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| ⚫ | The Tor des Géants<ref>[http://www.tordesgeants.it/en Official site]</ref> (Tour of Giants) is an endurance trail race which takes place in [[Aosta Valley]] in september. It is not competitive and provides for prizes for all participants who will carry out the path. The start and the finish are in [[Courmayeur]]. There are about 40 point in which the runners can eat, spleep and, if they need, medical care. The maximum number of participants has been set at 660 athletes, though pre-registration have been about 1500. The participants come from all five continents and the nations with the largest number of representatives are Italy and France. |
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| ⚫ | The Tor des Géants<ref>[http://www.tordesgeants.it/en Official site]</ref> (Tour of Giants) is an endurance trail race which takes place in [[Aosta Valley]] in september. It is not competitive and provides for prizes for all participants who will carry out the path. The start and the finish are in [[Courmayeur]]. |
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== Path == |
== Path and rules == |
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Basically the trail is a tour of [[Aosta Valley]] following "Alta Via no.2<ref>[http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/proposte/sport/escursionismo/alta_via_2_e.asp?tipo=mista&pk_tour=40 Alta Via no.2]</ref>" for the first half of the race and the "Alta Via no.1<ref>[http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/proposte/sport/escursionismo/alta_via_1_e.asp?tipo=mista&pk_tour=39 Alta via no.1]</ref>" for the second half of the race. |
Basically the trail is a tour of [[Aosta Valley]] following "Alta Via no.2<ref>[http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/proposte/sport/escursionismo/alta_via_2_e.asp?tipo=mista&pk_tour=40 Alta Via no.2]</ref>" for the first half of the race and the "Alta Via no.1<ref>[http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/proposte/sport/escursionismo/alta_via_1_e.asp?tipo=mista&pk_tour=39 Alta via no.1]</ref>" for the second half of the race. The total length of the race is 330 km which must be completed with a maximum time of 150 hours. The total elevation gain is about 24000 m |
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Revision as of 09:54, 19 July 2013
The Tor des Géants[1] (Tour of Giants) is an endurance trail race which takes place in Aosta Valley in september. It is not competitive and provides for prizes for all participants who will carry out the path. The start and the finish are in Courmayeur. There are about 40 point in which the runners can eat, spleep and, if they need, medical care. The maximum number of participants has been set at 660 athletes, though pre-registration have been about 1500. The participants come from all five continents and the nations with the largest number of representatives are Italy and France.
Path and rules
Basically the trail is a tour of Aosta Valley following "Alta Via no.2[2]" for the first half of the race and the "Alta Via no.1[3]" for the second half of the race. The total length of the race is 330 km which must be completed with a maximum time of 150 hours. The total elevation gain is about 24000 m