Tor des Géants

Tor des Géants (meaning Tour of Giants in Valdôtain, the dialect of Arpitan spoken in Aosta Valley) is an endurance trail race which takes place in Aosta Valley, Italy, in September.

Tor des Géants
EventRace
SportTrail running
NationItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Participant865 from all over the world (2017)
Dateyearly, mid-September
Lengthabout 330km (205mi)
WinnerJavier Dominguez Ledo (2017)
Record67h52'15" (set in 2017)
SiteOfficial site

Description

The start and the finish are in Courmayeur. The total length of the race is 330 km (205 mi) which must be completed in less than 150 hours. There are 43 refreshment points at which the runners can eat, sleep, and, if needed, obtain medical care. There are also 7 life bases, which are bigger than refreshment points. They are placed about every 50 km (31 mi). Because of its difficulty, many athletes do not complete the race. The completion rate is about 60%. Around 2000 volunteers are used to organize the race. Weather can be a challenge, given the large elevation changes over the course and competitors can encounter sun, rain, wind, and even snow. The number of participants is limited because of the complexity of managing people over the 330 km trek. For the 2015 edition were 2291 pre-registrations. The 2016 race was conducted under ITRA regulations.

The inaugural edition was in 2010.

The 2012 edition was interrupted on the fourth night and stopped on the fifth day at En Bosses (303 km). About 70 runners completed the whole course.

The 2013 edition was marked by the death of the Chinese runner, Yang Yuan. He fell and hit his head on rocks during the rainy first night of the race. The site of the accident has a cairn inscribed with a poem written by Yang Yuan.

The 2015 edition was interrupted on the third night due to severe weather and stopped on the fourth night, because Col Malatra got covered by ice. Only six runners completed the race.

In 2016, local authorities organized a competing race 4K VDA. The suspected reasons were concerns for runner's safety and the costs. The race started and ended in Cogne and went clockwise (unlike Tor).

The 2017 edition introduced a GPS tracking system. The Tor des Géants website,[1] shows live data for each athlete including time of pass at specific points along the path, overall ranking, median speed, distance and elevation gain traveled. There is also a map that shows the athletes live position.[2]

Path

The race in the Champorcher valley

The trail is a tour of Aosta Valley following the two "High Routes" of the region, the Italian: Alta Via n.2 or French: Haute route n°2[3] for the first half of the race, and the Italian: Alta Via n.1 or French: Haute route n°1[4] for the second half of the race. During the tour, the runners cross 34 municipalities, 25 mountain passes over 2000 metres, 30 alpine lakes and 2 natural parks. The minimum altitude is 300 m (985 ft) and the highest is 3,300 m (10800 ft). The total elevation gain is about 24,000 m (78700 ft).[5]

Hall of Fame

Male 2010
# Runner Category Time
1 Ulrich GrossSen80h27'23"
2 Salvador Calvo RedondoVet 286h47'54"
3 Guillaume MilletVet 187h17'37"
Female 2010
# Runner Category Time
1 Annemarie GrossVet 191h19'13"
2 Julia BoettgerSen100h03'51"
3 Corinne FavreSen114h40'37"
Male 2011
# Runner Category Time
1 Henri-Jules GabioudSen 179h58'26"
2 Christophe Le SauxSen 284h09'46"
3 Pablo Criado TocaSen 289h43'07"
Female 2011
# Runner Category Time
1 Annemarie GrossVet 191h28'31"
2 Patrizia PensaVet 1102h25'42"
3 Giuliana ArrigoniVet 1102h26'05"
Male 2012
# Runner Actual time Recalculated time
1 Oscar Perez75h56'3175h56'31"
2 Grégoire Millet78h50'03"78h50'03"
3 Christophe Le Saux80h14'14"80h14'14"
Female 2012
# Runner Actual time Recalculated time
1 Francesca Canepa99h13'56"85h33'56"
2 Sonia Glarey104h45'54"96h59'54"
3 Patrizia Pensa106h00'15"97h06'15"
Male 2013
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Iker Karrera170h04'15"
2 Oscar Perez270h29'41"
3 Franco Collé372h05'23"
Female 2013
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Francesca Canepa1588h12'17"
2 Nerea Martinez Urruzola2091h01'42"
3 Emanuela Scilla Tonetti2594h45'59"
Male 2014
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Franco Collé171h49'10"
2 Hollon Nickademus276h29'38"
3 Guillon Antoine379h02'29"
Female 2014
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Émilie Lecomte985h53'14"
2 Lisa Borzani2294h43'46"
3 Denise Zimmermann3298h27'16"
Male 2015
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Patrick Bohard180h20'35"
2 Gianluca Galeati280h44'34"
3 Christophe Le Saux381h19'25"
Female 2015
# Runner Overall place Time Arrive base
1 Denise Zimmermann979h12'35"Ollomont Out
2 Lisa Borzani2280h16'24"Ollomont Out
3 Marina Plavan3285h55'00"Ollomont In
Male 2016
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Oliviero Bosatelli175h10'22"
2 Oscar Perez Lopez281h14'50"
3 Pablo Criado Toca383h40'10"
Female 2016
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Lisa Borzani791h09'44"
2 Stephanie Case1498h15'27"
3 Maria Semerjian19100h18'42"
Male 2017
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Javier Dominguez-Ledo167h52'
2 Oliviero Bosatelli269h16'
3 Andrea Macchi374h51'
Female 2017
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Lisa Borzani1189h40'
2 Silvia Trigueros-Garrote2397h43'
3 Marina Plavan46106h29'
Male 2018
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Franco Colle174h03'
2 Galen Reynolds274h40'
3 Peter Kienzl377h31'
Female 2018
# Runner Overall place Time
1 Silvia Trigueros-Garrote1287h50'
2 Emanuela-Scilla Tonetti2595h54'
2 Jamie Aarons2595h54'

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