La Transe-Gaule
The Transe-Gaule (Trans-Gaul) is a 1100 km stage race which takes place in France and is the longest regularly held stage race in Europe and was first held in 2001. The event had 15 starters and 11 finishers.
Course
- Starting at Roscoff in the North the route takes country roads through rural France passing taking in Brittany, Anjou, Limousin, Auvergne and Languedoc-Roussillon finishing in Gruissan-Plage on the Mediterranean.
- Stages vary from 49 km to 75 kmspread over 18 days and 1150 km
- The race is limited to 50 runners who have to provide their own support crew if they need one.
- Accommodation is provided.
- Breakfast for 18 days and dinner for 13 days is provided.
Date
- Usually takes place in August. In 2011 starts August 10th and finishes August 27th 2011
Founded
2001 (not held in 2009)
Route
Day Start Finish Height+ Stage Km Km Total 1. Roscoff Plounévézel (29) 830 m 67 km 67 km 2. Plounévézel Pontivy (56) 642 m 63 km 130 km 3. Pontivy Guer 605 m 75 km 205 km 4. Guer Châteaubriant 506 m 66 km 271 km 5. Châteaubriant St-Georges-sur-Loire 613 m 72 km 343 km 6. St-Georges-sur-Loire Doué-la-Fontaine 410 m 53 km 396 km 7. Doué-la-Fontaine Monts-sur-Guesnes 377 m 58 km 454 km 8. Monts-sur-Guesnes Angles-sur-l’Anglin 479 m 62 km 516 km 9. Angles-sur-l’Anglin St-Sulpice-les-Feuilles 850 m 69 km 585 km 10 St-Sulpice-les-Feuilles Bourganeuf 734 m 61 km 646 km 11 Bourganeuf Peyrelevade 989 m 49 km 695 km 12 Peyrelevade Mauriac 1149 m 76 km 771 km 13 Mauriac Jussac 1064 m 64 km 835 km 14 Jussac St-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou 799 m 70 km 905 km 15 St-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou Cassagnes-Bégonhès 898 m 55 km 960 km 16 Cassagnes-Bégonhès St-Sernin-sur-Rance 919 m 53 km 1013 km 17 St-Sernin-sur-Rance St-Pons-de-Thomières 1405 m 69 km 1082 km 18 St-Pons-de-Thomières Moussan 866 m 60 km 1142 km 19 Moussan Gruissan-Plage 289 m 41 km 1184 km
Race Director
- Jean-Benoit Jaouen
