Kranj World Cup Mens Final Route

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Kranj World Cup Mens Final Route

Videos courtesy of blockdigital.com

In a topsy-turvy last stage of the lead-climbing World Cup, in Kranj, Slovenia, several of the main contenders for the 2007 overall title didn’t even make the finals. But in the end, the two points leaders going into the final comp emerged victorious: Slovenia’s Maja Vidmar and Spain’s Patxi Usobiaga.

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CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH a clip of the 2007 Kranj World Cup Women on the Finals Route(Once open, please feel free to continue navigating our site)

MEN: Patxi Usobiaga, Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Cedric Lachat, Flavio Crespi, Jakob Shubert, Jorg Verhoeven, Klemen Becan, Magnus Midtboe, and Tomás Mrázek

WOMEN: Maja Vidmar, Angela Eiter, Muriel Sarakany, Natalija Gros, Irati Anda Villanueva, Alexandra Eyer, Charlotte Durif, Mina Markovic, Carloline Ciavaldini, and Lucka Franko

READ THE FULL HOT FLASHES NEW REPORT: Vidmar, Usobiaga are World Cup ChampsBy Dougald MacDonald

Dates of Event: November 17-18, 2007

Source:Ifsc-climbing.org; blockdigital.com

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