Grand Raid
| Grand Raid Réunion Diagonale des Fous | |
|---|---|
 arrival at 2011 edition | |
| Genre | Ultra-marathon |
| Date | October |
| Frequency | annually |
| Location |  Réunion |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Participants | 2350 competitors |
| Website | grandraid-reunion.com |
The Grand Raid de la Réunion, also called La diagonale des fous (The Bishops'/Madmen's Diagonal) is a mountain ultramarathon race. The race takes place annually in October on Réunion island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, situated between Madagascar and Mauritius. The 166 kilometres (103 miles) route with 10,000 metres (33,000 ft) of elevation gain is reputed to be highly challenging, brutally difficult and one of the hardest footraces in the world.
Category of course
[edit]Three races are held at the same time:
- the Grand-Raid or Diagonale des Fous — 162 kilometres (101 mi) with 9,643 metres (31,637 ft) of altitude gain
- the Semi-Raid or Trail of Bourbon — 93 kilometres (58 mi) with 4,920 metres (16,140 ft) of gain
- Mascareignes Raid — 61 kilometres (38 mi) with 3,036 metres (9,961 ft) of gain
Dates of races in 2017
[edit]- 25th edition of the Diagonale des fous: 19 to 22 October [1]
- 18th edition of the Trail de Bourbon: October
- 7th edition of the Mascareignes: October
Death
[edit]This race has recorded three deaths since its inception.[2] The 2002 edition was marked by the death of Gérard Bordage in the descent of the Kerveguen hillside and that of the Dutchman Guus Smit in the rampart of the Roche Écrite; while that of 2012 sees the death of Thierry Delaprez after a fall in a ravine at the Col de Fourche.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Distance | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 km | Hugo Deck (FRA) |
22:54:19 |  Ruth Croft (NZL) |
27:13:23 |
| 2025 | 178 km | Baptiste Chassagne (FRA) |
23:31:54 | Blandine L Hirondel (FRA) |
27:26:09 |
| 2024 | 174.7 km | Mathieu Blanchard (FRA) |
23:25:02 | Manon Bohard (FRA) |
31:49:55 |
| 2023 | 165 km | Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz (FRA) |
23:21:23 |  Katie Schide (USA) |
27:31:08 |
| 2022 | 165.7 km | Beñat Marmissolle (FRA) |
20:14:36 | Courtney Dauwalter (USA) |
21:37:36 |
| 2021 | 168 km |  Daniel Jung (ITA) Ludovic Pommeret (FRA) |
23:02:21 | Emilie Maroteaux (FRA) |
29:54:59 |
| 2019 | 170 km | Grégoire Curmer (FRA) |
23:33:45 | Sabrina Stanley (USA) |
30:49:39 |
| 2018 | 165 km | Benoît Girondel and François D'Haene (FRA) |
23:18:48 | Jocelyne Pauly (FRA) |
29:54:26 |
| 2017 | 165 km | Benoît Girondel (FRA) |
23:53:53 |  Andrea Huser (SUI) |
26:34:52 |
| 2016 | 167 km | François D'Haene (FRA) |
23:44:67 | Andrea Huser (SUI) |
27:44:13 |
| 2015 | 167 km | Antoine Guillon (FRA) |
24:17:40 |  Núria Picas (SPA) |
29:11:14 |
| 2014 | 172 km | François D'Haene (FRA) |
24:25:02 | Nathalie Mauclair (FRA) |
31:27:28 |
| 2013 | 163.5 km | François D'Haene (FRA) |
22:58:00 | Nathalie Mauclair (FRA) |
29:45:32 |
| 2012 | 170 km | Kílian Jornet Burgada (ESP) |
26:33:10 | Émilie Lecomte (FRA) |
33:03:17 |
| 2011 | 161.8 km | Julien Chorier (FRA) |
23:56:35 | Karine Herry (FRA) |
31:43:30 |
| 2010 | 161.8 km | Kílian Jornet Burgada (ESP) |
23:17:26 | Marcelle Puy (FRA) |
31:48:50 |
| 2009 | 148 km | Julien Chorier (FRA) |
22:09:08 | Emilie Lecomte (FRA) |
29:58:41 |
| 2008 | 148 km | Pascal Parny (FRA) |
21:40:48 | Marcelle Puy (FRA) |
26:20:40 |
| 2007 | 150 km | Thierry Chambry (FRA) |
23:33:41 | Marcelle Puy (FRA) |
29:05:46 |
| 2006 | 148 km | Christophe Jaquerod (FRA) |
20:39:40 | Karine Herry (FRA) |
26:33:46 |
| 2005 | 140 km | Charles Fontaine (FRA) |
19:49:36 | Sandrine Beranger (FRA) |
27:24:57 |
| 2004 | 140 km | Richeville Esparon (FRA) |
20:00:57 | Alexandra Rousset (FRA) |
27:58:41 |
| 2003 | 130 km | Richeville Esparon (FRA) |
19:11:27 |  Simone Kayser (LUX) |
25:59:16 |
| 2002 | 125 km | Thierry Técher (FRA) |
17:55:21 | Marcelle Puy (FRA) |
20:54:28 |
| 2001 | 125 km | Pascal Parny (FRA) |
16:01:00 | Corinne Favre (FRA) |
20:56:00 |
| 2000 | 125 km | Gilles Diehl (FRA) Thierry Técher (FRA) |
16:43:00 | Corinne Favre (FRA) |
23:25:58 |
| 1999 | 125 km | Cléo Libelle (FRA) |
17:50:00 | Mireille Sery (FRA) |
24:44:00 |
| 1998 | 125 km | Cléo Libelle (FRA) |
17:45:00 | Corinne Favre (FRA) |
22:51:00 |
| 1997 | 125 km | Patrick Maffre (FRA) |
15:37:35 | Corinne Favre (FRA) |
24:35:45 |
| 1996 | 123 km | J.Philippe Marie-Louise (FRA) |
16:19:27 | Josiane Catois (FRA) |
23:06:05 |
| 1995 | 121 km | J.Philippe Marie-Louise (FRA) |
14:41:00 | Marcelle Puy (FRA) |
24:59:00 |
| 1994 | 130 km | J.Philippe Marie-Louise (FRA) |
19:29:00 | Mireille Sery (FRA) |
30:47:00 |
| 1993 | 129 km | Patrick Maffre (FRA) |
16:03:00 | Régine Etienne (FRA) |
27:26:00 |
| 1992 | J.Philippe Marie-Louise (FRA) |
17:20:00 | Mireille Sery (FRA) Thérèse Derolez (FRA) |
29:21:00 | |
| 1991 | Gilles Trousselier (FRA) Patrick Maffre (FRA) |
19:28:00 | Marie Annick Laudes (FRA) |
33:09:00 | |
| 1990 | Gilles Trousselier (FRA) |
17:11:00 | Guylène Calpetard (FRA) |
31:58:00 | |
| 1989 | Gilles Trousselier (FRA) |
16:02:00 | Marie Thérèse Maussion (FRA) |
25:40:00 |
References
[edit]Related books
[edit]- "Grand Raid Reunion Island", a 68 pages comic book edited by UltraBD
External links
[edit]
- Official web site of Grand Raid de la Réunion
- Official forum of the web site of Grand Raid de la Réunion
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