Date
Sun, 18 Oct 2026
Start
05:10
Venue
Domaine Saint-Estève, Millau, Aveyron
Millau, Aveyron
Countdown
October
The big loop of the festival: 81 km and about 3,400 m of climbing, starting in the dark before dawn. It draws the largest field of the weekend.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20; licensed and non-licensed runners both welcome
02Three start waves, 05:10, 05:35 and 05:50
03Night start, so a head torch is a must from the gun
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The course
The route
Millau
Distance81km
Total climb3,443m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate70.2 km
Weather
Mid-October, Millau
18°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 38% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Caitlin FIELDER07:53:2210.2 km/h
02Marie GONCALVES07:59:4610.1 km/h
03Adeline MARTIN08:11:019.9 km/h
309
Women finishers
13:58:34
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTempliers Events Compagnie
Websitefestivaldestempliers.com
Instagram@festival_des_templiers
Running since1995
Training
Training for the Festival des Templiers 81 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Festival des Templiers 81 km plan targets
Typical sessions
81 km with 3,443 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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