Four Tops and Bombardi won being faster

Marcello Bombardi, who was #28 in the World Cup 2016, started the season by being #7 in the European Championship and now he won in Chamonix when he entered his first WC final. In fact, four guys topped the route and based on count back, the Italian won against Keiichiro Korenaga having topped faster! Complete results 1. Marcello Bombardi ITA 2. Keiichiro Korenga JPN 3. Yuki Hada JPN 4. Romain Desgranges FRA 5. Loic Timmermans It should also be noted that 22 guys topped both the qualifications routes and the first route was actually topped by 42 climbers. In other words, this was possibly the worst route setting since IFSC started in 1989. The live-streaming was excellent with follow up interviews and also that for the first in 2017 a clock was visible in the screen and also for the climbers. On the other hand, as it turned out to be a route where it was about climbing the fastest, it was difficult to follow who climbed faster.