World Inline Cup returns to Einsiedeln after 16-year absence
A four-lap marathon around Lake Sihl brought the World Inline Cup back to Einsiedeln after 16 years, with about 400 skaters racing in 30 C heat.
The World Inline Cup returned to Einsiedeln on June 28 with a four-lap marathon around Lake Sihl, and the comeback delivered a tight elite race in 30 C heat. About 400 skaters took part in the event, ending a 16-year absence of skate racing in the Swiss resort town.
The setting mattered almost as much as the result. Swiss Skate Tour said the Sihlsee course was suitable for both elite athletes and hobby skaters, a combination that helps explain why legacy races can still pull a deep field. Construction work also reshaped the event village, pushing race-number pickup, showers, toilets, catering, the award ceremony and vendor stands about a 10-minute walk from the start and finish.
Einsiedeln also carried weight on the calendar because the World Inline Cup has existed since 2000 and IGUANA Deutschland GmbH has organized the series since 2014. That long run has turned the cup into one of the sport’s most durable international marathon circuits, and the return to Einsiedeln put a historic venue back into the mix.
The men’s race split early when Carlos Tarazona of the Shea Stokes World Team forced a break on the first lap. Bart Swings, Felix Rijhnen, Nolan Beddiaf, Julio Mireno and Martin Ferrié remained in the chasing group, but the front of the race later settled around Adrian Alonso, who took over for Shea Stokes and opened enough of a gap to win in 0:58:13.78. Julio Mireno followed in 0:58:59.50, with Felix Rijhnen third in 0:59:05.02.
The women’s race turned into a three-skater fight at the front, with Keily Delgado of the Powerslide Vesmaco World Team, Alejandra Londono of Shea Stokes and Jorun Geerts of Doubleff forming the decisive lead group. Delgado held on for victory in 1:12:42.24, just ahead of Londono in 1:12:43.75 and Geerts in 1:12:46.57.
The next stretch of the World Inline Cup season arrives quickly. The 2026 calendar points to Troyes, France, on Sept. 13 as a Class 1 race, Duluth on the North Shore in the United States on Sept. 19 as a Premium Class event, and Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 26 as the season finale of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inline Skating. Berlin is set to draw more than 5,000 professional and leisure skaters and about 250,000 spectators along the course.
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