Kiriago wins in Quebec to retain mountain running World Cup

Kenya's Philemon Kiriago won the classic race at the Défi des Couleurs in Quebec on Sunday 11 October in 1:11:24, finishing 19 seconds ahead of American Mason Coppi.

The victory, on a course featuring both uphill and downhill running, secures his second consecutive mountain running World Cup, the annual circuit run by the WMRA, the sport's global association. He ends the season's overall standings on 396 points, ahead of compatriots Richard Atuya (290) and Michael Saoli (223).