Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
La Cresse to Salle René Rieux, Millau, Aveyron
Millau, Aveyron
Countdown
May
A point-to-point run from La Cresse down into Millau, so you finish in a different place from where you started. At 940 m of climbing over about 24 km, it's a solid but doable morning.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20
02Needs an FFA licence or a valid FFA PPS health certificate
035-hour cut-off, with two start waves at 07:00 and 07:20
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The course
The route
Millau
Distance24km
Total climb940m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate22.6 km
Weather
Early-May, Millau
17°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 40% 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 LOUSTAU02:16:3710.4 km/h
02Eloé RIBEIRO02:21:1610.1 km/h
03Coline CRAMETTE02:21:5610.1 km/h
161
Women finishers
3:22:47
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTempliers Events Compagnie
Websitetarnvalleytrail.com
Instagram@tarnvalleytrail
Running since2026
Training
Training for the La Montecresto
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 Montecresto plan targets
Typical sessions
24 km with 940 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
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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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