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The race of the International SkyRace Valmalenco-Valposchiavo (31 km, +1850m/-1800m) was the only competition with 488 athletes who reached the finish line of both sexes and nations (including non-European ones). obviously the medals of the European Championships were awarded by compiling single rankings, male and female, and not including non-European athletes.
"Skyrunning, novità nel cielo del 2007" (in Italian). montagna.tv. Retrieved 12 October 2017. Il primo European Skyrunning Championship si terrà invece in Svizzera, il 10 giugno, sul celebre tracciato dell'International SkyRace Valmalenco/Valposchiavo.