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Next stop<br />
Engadin Skimarathon:<br />
rolling along!<br />
More than 12,000 cross-country skiers all requiring transport<br />
on the same day: for the Rhaetian Railway as transport partner,<br />
the Engadin Skimarathon is a logistical tour de force. But of course<br />
the 42 kilometres also present a challenge for those taking part in<br />
the race <strong>–</strong> including Samuel Rindlisbacher, Head of Controlling at<br />
RhB. <strong>Contura</strong> "ran" the race with him.<br />
Just time for him to enjoy one last cup of tea and a banana, change his<br />
shoes, deposit his bag of clothes at army truck no. 21, then it’s off <strong>–</strong> lugging<br />
his skis <strong>–</strong> in the direction of the starting area. A few short sprints, a<br />
swing of the arms and a couple of stretches, then the skis get buckled on<br />
and Samuel Rindlisbacher lines up next to hundreds of other participants.<br />
Vangelis’ "Conquest of Paradise" blasts out <strong>–</strong> somewhat melodramatically<br />
<strong>–</strong> from the loudspeakers. Although: maybe the 12,000 or so skiers gath<br />
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