Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Place de la Promenade, Sauxillanges
Sauxillanges, Puy-de-Dôme
Countdown
May
The big one at Sauxillanges: 37 km and 1,880 m of climbing, a proper day out for runners who want mountain legs, and a clock that keeps you honest early on.
Key facts
01Cut-off at km 15.5 by 11:00, 2h30 after the start
02Runners who miss it are redirected to the 23 km course, unranked
03Reserved for runners born in 2007 or earlier
Create a free training plan for the Trail de l'Améthyste 37 km
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The course
The route
Sauxillanges
Distance37km
Total climb1,880m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate36.2 km
Weather
Early-May, Sauxillanges
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
50%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 50% 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
01TRUCHET Elodie04:11:138.8 km/h
02VAN COPPENOLLE Charlotte04:20:268.5 km/h
03VIALLE Julie04:31:408.2 km/h
40
Women finishers
5:35:14
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Trail de l'Améthyste 37 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 Trail de l'Améthyste 37 km plan targets
Typical sessions
37 km with 1,880 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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