Date
Sun, 13 Dec 2026
Start
09:00
Venue
Salle des Fêtes, Place du 8 Mai, Bouleternère
Bouleternère, Pyrénées-Orientales
Countdown
December
The big one of the Dénivelé de Noël day: 17 km with 1,000 m of climbing, so it's steep for the distance. Expect to work for every kilometre.
Key facts
01Pont de la Salvetat cut-off at 10:30, so don't go out slow
02Finish cut-off 13:00 (4-hour maximum)
03FFA licence or PPS attestation dated within three months; juniors under 18 need parental authorization
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Bouleternère · one lap
Distance17km
Total climb1,000m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.2 km
Weather
Mid-December, Bouleternère
10°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-8°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -8°C. Rain on 30% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2023 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01DRECHOU Hugo01:25:0812.0 km/h
02BONNEAU Rémi01:26:3211.8 km/h
03OLLIVIER Maxime01:31:1411.2 km/h
42
Finishers
1:41:07
Median time
10.1 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2023 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Les Sentiers du Boulès
Running since2017
Training
Training for the Dénivelé de Noël 17 km
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Typical sessions
17 km with 1,000 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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