Tor des Geants: Entries snapped up in half an hour

Endurance trail fans were fast off the starting blocks for entries to the latest edition of the Tor des Géants.

This most eagerly awaited race of the year, with a round-trip route totalling 330 km and a total climb of 24,000 metres, running right around the Valle d’Aosta regionand past the foot of the four Giants of the Alps:

Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn and the Gran Paradiso.

Race filled in 27 minutes
27 minutes was all it took for the maximum number of entries – this year 550 – to be reached, and the flood of successful entries coming simultaneously from all over the world, together with payment of the entry fee, led to overbooking on the IT system.

After carrying out careful checks, the organisers have decided to hold as valid all entries completed correctly (i.e. with the entry fee paid and the entry confirmation e-mail received).

The Councillor for Tourism, Sport and Trade of the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta, Aurelio Marguerettaz, commented:

«In just a few years the Tor has become a sporting encounter the Valle d’Aosta community is really beginning to feel its own, and it is an extraordinary opportunity for visitors to discover our splendid mountains, our products, our savoir faire and our great sense of humanity. »

The race starts on 09 September
The Tor des Géants, scheduled this year for 9 – 16 September, is the most gruelling, most spectacular endurance trail in the world (330 km of mountain paths and a total climb of 24,000 metres).

Once again this year, the list of entrants features runners from all over the planet. There are 26 countries represented, with trailers coming from Japan, the USA,Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as France, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland and of course a large number of Italians keen to push themselves to the limit.

Full information on the race is available from www.tordesgeants.it