An amazing crowd of fans cheered the final rush up to the Hochfelln peak where Ndungu - who had given a knock-out blow to Puppi during the previous two kilometres - was able to hold on to a narrow eight-second advantage to clinch victory in 43:48, his second win in this year's World Cup after the
Grossglockner round one in Austria.
The highest point of which country is called the
Grossglockner? 6.
Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Porsche AG, who has been a part of the development of the 911 since Day One said "54 years ago, I was able to take my first trips over the
Grossglockner High Alpine Road with my father.
The town is a stone's-throw from the Hohe Tauern National Park and the magnificent
Grossglockner mountain region and, aside from its excellent walking, activities include evening lake cruises and weekly festivals.
Wolfgang Porsche, chairman of Porsche AG's Supervisory Board, said, '54 years ago, I was able to take my first trips over the
Grossglockner High Alpine Road with my father.
The Pasterze is the largest Austrian glacier near its highest peak, the
Grossglockner. It's thinning by about 1 meter (3 feet) per year on average, and by about 9 meters (29.5 feet) near the glacier's snout.
Its first owner, a Mr Weinberg, sold it to Count -Francois de Bremond in time for the 1935
Grossglockner Hillclimb before it was sold in 1937 to the 21-year-old who had it for more than 70 years.
In July, Mann also took part in his first ultramarathon outside the UK, winning the
Grossglockner Kals to Kaprun race in Austria.
The Kitzsteinhorn glacier and the soaring Schmittenha...he Mountain form the backdrop to the village of Zell Am See, located ashore Lake Zell, and surrounded by wooded valleys, majestic slopes and the
Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain.
They also knew that a motorcyclist had died on the tortuous
Grossglockner road just before they tried to tackle it.