THE 2025 SALOMON INTERNATIONAL RUNNING TEAM

The best team of runners on the planet is joined by new recruits from the French Alps, China, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and Kenya

Annecy, FRANCE – 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 from 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 along the best short and long-distance trail runners, some who have been with Salomon for over 15 years.

“The sport of trail-running has changed greatly over the past two decades,” shares Scott Mellin, Salomon Global Chief Brand Officer. “From now on, we intend to reinvent this sport from its current state to a future state where athlete performance in the biggest races is highly science-based, engineered and predictable. This revolution is aligned with our focus on product innovation, like the S/LAB Ultra Glide, to ensure we have the best athlete running in the best product at every race we enter.”

The whole team will spend a week in Corsica to train together before heading to the first stop of the Golden Trail World Series in Japan for the Kobe Trail on April 16^th. For the long-distance runners, Courtney Dauwalter will be starting her season with the Cocodona 250 on May 10^th.

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, one of our youngest and most exciting talents on the Salomon squad, winning the UTMB ETC, Maxi Race and Marathon du Mont-Blanc 20k races in 2024
• Mael Henric (FR): This 19-year-old athlete won a bronze medal of the European U20 Mountain Running Championships in 2024, and this year will represent Salomon at the Golden Trail World Series.
• Simon Paccard (FR): 2024 saw him win the Meribel Trail and finish second at the Nice Cote d’Azur 50k and at the Chianti Marathon Trail.
• Eliot Retulli (FR): Graduating from the Salomon trail academy, he rarely finishes off the podium, with 5 big wins in 2024 including the X Alpine 100k in Verbier.
• Aurore Dacier (FR): With no less 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 fashion in December.
• Jingyan Tang (CN): She finished 6th at the CCC in 2024, this added to runner-up performances at the Tsaigu 100k and the Longdong 50k.
• Jan Torrella (ES): new to Salomon for 2025, this young Spanish skyrace specialist will look to set the Golden Trail World Series alight this year.
• Fabian Venero (ES): A young trailstar who won the Golden Trail National series of Spain in 2024 and went on to win the U23 Golden Trail World Series final in Switzerland last October.
• Ryunosuke Omi (JP): He won the LlesXtrail and Daurada 20k last year and he will look bring it home on home soil at the Kobe Trail in 2025.
• Joey Hadorn (CH): He is a world champion orienteer, on the road has a 10k PB of under 30mins, but last year finished top 10 in the Golden Trail World Series!
• Jonas Soldini (CH): Finishing runner-up to Remi Bonnet at the Mammoth Dragon Ascent in September last year and running a super-brave race at the Golden Trail World final in October.
• Julien Veyssere (FR): our Salomon para-athlete who in 2024 carried the Olympic torch flame in the relay to Paris and finished the UTMB MCC race will be on the start line for the 2025
• Naomi Lang (GB): She burst onto the international scene in 2024, winning the Snowdon International in Wales and dazzled the world of trail running with her descending skills at the Golden Trail World Series finals.
• Louison Coiffet (Fr): 2024 saw him winning Le Grand Raid De La Réunion 100k and the Trail di Corsica 100-mile race.

These new athletes join a roster with some of the best trail-runners on the planet, including:

• Courtney Dauwalter (US): She made history in 2023 by becoming the first person to win Western States 100, Hardrock 100 and the UTMB in the same year, and then came back to Hardrock in 2024 to once again win AND break the course record.
• Francois D´haene (FR): Four-time winner of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, master-winemaker and enjoying 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 ultramarathon on Earth, the Yukon Arctic Ultra
• Marianne Hogan (CA): The former 3rd placer at Western States had another stellar year in 2024, winning the Swiss Canyon 100k and placing third at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
• Miao Yao (CN): After her UTMB OCC win in 2024, she is looking to return at the top level of ultra trail running.
• Martina Valmassoi (IT): She had an amazing 2024 winning the MUIT 100miler, the Artic Triple 50k and the Trans D’Havet.
• Thibaut Baronian (FR): He started his career in short distances but graduated to ultra in 2024 with 12th place at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.
• Camille Bruyas (FR): In 2021 she finished 2nd at the UTMB, in 2024 she was the winner of the Maxi race here in Annecy and finished runner-up in the Hardrock 100.
• Christian Meier (CA): He’s a former pro cyclist; he won the TDS in 2023 and the XTrail Courchevel 100k in 2024.
• Ryan Sandes (ZA): Our longest serving Salomon athlete, winner of iconic 100 milers as Leadville and Western States.
• Lucy Batholomew (AU): Celebrating her 10th year with Salomon, Western States 3rd placer back in 2018, runner-up in the Ultra Trail Australia 100k in 2024
• Remi Bonnet (CH): Starting his Salomon career in 2015, he is now the 2022 and 2023 Golden Trail World Series champion, and fresh from more ski-mountaineering success this winter as he once again became world champion.
• Sophia Laukli (US): International cross-country skier in the winter, world class trail runner in the summer. Golden Trail World Series winner in 2023 and winner of the Eiger Trail 50k in 2024.
• Bart Przedwojewski (PL): Entering his 7th year with Salomon, a long-time contender in the Golden Trail World Series over the last 5 years and the overall winner in the 2021 GTWS.
• Malen Osa (ES): She stormed to second place at Zegama last year and went on finish on the podium of the Golden Trail World Series.

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

• Vincent Viet, trail-running team manager
• Victor Moreau, trail-running team manager assistant
• Kamilah Journet, road-running team manager
• Aitor Viribay, performance program manager
• Patrick Leick, adaptive team manager

STRENGHTHENING THE ROAD RUNNING TEAM

The Salomon Road Running team is also getting an upgrade. Managed by Kamilah Journet, Road Running Team Manager, the roster for 2025 mixes some familiar faces with new members with big ambitions:

• Anaïs Quemener (FR): After setting personal records in every event in 2024 from the 3000m to the marathon, where she clocked an impressive 2:28:48, Anaïs welcomed her first child to the world last month.
• Futsum Zienasellassie (ER): With two U.S.A.T.F national titles already to his name – one in the marathon and another over 10 miles – plus an impressive marathon PR of 2:09:40, Futsum has his eyes set on more fast times and titles on the roads this year.
• Matthias Kyburz (CH): In 2024, Matthias went from being best known as a world-class orienteer, to becoming Salomon’s first summer Olympian when he competed in Paris in the marathon. He’s already started 2025 in style, running a huge marathon PR of 2:06:48 in Seville.
• Tabea Themann (DE): With a marathon PR of 2:31:33 and a half-marathon PR of 1:12:49, Tabea has faced a challenging 12 months of injury and illness. This year, she’s looking to bounce back and break the 2:30 barrier in the marathon.
• Djilali Bendrani (FR): A steeplechase specialist, Djilali is a European silver medalist over the barriers. This year, he’ll be looking to improve his career best 5th-place at the World Track and Field Championships and tackle some exciting new challenges on the roads.
• Maggie Montoya (US): A 2:28:07 marathoner with a top 10 finish at a World Marathon Major, Maggie also has U.S Olympic Trials experience on both the track and roads. Next up: the Rotterdam Marathon this April.