May 06

THE GRAN TRAIL COURMAYEUR 2021: EVENT CANCELLED DUE COVID-19, WILL BE BACK IN 2021

Posted by adefrutos on May 6, 2020 in trail running, trail running spain | Leave a comment

The Gran Trail Courmayeur 2021 as many other events this year will be cancelled due the COVID-19 outbreak. The even which usually starts and arrive at Courmayeur Mountain Sport Center and was going to be held on July 11-12 has decided not to postponed but cancelled the three events they had. A race of 100km D+ 7900m, a second race with 55km D+ 3800m and a third race of 30km D+ 2000m. The Gran Trail Courmayeur is organised by VDA TRAILERS, a limited liability amateur sports association, with the patronage of Courmayeur, Pré-Saint-Didier and La Thuile municipalities.

Photo: Pierre Lucianaz

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THE GRAN TRAIL COURMAYEUR 2021: EVENT CANCELLED DUE COVID-19, WILL BE BACK IN 2021

The Gran Trail Courmayeur is composed of three trail runs through a natural landscape, along Val Veny and Val Ferret with the start and finishing line in the municipality of Courmayeur and going through the municipalities of Pré-Saint-Didier and La Thuile. This is a single – stage race with complete freedom in speed that must be completed within a set time. VDA Trailers, organization of the event has launched the following statement:

The need to do everything possible to stop the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure that the measures taken by governments throughout the world give results even in the medium term, combined with the uncertainty of when and it will be possible again to organise events, have forced VDA Trailers to take the decision to cancel the Gran Trail Courmayeur 2020, scheduled for 10-12 July.

As of today, it is not possible to propose an international race ran by more than 1000 athletes from more than 30 countries, without the risk of restarting an infection that, in these days, seems to be facing a waning phase, at least in Italy. Besides, the containment measures adopted by the various world states deny the possibility of gathering and move across regions and countries.

“For us it is a forced choice, because the attention to people’s health must still be kept very high,” says Alessandra Nicoletti, president of VDA Trailers, “ and because, as of today, every kind of event is forbidden. The current situation is constantly changing and cannot give us certainty about what will happen from here to mid-July. This cancellation, however, gives us even greater desire and greater energy to propose an edition of the Gran Trail Courmayeur in greater style in 2021″.

Athletes will be refunded according to the regulations.

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THE GRAN TRAIL COURMAYEUR 2021: THE RACES

Gran Trail Courmayeur 100 KM: Race of about 100km with an altitude range of 7900 mt; it must be completed in 33 hours. Qualifying race for Tor des Géants 2021, 100 bibs will be available in 2021 for the finishers of GTC100 2020, who may bypass the draw and register directly for the Tor des Géants 2021. The route winds along paths in the area between Courmayeur, Pré-Saint-Didier and La Thuile for a total of 105km, mainly through Val Veny and Val Ferret, with a positive elevation gain of 7900 metres.