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Beaudoin-Rousseau and Engelhard win at Mountain Running World Cup final
The Mountain Running World Cup season ended with two races at Défi des Couleurs in Beaupré, Quebec, Canada.
The uphill race covered five kilometres and climbed almost 800 metres.
Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau of the United States won the men’s race in 28 minutes, 55 seconds, with Canada’s Remi Leroux second.
Nina Engelhard of Germany won the women’s race in 31 minutes, 43 seconds, nearly two minutes ahead of the runner-up.
The next day, runners competed in a 16-kilometre up-and-down race with 1,200 metres of climbing.
Kenya’s Philemon Kiriago won the men’s race, while Engelhard won the women’s event for her second victory of the weekend.
The results marked the final races of this year’s Mountain Running World Cup.
Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau and Nina Engelhard won the men’s and women’s Uphill races at the Mountain Running World Cup Final.
The races were held at Défi des Couleurs in Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
Beaudoin-Rousseau finished in 28:55, ahead of Canada’s Remi Leroux in 29:04.
Engelhard won in 31:43, nearly two minutes ahead of second-place Kirsty Skye Dickson.
The final weekend also included Up and Down races on the following day.
- Who
- Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau and Nina Engelhard won the men’s and women’s Uphill races.
- What
- They won races at the Mountain Running World Cup Final.
- When
- The final weekend of the 2026 Mountain Running World Cup; the exact race dates are not stated.
- Where
- Défi des Couleurs in Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
- Why
- The event hosted the final races of the year’s Mountain Running World Cup.
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Défi des Couleurs hosted the Mountain Running World Cup Final races.
Beaudoin-Rousseau and Engelhard won the Uphill races.
The Up and Down races took place.
- Men’s Uphill winner
- Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau (U.S.), 28:55
- Women’s Uphill winner
- Nina Engelhard (Germany), 31:43
- Men’s runner-up
- Remi Leroux (Canada), 29:04
- Women’s runner-up
- Kirsty Skye Dickson (U.K.), 33:32
- Uphill course
- Five kilometers with almost 800 meters of elevation gain
- Event location
- Beaupré, Québec, Canada
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