).
Men and Women will be equally rewarded and emphasis will be put on the Overall ranking.
The breakdown will be as follows:

Position Sky Classic Sky Extra Overall

1 5,000 EUR 5,000 EUR 10,000 EUR
2 2,500 EUR 2,500 EUR 3,000 EUR
3 1,500 EUR 1,500 EUR 2,000 EUR
Total 9,000 EUR 9,000 EUR 15,000 EUR

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE END OF SEASON BONUS POOL

The End of Season Bonus Pool will only be distributed to athletes who fulfil eligibility criteria.
Sky Classic
The athlete must have started at least three races.
Sky Extra
The athlete must have started at least two races.
Overall
The athlete must have started a total of at least four races with at least one in each category.

Note: In order to distribute the entire End of Season Bonus Pool, if ranked athletes are not eligible,
the next ranked athletes in line will be awarded.

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