Le Festival des Templiers

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 Due to the bad weather forecast, the organizers had to cancel the Grand Trail des Templiers. 
 Intégrale des Causses 
 Matthieu Durand won the race with a time of 06:33:53. He finished 9 minutes 26 secondes ahead of Joffrey Ginoux. The third place went to Sebastien Chaigneau with a time of 06:44:58 
 For the women,  Elodie Varraine finished first in 07:29:47 , ahead of Margarita Dorato (08:26:54). Marie-Helene Schlosser got the third place in 08:31:47. 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Matthieu Durand
		FRA
		06:33:53
	
	
		2
		Joffrey Ginoux
		FRA
		06:43:19
	
	
		3
		Sebastien Chaigneau
		FRA
		06:44:58
	
	
		4
		Jerome Andre
		FRA
		06:52:25
	
	
		5
		Mathieu Henriet
		FRA
		07:08:05
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Elodie Varraine
		FRA
		07:29:47
	
	
		2
		Margarita Dorato
		FRA
		08:26:54
	
	
		3
		Marie-Helene Schlosser
		FRA
		08:31:47
	
	
		4
		Karine Matt
		FRA
		08:51:22
	
	
		5
		Prisca Ehrhardt
		FRA
		08:57:37
	

 Complete results 
 Boffi Fifty 
 Matthieu Simon won the race with a time of 05:01:32. He finished 17 minutes 11 secondes ahead of Jérémy Martin. The third place went to Killian Allaire with a time of 05:24:13 
 In the women’s race,  Marie Vinet got a win, finishing with a time of 06:32:09 . She bested Clémence Mougey who crossed the finish line 22 minutes 15 secondes behind her. The third place went to Erika Lerouge with a time of 07:00:07 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Matthieu Simon
		FRA
		05:01:32
	
	
		2
		Jérémy Martin
		FRA
		05:18:43
	
	
		3
		Killian Allaire
		FRA
		05:24:13
	
	
		4
		Donatello Rota
		ITA
		05:24:13
	
	
		5
		Daniel Camalet
		FRA
		05:25:04
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Marie Vinet
		FRA
		06:32:09
	
	
		2
		Clémence Mougey
		FRA
		06:54:24
	
	
		3
		Erika Lerouge
		FRA
		07:00:07
	
	
		4
		Clemence Pillot
		FRA
		07:09:25
	
	
		5
		Agathe Bes
		FRA
		07:10:32
	

 Complete results 
 Endurance Trail 
 Remi Berchet grinded past more than 925 runners to win in 11:29:31. Quentin Debarre secured second in this year’s race with a time of 11:32:54. Julien Jorro (11:35:19) made notched third place. 
 For the women,  Claire Bannwarth claimed victory with a time of 14:16:50 . Severine Piesset earned runner-up honours with a time of 14:30:16. The third place went to Daphne Nadoulek with a time of 14:47:32 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Remi Berchet
		FRA
		11:29:31
	
	
		2
		Quentin Debarre
		FRA
		11:32:54
	
	
		3
		Julien Jorro
		FRA
		11:35:19
	
	
		4
		Antoine Ley
		FRA
		11:45:08
	
	
		5
		Tony Viard
		FRA
		11:47:16
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Claire Bannwarth
		FRA
		14:16:50
	
	
		2
		Severine Piesset
		FRA
		14:30:16
	
	
		3
		Daphne Nadoulek
		FRA
		14:47:32
	
	
		4
		Nadege Tryoen
		FRA
		15:04:42
	
	
		5
		Peggy Monge
		FRA
		15:58:27
	

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 Marathon du Larzac 
 Ludovic Colomb won the race with a time of 03:10:34. He bested Kevin Billard who crossed the finish line 3 minutes 56 secondes behind him. The third place went to Cedric Jacquet with a time of 03:24:18 
 For the women,  it was Marine Quintard (03:41:09) taking the top spot, ahead of Marie Tombelaine (04:17:18). The third place went to Daniele Crenn with a time of 04:20:44 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Ludovic Colomb
		FRA
		03:10:34
	
	
		2
		Kevin Billard
		FRA
		03:14:30
	
	
		3
		Cedric Jacquet
		FRA
		03:24:18
	
	
		4
		Emeric Hauchecorne
		FRA
		03:28:00
	
	
		5
		Julien Esnault
		FRA
		03:35:12
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Marine Quintard
		FRA
		03:41:09
	
	
		2
		Marie Tombelaine
		FRA
		04:17:18
	
	
		3
		Daniele Crenn
		FRA
		04:20:44
	
	
		4
		Céline Lou-Poueyou
		FRA
		04:28:50
	
	
		5
		Charlotte Bocquet
		FRA
		04:48:54
	

 Complete results 
 Mona Lisa Trail 
 Hugo Altmeyer outran roughly 634 runners to win with a time of 02:17:10. Benjamin Bellamy secured second in this year’s race with a time of 02:20:57. The third place went to Guillaume Rouger with a time of 02:30:24 
 In the women’s race,  Solene Marquet got a win, finishing with a time of 02:54:52 . She finished une minute 34 secondes ahead of Alexia Coudray. Eva Pradel got the third place in 03:04:45. 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Hugo Altmeyer
		FRA
		02:17:10
	
	
		2
		Benjamin Bellamy
		FRA
		02:20:57
	
	
		3
		Guillaume Rouger
		FRA
		02:30:24
	
	
		4
		Eric Laumond
		FRA
		02:30:36
	
	
		5
		Mathias Hervas
		
		02:35:55
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Solene Marquet
		FRA
		02:54:52
	
	
		2
		Alexia Coudray
		FRA
		02:56:26
	
	
		3
		Eva Pradel
		FRA
		03:04:45
	
	
		4
		Marine Place
		FRA
		03:12:16
	
	
		5
		Astrid Renet
		FRA
		03:17:34
	

 Complete results 
 Marathon des Causses 
 Sylvain Cachard grinded past more than 890 runners to win in 03:06:11. Coming in second was Alexandre Depeche (03:08:43). Rounding out the top three was Fabien Demure with a time of 03:13:07. 
 In the women’s race,  it was Marine Chalaye (04:08:18) taking the top spot. Lea Verots earned runner-up honours with a time of 04:23:08. Finishing third was Laurianne Willem (04:44:54). 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Sylvain Cachard
		FRA
		03:06:11
	
	
		2
		Alexandre Depeche
		FRA
		03:08:43
	
	
		3
		Fabien Demure
		FRA
		03:13:07
	
	
		4
		Baptiste Chassagne
		FRA
		03:13:19
	
	
		5
		Antoine Charvolin
		FRA
		03:14:24
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Marine Chalaye
		FRA
		04:08:18
	
	
		2
		Lea Verots
		FRA
		04:23:08
	
	
		3
		Laurianne Willem
		FRA
		04:44:54
	
	
		4
		Noémie Malle
		FRA
		04:45:26
	
	
		5
		Maud Quéré
		FRA
		04:55:12
	

 Complete results 
 Midnight Templiers 
 Anthony Gaillard outpaced more then 208 runners to win in 01:19:53. Lucas Pontico earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:21:33. Baptiste Brin got the third place in 01:22:40. 
 In the women’s race,  Clara Tonin took top honours by finishing the race in 01:47:50 , ahead of Noémie Fougère (01:52:54). The third place went to Nathalie Noyer Chevalier with a time of 01:53:01 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Anthony Gaillard
		FRA
		01:19:53
	
	
		2
		Lucas Pontico
		FRA
		01:21:33
	
	
		3
		Baptiste Brin
		FRA
		01:22:40
	
	
		4
		Dévrig Bouillet
		FRA
		01:34:20
	
	
		5
		Arthur Guntz
		FRA
		01:34:22
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Clara Tonin
		FRA
		01:47:50
	
	
		2
		Noémie Fougère
		FRA
		01:52:54
	
	
		3
		Nathalie Noyer Chevalier
		FRA
		01:53:01
	
	
		4
		Corinne Dedieu
		FRA
		01:55:12
	
	
		5
		Virginie Bienvenu
		FRA
		01:57:13
	

 Complete results 
 VO2 Trail 
 Thomas Adams finished first in 01:11:55. Frédéric Poumerol earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:16:44. Rounding out the top three was Théo Allaire with a time of 01:18:51. 
 In the ladies race,  Héloïse Feraud won the race with a time of 01:34:26 . Clara Tonin earned runner-up honours with a time of 01:43:35. The third place went to Fanny Leyrolle with a time of 01:45:54 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Thomas Adams
		FRA
		01:11:55
	
	
		2
		Frédéric Poumerol
		FRA
		01:16:44
	
	
		3
		Théo Allaire
		FRA
		01:18:51
	
	
		4
		Lucas Pontico
		FRA
		01:19:48
	
	
		5
		Baptiste Brin
		FRA
		01:20:39
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Héloïse Feraud
		FRA
		01:34:26
	
	
		2
		Clara Tonin
		FRA
		01:43:35
	
	
		3
		Fanny Leyrolle
		FRA
		01:45:54
	
	
		4
		Lilou Barascud
		FRA
		01:46:31
	
	
		5
		Corinne Dedieu
		FRA
		01:47:43
	

 Complete results 
 Les Troubadours 
 Antonin Diot grinded past more than 291 runners to win in 01:08:46, followed by Roméo Mounaix who finished with a time of 01:08:54. The third place went to Damien Gaubert with a time of 01:08:58 
 In the women’s race,  Anita Loubat got a win, finishing with a time of 01:13:31 . She bested Margaux Petrissans who crossed the finish line une minute 11 secondes behind her. Rounding out the top three was Ornella Pons with a time of 01:17:31. 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Antonin Diot
		FRA
		01:08:46
	
	
		2
		Roméo Mounaix
		FRA
		01:08:54
	
	
		3
		Damien Gaubert
		FRA
		01:08:58
	
	
		4
		Olivier Le Borgne
		FRA
		01:10:44
	
	
		5
		Eric Bouhaben
		FRA
		01:10:48
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Anita Loubat
		FRA
		01:13:31
	
	
		2
		Margaux Petrissans
		FRA
		01:14:42
	
	
		3
		Ornella Pons
		FRA
		01:17:31
	
	
		4
		Laure Fallou
		FRA
		01:17:32
	
	
		5
		Marjorie Roelstraete
		FRA
		01:19:15
	

 Complete results 
 La templière 
 For the women,  Nancy Beauvais finished first in 00:40:14 , ahead of Sophie Goriaux (00:41:34). The third place went to Justine Galtier with a time of 00:43:14 
 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Nancy Beauvais
		FRA
		00:40:14
	
	
		2
		Sophie Goriaux
		FRA
		00:41:34
	
	
		3
		Justine Galtier
		FRA
		00:43:14
	
	
		4
		Marie-Pierre Vergnet
		FRA
		00:44:18
	
	
		5
		Emeline Mordac
		FRA
		00:44:23
	

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Results 2019: Le Festival des Templiers

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 Grand Trail des templiers 
 Sebastien Spehler grinded past more than 1995 runners to win in 06:38:35. Nicolas Martin earned runner-up honors with a time of 06:44:36. Finishing third was Alex Nichols (06:49:27). 
 In the women’s race,  Ruth Croft finished first in 07:27:31 . She finished 6 minutes 25 seconds ahead of Ida Nilsson. Finishing third was Emelie Forsberg (07:46:05). 
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 Boffi Fifty 
 Aurélien Collet outran roughly 378 runners to win with a time of 04:56:33, followed by Yann Nourry who finished with a time of 05:30:09. Finishing third was Pierre Millet (05:31:09). 
 For the women,  Marie Vinet took top spot in 06:30:09 , ahead of Alexandra Heintz (06:35:38). The third place went to Corail Bugnard with a time of 07:03:48 
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 Endurance Trail 
 Jonathan Moncany finished first in 11:08:53, followed by Baptiste Cazaux who finished with a time of 11:12:10. The third place went to Sebastien Henri with a time of 11:17:54 
 In the ladies race,  it was Jocelyne Pauly who took the top spot in 12:38:41 , followed by Estelle Leroi who finished with a time of 13:46:32. While Sarah Cameron came in third at 13:59:00 
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 Intégrale des Causses 
 Kevin Vermeulen outran roughly 401 runners to win with a time of 05:51:52. Coming in second was Steve Leclerc (06:19:45). The third place went to Théophile Camp with a time of 06:27:21 
 In the ladies race,  it was Elodie Varraine (07:38:14) taking the top spot. Cecile Lefebvre earned runner-up honors with a time of 08:06:15. The third place went to Sofia Garcia with a time of 08:45:47 
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 Marathon des Causses 
 Benjamin Bellamy claimed victory with a time of 03:08:29. Coming in second was Simon Fischer (03:16:25). Joris Kiredjian got the third place in 03:19:17. 
 In the ladies race,  Anne-Lise Rousset took top spot in 03:34:00 , followed by Marie Perrier who finished with a time of 03:54:56. Rounding out the top three was Marine Place with a time of 04:06:48. 
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 Marathon du Larzac 
 Gael Reynaud grinded past more than 403 runners to win in 03:12:35. Coming in second was Jean Baptiste Castano (03:30:16). Rounding out the top three was Matthieu Simon with a time of 03:31:14. 
 In the ladies race,  Melanie Chever finished first in 04:27:53 . She bested Marine Pardell who crossed the finish line one minute 18 seconds behind her. Rounding out the top three was Lucie Chemel with a time of 04:34:40. 
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 Mona Lisa Trail 
 Alexandre Fine outpaced more then 631 runners to win in 02:07:00. Coming in second was Cedric Jacquet (02:16:53). Romuald Brun (02:21:52) made notched third place. 
 In the women’s race,  it was Mylène Bacon (02:26:15) taking the top spot. Mylène Bacon and Sandy Paulet end up toghether at the second place with a time of 02:38:39 
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 VO2 Trail 
 Mael Alric grinded past more than 824 runners to win in 01:15:28. Coming in second was Thibaut Poupard (01:15:30). Celestin Guillon got the third place in 01:18:07. 
 In the ladies race,  Nadège Servant claimed victory with a time of 01:35:24 . She finished one minute 7 seconds ahead of Marine Quintard. The third place went to Nolwenn Burckle with a time of 01:40:01 
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 Les Troubadours 
 Boris Itsweire took top honors by finishing the race in 00:52:20. Thomas Renoud earned runner-up honors with a time of 00:52:43. Benjamin Bonneau (00:59:01) made notched third place. 
 For the women,  Lara Ballestra took top honors by finishing the race in 01:03:50 . She finished one minute 10 seconds ahead of Sophie Marre. Rounding out the top three was Cécile Pion with a time of 01:15:19. 
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 Midnight Templiers 
 Thibaut Poupard outpaced more then 306 runners to win in 01:23:18. Julien Caulet secured second in this year’s race with a time of 01:28:35. Michael Pluyaud got the third place in 01:28:58. 
 In the women’s race,  it was Marie Delon (01:57:42) taking the top spot, ahead of Maelys Clemencon (01:58:15). While Tiphanie Baudorre came in third at 01:58:35 
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 La templière 
 In the women’s race,  Anna Comet I Pascua finished first in 00:37:24 , ahead of Vincianne Boquillet (00:38:36). The third place went to Manon David with a time of 00:38:59 
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Results 2017: Le Festival des Templiers

Credit : Evasion Sport Communication
 Here are the results for last weekend’s §event_link(1,Festival des Templiers) which was held in Millau, France. 
 Grand Trail des templiers 
 Miguel HERAS grinded past more than 1981 runners to win in 06:45:12. Coming in second was Jared HAZEN (06:49:42). Cedric FLEURETON got the third place in 06:56:06. 
 In the ladies race,  Jasmin NUNIGE got a win, finishing with a time of 08:00:52 , ahead of Yngvild KASPERSEN (08:13:57). The third place went to Nuria PICAS with a time of 08:22:42 
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 Endurance Trail 
 Benoit GIRONDEL outpaced more then 943 runners to win in 10:32:15. Arnaud CHARTRAIN secured second in this year’s race with a time of 10:40:19. Sebastien CHAIGNEAU got the third place in 10:56:44. 
 In the ladies race,  Caroline BENOIT got a win, finishing with a time of 12:16:50 . She bested Nathalie HENRIQUES who crossed the finish line 36 minutes 10 seconds behind her. Sandra VANCAYZEELE got the third place in 13:00:53. 
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 Intégrale des Causses 
 Yann NOURRY outran roughly 394 runners to win with a time of 06:22:23, followed by Cyril MORILLO who finished with a time of 06:25:26. Antoine LEY got the third place in 06:28:24. 
 For the women,  Marie DOHIN finished first in 07:38:58 . She bested Beatrice BRESAC who crossed the finish line 5 minutes 50 seconds behind her. Maud RESPAUD got the third place in 07:51:09. 
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 La Solitaire 
 Steve LECONTE outpaced more then 60 runners to win in 07:58:34. He finished 7 minutes 29 seconds ahead of Benjamin MAURIÈS. Thomas SAINT GIRONS got the third place in 08:22:19. 
 In the women’s race,  it was Sophie LAVERSANNE (10:12:29) taking the top spot, ahead of Celine SCHNEIDER (11:13:13). Rounding out the top three was Caroline CHOUVY with a time of 13:15:40. 
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 Marathon des Causses 
 Romain MAILLARD took top spot in 02:58:06. Coming in second was Stephane RICARD (03:10:57). Finishing third was Renaud JAILLARDON (03:13:32). 
 In the ladies race,  Severine BOVERO claimed victory with a time of 03:46:44 . Marie PEYTAUD earned runner-up honors with a time of 03:49:33. The third place went to Florence BLANC with a time of 04:04:45 
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 Mona Lisa Trail 
 Benoit GALAND outran roughly 611 runners to win with a time of 02:10:37, followed by Arnaud JAILLARD who finished with a time of 02:13:34. Finishing third was Kilian MEUDEC (02:18:37). 
 In the ladies race,  Marine PLACE took top spot in 02:38:43 , ahead of Marina GARCIN (02:49:13). While Sandy PAULET came in third at 02:51:43 
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 Trail du Viaduc 
 Jérôme MICHON grinded past more than 273 runners to win in 01:19:35. Florent COSQUER earned runner-up honors with a time of 01:21:03. The third place went to Victorien LAFARGUE with a time of 01:22:14 
 In the women’s race,  it was Nadia THEUIL (01:35:17) taking the top spot. Marie-Laure BOUTESOCQ earned runner-up honors with a time of 01:37:53. Alexandra CARPE LE GRAND DE MERCEY got the third place in 01:38:47. 
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 Marathon du Larzac 
 The victory went to Nicola BUCCI who crossed the finish line at 03:07:38. Florian MAIRY secured second in this year’s race with a time of 03:08:18. Finishing third was Thomas LE LONS (03:08:24). 
 In the women’s race,  Celine COSTES claimed victory with a time of 03:57:44 . Celine COSTES and Aurelia PETER end up toghether at the second place with a time of 04:13:05 
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 VO2 Trail 
 Fleury ROUX took top honors by finishing the race in 01:19:14. He finished 19 seconds ahead of Johann BAUJARD. The third place went to Guillaume RAFINESQUE with a time of 01:19:44 
 For the women,  Charlotte MAHIEU took top spot in 01:35:07 . She bested Nadia THEUIL who crossed the finish line 7 minutes 24 seconds behind her. Finishing third was Maryse GIRET (01:43:14). 
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 Les Troubadours 
 Thomas RENOUD grinded past more than 386 runners to win in 00:52:36. Antoine PONCET secured second in this year’s race with a time of 00:54:44. Jorge TARRAGO got the third place in 00:55:12. 
 For the women,  it was Marion BOURRELIER who took the top spot in 01:13:52 , ahead of Anne Laure LACASSAGNE (01:14:29). Finishing third was Anais MAGNES (01:16:49). 
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 La templière 
 In the women’s race,  Estelle CHARTRIN got a win, finishing with a time of 00:38:42 . She bested Marie-Pierre VERGNET who crossed the finish line one minute 46 seconds behind her. The third place went to Clémence BESSIERE with a time of 00:41:49 
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Results 2016: Festival des Templiers

Credit : Evasion Sport Communication
 For three days, Millau, its gorges and its Causses (limestone plateaus), has echoed to the rhythm of the Festival des Templiers. In the middle of nowhere, this gathering sees runners, who are fans of wide, open spaces, flock to the area from right across France and from overseas. Having been the precursor for the discipline in metropolitan France, over the years Les Templiers has gradually become the model race. The most eagerly awaited competition of this event is undoubtedly Le Grand Trail des Templiers, which was contested this morning from 5:15am. Some 2,500 participants took the start of this assault of the limestone plateau Causses in what was a fantastic 74-kilometre run with some 3,450 metres of uphill sections. For the 20th edition of this epic, the competitors became embroiled in an international confrontation in the form of a France / Europe / United States match. A novel concept in France, this France – United States – Europe clash is reminiscent of the events organised in the United States within the context of the famous Penn Relays and during the prestigious Edinburgh Xcountry in the UK. 
 Frenchman Benoit Cori triumphed in a time of 6 hours 36 minutes and 49 seconds ahead of Sylvain Court: 6hr39’15’’ and American Alex Nichols: 6hr43’14’’. It’s worth noting here that the former, a young 32-year old runner and a native of the Basque country, won Saintélyon back in December. Among the women, Spaniard Nuria Picas won this legendary race for the third time in a row with a time of 7hr51’46’. 
 In terms of the “France/Europe/United States” Match, which grouped together no fewer than 27 big names from world trail running, the United States (Sage Canaday, Alex Nichols, Chris Vargo, Matt Flaherty and Zach Miller) secured victory among the male contingent. Team Europe (Nuria Picas (SP), Holly Rush (GB), Magda Laczak (PL) and Jasmin Nunige (CH) topped the leaderboard among the women. 
 Race summary for Le Grand Trail Des Templiers 
 At start time this morning, the atmosphere was electric among the elite squad. Never before had the organisation gathered together such an extraordinary line-up. Between the 27 runners invited within the context of the international match: France Against the World, plus the very best of the French trail running circuit, it seemed very likely that the spectacle would be of high quality and the competition looked set to be somewhat faster than usual too. 
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 Indeed, according to the predictions of the organisation, who certainly aren’t lacking statistics after 19 years’ experience, the leaders were expected to reach the first refreshment stop some 21km into the race at 7:05am. In reality the front runners made the first pitstop 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Among them was the young Yankee, Zach Miller, who has only just turned 25 but has already racked up some fine wins. 
 Immediately recognisable by his chubby face, so much so that his mates call him “Babyface”, he powered off the start line, carrying in his wake the Polish runner Marcin Swierc, Sylvain Court, Sage Canaday and a number of others. 
 Would they be able to sustain this crazy pace all the way to the finish, or was a bitter failure on the cards? This must have been at the forefront of everyone’s minds given the comment from the creator of this event, Gilles Bertrand, during last night’s briefing for the overseas athletes: “Be careful, the race begins at around 50km in”. 
 Keeping going, the latter protagonists hit the 42km point in 3hr40. Surely a crazy rhythm on what is reputed to be a highly technical course and given the numerous difficulties linked to its shark-teeth profile. 
 In the last 30 kilometres there were some leaderboard upsets and a generally slowing up in the final 10km, but not all the main players from the start of the race crumbled. 
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 That said, they did succumb to the law of Benoît Cori. Having set off at his own pace and without envisaging victory initially, with every kilometre and every obstacle overcome, the Basque gradually picked off his fellow competitors one by one. And so it was, in the last 6 kilometres, that he finally caught up with a fading Zach Miller and went on to take the win in front of a jubilant crowd. Just moments after crossing the finish line, his crown of laurels around his neck, he shouted: “I’m dead. I can’t take any more. I can’t believe it!” 
 Another happy runner was second placed Sylvain Court, who admitted: “After being the first Frenchman, to finish 2nd here is fantastic”. 
 Whilst the top two congratulated each other and the spectators readied themselves to applaud Zach Miller, the Kid of the Boulders, powering over the line, everyone was taken by surprise when another member of Team USA, Alex Nichols, was first to appear on the horizon. 
 The latter explains: “I stuck to my initial strategy. I immediately got the feeling that the pace was too quick at the start, but I didn’t panic. The day before, I did a recce of the course on the bus and I realised that the second stage would be full-on so without ever picking up the pace, I ended up making the podium. It was terrible though. The bumps were horrible and on top of that it was hot. I’m keen to come back and do it again though. It’s fabulous and it makes a change from the American trail runs. Les Templiers is full-on. Back home, a trail run with 2,900 runners doesn’t even exist. On Saturday I watched the other events and it was really great. I’ve never seen anything like it.” 
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 With regards to an exhausted Zach Miller, 5th in a time of 6hr51’01’’, he had this to say: “I don’t think I set off too quickly. I ran as normal, but I did make a mistake. At the last refreshment stop, I didn’t eat enough and all of a sudden I had terrible sunstroke. The last 5km were horrific. I’m not disappointed though. It was magical.” 
 In terms of the female contingent, Nuria Picas dominated Les Templiers for the 3rd consecutive time. Radiant, the Catalan runner gave out a heartfelt cry on finishing: “I feel at home here. I love Millau and I confirm that I’ll be back again next year!” 
 At 28, Juliette Benedicto, a former triathlete who began trail running 2 years ago, surprised everyone by surprising herself: “I was hoping to make the top 5 so it’s great. At the start, I tried to keep up with Nuria, but she was too quick for me so I chose to let her get away from me. I’m surprised to have beaten Magda Boulet, who ran the marathon in 2hr26’.” Otherwise, in terms of France against the World, among the men, USA 12 Pts (Alex Nichols, 3rd, Sage Canaday, 4th and Zach Miller, 5th) beat France 31 Pts (Sylvain Court, 2nd, Nicolas Martin, 14th, Fabien Antolinos, 15th) and Europe 37 Pts (Marcin Swierc, 9th, Jonas Buud, 10th, Didrik Hermansen, 18th). 
 Among the Women, Europe secured 16 Pts (Nuria Picas, 1st, Holly Rush, 7th, Magdalena Laczak, 8th), dominating the USA 18 Pts (Magdalena Boulet, 3rd, Aliza Lapierre, 5th, Cassadra Scallon, 10th) and France 19 Pts (Maud Gobert, 4th, Stéphanie Duc, 6th, Aurélia Truel, 9th). 
 Race ranking for Le Grand Trail des Templiers 
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 Top 10 Men 

	
		1
		Benoit CORI
		TEAM ENDURANCE SHOP BORDEAUX
		06:36:49
	
	
		2
		Sylvain COURT
		TEAM France
		06:39:15
	
	
		3
		Alex NICHOLS
		TEAM USA
		06:43:14
	
	
		4
		Sage CANADAY
		TEAM USA
		06:45:00
	
	
		5
		Zach MILLER
		TEAM USA
		06:51:01
	
	
		6
		Miguel HERAS
		
		06:59:05
	
	
		7
		Manu GAULT
		TEAM ASICS TRAIL
		07:01:10
	
	
		8
		Clement PETITJEAN
		TEAM ASICS TRAIL
		07:01:11
	
	
		9
		Marcin SWIERC
		TEAM EUROPE
		07:02:43
	
	
		10
		Jonas BUUD
		TEAM EUROPE
		07:04:06
	

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 Top 10 Women 

	
		1
		Nuria PICAS
		TEAM EUROPE
		07:51:46
	
	
		2
		Juliette BENEDICTO
		TEAM SALOMON
		08:00:33
	
	
		3
		Magdalena BOULET
		TEAM USA
		08:02:40
	
	
		4
		Maud GOBERT
		TEAM France
		08:20:18
	
	
		5
		Aliza LAPIERRE
		TEAM USA
		08:20:35
	
	
		6
		Stephanie DUC
		TEAM France
		08:24:53
	
	
		7
		Holly RUSH
		TEAM EUROPE
		08:25:33
	
	
		8
		Magdalena LACZAK
		TEAM EUROPE
		08:26:44
	
	
		9
		Aurelia TRUEL
		TEAM France
		08:28:39
	
	
		10
		Cassandra SCALLON
		TEAM USA
		08:36:15
	

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