thumb|Start of the 19th Dolomitenmann in 2006
The Dolomitenmann is an extreme sports relay race held in September in the East Tyrolean, or so-called Dolomite Mountains of Austria, near the city of Lienz. The founder and organiser is Werner Grissmann, a former World Cup skier.
The Dolomitenmann relay race has been run annually since 1988. In recent years the race has been sponsored by the manufacturers of Red Bull energy drink and is now known as Red Bull Dolomitenmann. The race is billed by its organizers as "the world's toughest team relay race".
The competition is only open to male athletes. Race organizer Werner Grissmann justifies this with the statement that he wishes to protect women, since the competition is only meant for the "hardest athletes", he does not want "to see women suffer" and that it would be "incompatible with their aesthetics". In 2017 for the first time there was a side competition that was also open to female athletes.
Disciplines
- 17px|link=fell running mountain running
- 17px|link=paragliding paragliding
- 17px|link=mountainbiking mountainbiking
- 17px|link=whitewater kayaking whitewater kayaking
Course
The race is started by the mountain runner on the town square of Lienz at above sea level. who then runs a distance of around up to Kühbodentörl at .
When the runner makes the hand-off to the team's paraglider, he must also run, this time with his whole equipment to the first take-off point. After descending by air to Moosalm, the paraglider runs to a second take-off point, descending to Leisach where the mountain biker is ready and waiting.
The mountain biker typically climbs or more, over a distance of about . After the climb, the mountain biker must ride a downhill track to the finish.
The teams kayaker swims across the river Drau where his boat is stationed. His first maneuver is an "alpine-start", or a drop off a ramp into the river. After the jump the kayaker must navigate a difficult white water track on the river Isel before a last sprint back to the main square of Lienz.
Winning teams and tracks
{|
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{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Year!! Teams !! Track !! Winners !! Time !! Comment
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 1
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1988-09-11
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 51
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Goisele
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:25:47,6
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 2
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1989-09-10
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 57
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:48:14,5
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 3
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1990-09-09
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 54
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:58:06,6
| style="vertical-align:top" | First participation of a Red Bull Team. <br/>Team finished in 2nd place.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 4
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1991-09-01
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 71
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:13:39,2
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 5
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1992-09-13
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 100
| style="vertical-align:top" | Laserzwand
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:05:03,3
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 6
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1993-09-12
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 125
| style="vertical-align:top" | Karlsbader Törl
| Warsteiner Team (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:55:54,0
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 7
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1994-09-10
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 79
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:52:55,2
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 8
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1995-09-09
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 58
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steinermandl
|
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:33:05,9
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 9
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1996-09-07
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 36
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steinermandl
| bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | Warsteiner Team (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:04:59,2
| style="vertical-align:top" | 25 cm snow at Zettersfeld; <br/>-5 °C at finish line<br/>Paragliding contest had to be cancelled
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 10
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1997-09-06
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 46
| style="vertical-align:top" | Hochstadl
| Red Bull Körper (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:35:09,1
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 11
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1998-09-12
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 65
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
| bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | Red Bull Geist (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:00:28,7
| style="vertical-align:top" | Paragliding contest had to be cancelled due to gusty conditions.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 12
| style="vertical-align:top" | 1999-09-11
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 84
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
| Red Bull Geist (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:35:46,2
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 13
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2000-09-09
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 94
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
| Red Bull Geist (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:36:04,1
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 14
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2001-09-08
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 102
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | Steiner Mandl
| Red Bull Geist (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:24:26,0
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 15
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2002-09-07
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 111
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Red Bull (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:55:17,3
| style="vertical-align:top" | 22 teams on waitlist
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 16
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2003-09-06
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Skoda Auto (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:45:11,7
| style="vertical-align:top" | 46 teams on waitlist
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 17
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2004-09-11
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Leingruber Fighter (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:50:53,4
| style="vertical-align:top" | 184 teams on waitlist
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 18
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2005-09-10
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Leingruber Fighter (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:53:36,3
| style="vertical-align:top" | 208 teams on waitlist
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 19
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2006-09-09
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Red Bull (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:55:41,6
| style="vertical-align:top" | 260 teams on waitlist
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 20
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2007-09-08
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| bgcolor="#FFCFCF" | Kolland Top Sport - Kleine Zeitung (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:26:14,0
| style="vertical-align:top" | 263 teams on waitlist<br/>Paragliding contest had to be cancelled due to gusty conditions.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 21
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2008-09-06
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 110
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | Kolland Top Sport (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:00:17,2
| style="vertical-align:top" | 272 teams on waitlist <br/>Paragliding contest had to be started from Moosalm due to gusty conditions.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 22
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2009-09-12
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 111
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Kolland Top Sport - Kleine Zeitung (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:54:46,1
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 23
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2010-09-11
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 115
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Kolland Top Sport - Kleine Zeitung (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:50:39,5
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 24
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2011-09-10
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 115
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Robotunits (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:55:01,7
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 25
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2012-09-08
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 125
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Pure Encapsulations Team (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:57:15,5
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 26
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2013-09-07
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 121
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Kleine Zeitung (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:52:23,7
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 27
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2014-09-06
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 124
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Adidas Outdoor (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:07:57,8
| style="vertical-align:top" | Racing order has been changed to mountain running, paragliding, mountain biking and whitewater kayaking.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 28
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2015-09-12
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 116
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Kleine Zeitung - Panaceo - Martini Sportswear (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:07:57,7
| style="vertical-align:top" | Hand over from paragliding pilot to mountainbiker was moved to Lienz
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 29
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2016-09-11
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 116
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| Red Bull (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:07:25
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 30
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2017-09-09
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 128
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | Pure Encapsulations (INT)
: 17px|link=fell running
: 17px|link=paragliding
: 17px|link=mountainbiking
: 17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:07:25
| style="vertical-align:top" | Paragliding contest had to be started from Moosalm
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 31
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2018-09-08
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 124
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
|Kolland Topsport Professional (INT)
:17px|link=fell running
:17px|link=paragliding
:17px|link=mountainbiking
:17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:06:46
|
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 32
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2019-09-07
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 123
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | <s>Kühboden Törl</s><br/>Hochstein
| style="vertical-align:top" bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | Kolland Topsport Professional
:17px|link=fell running
:17px|link=paragliding
:17px|link=mountainbiking
:17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 3:47:02
| style="vertical-align:top" | Due to bad weather the track had to be changed.
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 33
| style="vertical-align:top" | 2020-09-12
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 96
| style="vertical-align:top" | Kühboden Törl
|Kolland Topsport Professional (INT)
:17px|link=fell running
:17px|link=paragliding
:17px|link=mountainbiking
:17px|link=whitewater kayaking
| style="vertical-align:top" | 4:21:27
| style="vertical-align:top" | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the route had to be modified.
|-
|34
|2021-09-11
|97
|Kühboden Törl
|Kolland Topsport Professional (INT)
| <small>(short track)</small>
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! class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="text-align: left;" | 2019
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! class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="text-align: left;" | 2020
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As of September 2020, there are 58 Dolomitenmen from 10 nations.
Top 10 Dolomitenmen (as of September 2021)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! #
! Name
! # of wins
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 1 || 17px|link=mountainbiking || style="text-align:right" | 7
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 1 || 17px|link=whitewater kayaking || style="text-align:right" | 7
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 3 || 17px|link=whitewater kayaking || style="text-align:right" | 6
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 3 || 17px|link=paragliding || style="text-align:right" | 6
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 3 || 17px|link=mountainbiking || style="text-align:right" | 6
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || 17px|link=fell running || style="text-align:right" | 5
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || 17px|link=fell running || style="text-align:right" | 5
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || 17px|link=paragliding || style="text-align:right" | 5
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || 17px|link=whitewater kayaking || style="text-align:right" | 5
|-
| style="text-align:right" |10 ||17px|link=paragliding || style="text-align:right" | 4
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || 17px|link=whitewater kayaking || style="text-align:right" | 4
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || 17px|link=mountainbiking || style="text-align:right" | 4
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || 17px|link=whitewater kayaking || style="text-align:right" | 4
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || 17px|link=fell running