Blog of the Friend Ricoré

• Date: 07/06/2009
• Location: Lans en Vercors
• Type of racing: Trail
• Distance: 22km
• Elevation: 1267D +
• Participants: about 230
• Official link: http://picstmichel.free.fr/index.php

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Arrived on the scene at 8:00 am in the beautiful village of Lans en Vercors, I register for the race: I will run for the first time under the name of Team Raidlight : 143 bib

We are entitled to an original gift => eco-cup to keep on itself because no cup to ravitos this year (a good initiative taken by the organization).

Eco-cup manufactured by Raidlight

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Many of us: I see many red heads, are the colors of buffs Kikourou , the forum brings together a large number of amateur running (they talk about the trail here ).

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The start is at 9:30 after a short tour in the village together.

The friend of the breakfast bar at the start of the Trail (by Françoise 84 )

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2km warm-up and climb the Pic St.Michel starts on 6-8km with 900m of elevation gain. I can tell you that it calmed me down for my first Trail of the year ... will have to hang double ration in training!

The climb is beautiful, we go to the field of Aigle (1736m) where many spectators came to support us, then we take a little rhythm in the bumps hard before climbing to the Col de l'Arc (1736m). Many riders regularly stop to take pictures: Trail mind!

No clock, no stress, what a ride rhythm! Although rhythmic ...

The slope is very steep and sometimes the last mile burns my thighs and calves (BOOSTER sleeves or not)

We arrive at the Pic St Michel (1966m):

Peak St Michel - copyright Dam ' (Flickr)

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The good news for me is the descent that follows in the scree: I usually train my overtaken by 10-20 people (cf. Salomon Trail Ubaye 2008). This time I'm not ridiculous and loses no time.

There followed a few bumps in 5-7km (Ramées plateau 1710m) and then a descent to join the new village of Lans en Vercors (the hamlet of Furon).

I feel your calves hard as wood and slowed down to not end up miserable (the next stage of the Hamlets Trail 40km 1500D + in 15 days so cool). I am overtaken by five or six people whose second female => it's Mother's Day gift so I'm not going to tear me to finish! Finally, I would not happen either ...

ème place sur 213 arrivants. I finally finished in 2h34'30 "on 59 th place out of 213 entrants.

Results (. Xls)

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Plot Trail Peak St Michel 2009

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Elevation of Peak Trail St Michel 2009

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Link Openrunner: http://www.openrunner.com/index.php?id=294186

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In conclusion, this trail was really beautiful with a passage on the peaks of the Peak St.Michel grand and breathtaking views of one side of the Vercors and the other the Grenoble area ... I understand why this race is the stronghold of Kikoureurs ... good choice guys!

Peak St Michel, we never tire of it ...

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Rating:

• Interest of the trail: 9 / 10 (Magnificent views from the Pic St.Michel, single-channel, roads, hilly course not just an up / down)
  

• Difficulty: 7 / 10 (The descent into the scree not easy ...)
  

• Organization: 10/10 (home, start / finish, lighting, supplies ... no problem)
  

• Price: 8 / 10 (€ 16 with an eco-cup applesauce 4 "Hero" and a superb buffet on arrival)

• Overall rating: 9 / 10 (yes)

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