Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Pont Frédéric Mistral, Crest
Crest, Drôme
Countdown
May
A single big loop out of Crest that packs nearly 5,000 m of climbing into 85 km. Running since 2002, and a proper skyrunning test for experienced legs.
Key facts
01Entry needs a valid running licence or a PPS health-prevention certificate
02Regulations also ask for a medical certificate under one year old
03One loop only, so there is no returning to the start mid-race
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The course
The route
Crest
Distance85km
Total climb4,900m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate73.9 km
Weather
Early-May, Crest
19°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 37% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01LE ROUZIC ANAIG11:56:167.1 km/h
02TRAVIER AMELIE12:05:317.0 km/h
03AUDOUARD LAETITIA12:11:427.0 km/h
12
Women finishers
15:16:34
Median time
5.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Marathon Nature Drôme
Websitechallengedrome.com
Instagram@officielchallengevaldedrome
Running since2002
Training
Training for the Les Aventuriers du Bout de Drôme
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 Les Aventuriers du Bout de Drôme plan targets
Typical sessions
85 km with 4,900 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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