Date
Sat, 22 May 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Salle des fêtes de Cruet, Cruet
Cruet, Savoie
Countdown
May
A proper mountain ultra without the night or the full-day commitment. 52 km with 3,200 m of climbing, and 13 hours to finish the loop.
Key facts
01Semi-autonomous: carry your own supplies between the three aid stations
02Two cut-offs and a 13-hour limit
03Licence or PPS needed by 30 April 2027
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The course
The route
Cruet
Distance52km
Total climb3,206m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.2 km
Weather
Late-May, Cruet
15°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 57% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Manon BESSON07:05:357.3 km/h
02Diane BUZEA07:30:486.9 km/h
03Anita DUNCAN07:35:226.8 km/h
54
Women finishers
10:27:07
Median time
5.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Grand Raid 73 52 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 Grand Raid 73 52 km plan targets
Typical sessions
52 km with 3,206 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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