On the same weekend of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Guiyang, China, more Speed action took place in the heart of Europe, more precisley Hamburg, Germany, where 52 climbers from nations battled in the unique setting of the Europa Passage center.

FRENCH DERBY FOR GOLD GOES TO REBREYEND

France’s Pierre Rebreyend claimed gold in the men’s Speed event, stopping the clock at 5.00 seconds in the final—faster than his official personal best of 5.08. Rebreyend’s teammate Guillaume Moro slipped and finished in 6.40 seconds, taking silver.

Germany’s Andrin Zelder completed the podium with a time of 5.33 seconds, edging out Italy’s Alessandro Giorgianni, who had a faulty run and finished in 12.67 seconds.

For the men’s Speed complete results click here.

COLLI TAKES GOLD BY THE NARROWEST MARGIN

Paris 2024 Olympians Beatrice Colli of Italy and Capucine Viglione of France went head-to-head in the women’s gold medal race, with Colli narrowly winning by seven thousandths of a second—7.012 against 7.019—claiming her first medal of 2025.

The bronze went to another Italian, Agnese Fiorio, who beat teammate Sara Strocchi with a time of 7.09 seconds to 8.54.

For the women’s Speed complete results click here.

NEXT UP

The next European Cups in the calendar both scheduled in France: first in Laval, from 24 to 26 October, then in Toulouse Tournefille, from 31 October to 1 November.

All semi-finals and finals at European events will be live streamed on the IFSC Europe YouTube channel. News and updates will be available on the IFSC website and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Bilibili, Douyin, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu.