Legends & Rising Stars: Salomon’s 2025 Trail Team

Since its creation in 2004, the Salomon International Trail Running team has welcomed the best mountain runners in the world. From short distances to 100-milers, from the Alps to the Rocky Mountains, Salomon athletes have been racing and winning for over 20 years. Salomon is proud to introduce its 2025 international trail running team, featuring new recruits from the brand’s science-based scouting program alongside the best short- and long-distance trail runners, including some who have been with Salomon for over 15 years.

Meet the New International Salomon Trail Runners from Kenya, Japan, China, France, Spain, and Switzerland:

• Joyline Chepngeno (KE): She started running short distances in school before stopping in 2016 to start a clothing business and take care of her children. She came back after intensive training in 2022 and won Sierre-Zinal in 2024.
• Annaelle Bondoux (FR): At just 20 years old, she's one of our youngest and most exciting talents, with wins at the UTMB ETC, Maxi Race and Marathon du Mont-Blanc 20k in 2024.
• Maël Henric (FR): This 19-year-old athlete won a bronze medal at the European U20 Mountain Running Championships in 2024, and will represent Salomon at the Golden Trail World Series this year.
• Simon Paccard (FR): In 2024, he won the Meribel Trail and finished second at the Nice Côte d'Azur 50k and Chianti Marathon Trail.
• Eliot Retulli (FR): A graduate of the Salomon Trail Academy, he rarely finishes off the podium, with 5 major wins in 2024 including the X Alpine 100k in Verbier.
• Aurore Dacier (FR): With no fewer than 8 UTMB ranking race wins, including the Translantau 100k, she had an incredible 2024!
• Huohua Zhang (CN): He finished a superb 5th at the 2024 CCC and won the Longdong 50k in fine form in December.
• Jingyan Tang (CN): She placed 6th at the CCC in 2024, adding to runner-up finishes at the Tsaigu 100k and the Longdong 50k.
• Jan Torrella (ES): This young Spanish skyrace specialist will aim to make his mark in the Golden Trail World Series.
• Fabian Venero (ES): A young trail star who won Spain's Golden Trail National Series in 2024, followed by victory in the U23 Golden Trail World Series final in Switzerland.
• Ryunosuke Omi (JP): He won the LlesXtrail and Daurada 20k in 2024 and will look to shine on home soil at the Kobe Trail in 2025.
• Joey Hadorn (CH): A world champion orienteer with a 10k PB under 30 minutes, he finished in the top 10 of the Golden Trail World Series
• Jonas Soldini (CH): Finishing runner-up to Rémi Bonnet at the Mammoth Dragon Ascent in September 2024 and running a super-brave race at the Golden Trail World final in October.
• Julien Veyssere (FR): Our Salomon para-athlete who carried the Olympic torch in the relay to Paris in 2024 and finished the UTMB MCC race will be on the start line again in 2025.
• Naomi Lang (GB): She burst onto the international scene in 2024 with a win at the Snowdon International in Wales and dazzled with her downhill prowess at the Golden Trail World Series finals.
• Louison Coiffet (FR): His 2024 season included victories at Le Grand Raid de La Réunion 100k and the Trail di Corsica 100-miler.

These new athletes join a roster featuring some of the world's best trail runners, including:

• Courtney Dauwalter (US): Made history in 2023 by becoming the first person to win Western States 100, Hardrock 100 and the UTMB in the same year. In 2024, she returned to Hardrock to win again, AND break the course record.
• Francois D´haene (FR): Four-time winner of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, master winemaker and now in his 12th year with Salomon.
• Mathieu Blanchard (FR): Winner of Diagonale des Fous in 2024, and he has just about warmed up after his record-breaking run at the coldest and toughest ultra marathon on Earth, the Yukon Arctic Ultra.
• Marianne Hogan (CA): The 3rd-place finisher at Western States in 2022 had another stellar year in 2024, winning the Swiss Canyon 100k and placing third at UTMB.
• Miao Yao (CN): After winning the UTMB OCC in 2024, she's eying a full return to top-level ultra trail races.
• Martina Valmassoi (IT): She had an amazing 2024, with wins at the MUIT 100-miler, the Arctic Triple 50k and Trans d'Havet.
• Thibaut Baronian (FR): He started his career in short distances but transitioned to ultras in 2024 with 12th place at UTMB.
• Camille Bruyas (FR): UTMB runner-up in 2021, winner of the 2024 Maxi Race in Annecy, and second at the Hardrock 100.
• Christian Meier (CA): A former pro cyclist, he won the TDS in 2023 and the X-Trail Courchevel 100k in 2024.
• Ryan Sandes (ZA): Our longest-serving Salomon athlete and winner the legendary 100-milers including Leadville and Western States.
• Lucy Batholomew (AU): Celebrating her 10th year with Salomon, she was 3rd at Western States in 2018 and runner-up at Ultra-Trail Australia 100k in 2024.
• Remi Bonnet (CH): With Salomon since 2015, he’s the 2022 and 2023 Golden Trail World Series champion and a world ski-mountaineering champion again in 2024.
• Sophia Laukli (US): An elite cross-country skier in winter and world-class trail runner in summer. Winner of the Golden Trail World Series in 2023 and Eiger Trail 50k in 2024.
• Bart Przedwojewski (PL): Now in his 7th year with Salomon, he won the 2021 Golden Trail World Series and remains a top contender.
• Malen Osa (ES): Finished second at Zegama in 2024 and ended the season on the podium of the Golden Trail World Series.

The team will be supported by a team of physiologists, doctors, nutritionists, sports scientists, and a strength and conditioning coach. The team will be managed by:

• Vincent Viet, Trail Running Team Manager
• Victor Moreau, Assistant Trail Running Team Manager
• Kamilah Journet, Road Running Team Manager
• Aitor Viribay, Performance Program Manager
• Patrick Leick, Adaptive Team Manager