Bornes to Fly 2022
Bornes to Fly 2022, the winners. Photo: Karine Dupureur
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Sylvain Koch-Mathian wins Bornes to Fly 2022

30 May, 2022
Bornes to Fly 2022
And they’re off! Photo: Karine Dupureur

Sylvain Koch-Mathian won the 2022 edition of Bornes to Fly, Annecy’s three-day hike-and-fly race, with Kinga Masztalerz first woman home.

The race was a 166km circuit from Annecy to the edge of Chamonix and back around several turnpoints. 54 happy pilots made it in to goal before the cut-off.

Bornes to Fly 2022
Photo: Karine Dupureur
Bornes to Fly 2022 podium
L-R: Claire, Kinga, Sébastien and Sylvain

Results

Overall

  1. Sylvain Koch-Mathian
  2. Sébastien Ibanez
  3. Reto Reiser

Women

  1. Kinga Masztalerz (51st overall)
  2. Claire Garnesson (55th overall)
  3. Melina Vinci (63rd overall)

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