Date
Sun, 29 Aug 2027
Start
07:15
Venue
Devant la salle des fêtes, Chef-Lieu, 73590 La Giettaz
La Giettaz, Savoie
Countdown
August
The full Grande Bambée: 44 km and 2,700 m of climbing in one big loop. A serious day out, and a small field of 124 runners.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20
02Self-supported, with five aid stations (four with food, one liquids only)
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The course
The route
La Giettaz
Distance44km
Total climb2,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate39.7 km
Weather
Late-August, La Giettaz
23°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 37% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01DUDOIGNON Chloé05:35:477.9 km/h
02CUSIN Caroline06:07:107.2 km/h
03MERMET Aline06:13:497.1 km/h
20
Women finishers
7:43:41
Median time
5.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserOffice de Tourisme Intercommunal du Val d’Arly / Bureau de La Giettaz
Websitevaldarly-montblanc.com
Instagram@valdarlymontblanc
Running since2021
Training
Training for the La Grande Bambée 44 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 La Grande Bambée 44 km plan targets
Typical sessions
44 km with 2,700 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
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