Closing interview
07 Jul 2022
What a relief to finally be able to launch this race that was initially designed in 2020 and postponed in 2021: happy racers on the finish line ; no injury ; a weather challenging just as needed, with rain, fog, storms but also sun… gathering all the ingredients for a genuine expedition, says Pascal Bahuaud, […]
Aix les Bains Riviera des Alpes, an emotional setting
01 Jul 2022
The Raid in France Top 7 are now known. Seven teams who have made it to the end of the entire course between Bourg Saint Maurice and Aix Les Bains. For two days, the Riviera des Alpes has been an emotional setting. The teams cross the finish line with lots of stories, anecdotes, wonders and […]
400TEAM NATUREX winners of the Raid in France Savoie Mont-Blanc
29 Jun 2022
Sébastien Raichon, Sandrine Béranger, Matthieu Bajard and Jean-Noel Poméon have crossed the finish line in Aix Les Bains for this 11th edition of Raid in France, french leg of the Adventure Race World Cup. Having left Bourg Saint Maurice on Saturday, they have done the 400 kilometres and 16,000 of ascent in 92 hours and […]
Aix les Bains in the sights of the leading teams
28 Jun 2022
The race has left the Tarentaise valley and is now crossing the Beaufortain and the Bauges regions, middle mountain ranges with forests and pastures. The « parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges » is actually classified by Unesco as a world heritage site. The racers will now do a chain of shorter, easier and playful sections. […]
The racers put to a hard test
27 Jun 2022
Due to tiredness, certain teams are finding the going hard and spirits are somewhat low. Several abandons today on this Raid in France. Time differences are expanding and 400Team Naturex, one of the world’s top teams, is leading, concentrating on their objective. The winning team will insure their place for the World Championship final in […]
The majestical mountains
26 Jun 2022
Today was marked by the passage over glaciers at above 3,000 metres for the leading teams in this edition of the Adventure Race World Series and several mountain passes for the teams behind. The time difference between them is now building up with some feeling the effect of the climbs endured during the mountain bike […]
Top start for a six day non-stop race
25 Jun 2022
A unique and surprising start to this 11th edition of the Raid in France Savoie Mont Blanc in the streets of Bourg Saint Maurice with the teams walking towards the start point of the orientation course carrying their inflated packrafts on their backs. Before starting this 400 kms adventure in total autonomy in the Alps, […]
One crazy adventure
01 Jun 2022
We are getting closer to the start and the track is almost finished. Raid in France Savoie Mont Blanc 2022 will be one again a fabulous outdoor adventure in a marvellous environment. Between Bourg Saint Maurice Les Arcs and Aix les Bains Riviera des Alpes, 13 stages will be raced by the teams over 4 […]
Bourg Saint Maurice-Les Arcs: capital of outdoor and start of Raid in France
01 Jun 2022
At the foot of prestigious Alpine passes, on the edge of the Vanoise National Park, Bourg Saint Maurice-Les Arcs offers a large choice of activities for families or friends: hiking, mountain biking, trail running, golf, tennis, rafting. This summer destination, very popular with nature lovers, is also a prime touristic its heritage and mountain agriculture […]
Rif Spirit postpoined
30 Mar 2022
Due to the harsh weather forecast expected in Haute-Loire this week-end, we have decided to postpone Rif Spirit 2022. This decision is heartbreaking for our whole team but it seems necessary. Pascal Bahuaud, race director, says : “The forecast for the week end is horrid : snow, rain, negative temperatures, tones of wind, … We […]
