Act 8 - MILLET SKI TOURING COURCHEVEL - Wednesday 3 February 2016

The 8th round of the Millet Ski Touring Courchevel run under snowflakes!

Wintry conditions were present for this 8th round of the Millet Ski Touring Courchevel. Strong gusts of wind did not discourage the 80 daredevils, who enjoyed good gliding conditions on the course groomed a few minutes before the start to swallow the 3.2 km and 500 m of elevation gain between Le Praz and Courchevel 1850.

The podium of this 8th round was decided within 25 minutes. Rémi Berchet won in 25min07s ahead of Vivien Berlaud (25min31s) and Anthony Fraissard (25min58s).

Among the women, Corinne Favre won in 28min25 ahead of Géraldine Bau in 32min19s and Véronique Lathuraz in 32min24s.

In the ESF Challenge, victories for Grégory Gachet of ESF Arêches in 26min18s and Pascale Gachet-Mauroz of ESF Courchevel 1550 in 38min43s.

The countdown to the 2016 Millet Ski Touring Courchevel is now under way. Only 7 Wednesdays remain for competitors who want to grab the season record, improve their time, or come and test themselves if they have not yet done so.

The grand finale is scheduled for 23 March with the traditional fancy-dress climb. It will also be the occasion to celebrate not 100 years! but the 100th climb on this Vertical Race course, with the famous group "La Compagnie Créole" coming to prolong this carnival atmosphere to Caribbean rhythms. Other surprises are expected to make this exceptional evening stay engraved in memories! Get ready to dance the zouk and party by signing up quickly: places are limited. Registration closes on Wednesday 16 March. Non-runners can register for the show only. Info/Registration:

Florent Perrier and Corinne Favre in the vanguard.

At the halfway point of the Millet Ski Touring Courchevel, a short review is in order…

Provisional overall men’s standings: Provisional overall women’s standings:
1-Florent Perrier (23min57s) 1-Corinne Favre (28min10s)
2-Tony Portanier (24min40s) 2-Catherine Juillaguet (30min44s)
3-Arnaud Mazet (24min42s) 3-Elsa Nodet (31min40s).

First places by category:
Cadets: Alban Raisin (27min08s) and Clémence David (38min08s)
Juniors: Will Juillaguet (26min08s) and Chloé Joly (35min50s)
Espoirs: Emilien Bochet (24min51s) and Florette Camion (34min14s)
Seniors: Tony Portanier (24min40) and Elsa Nodet (31min40s)
Veterans: Florent Perrier (23min57s) and Corinne Favre (28min05s)
Seniors/Veterans (60+): Robert Simon (34min51s) and Michèle Mongellaz (42min09s)

Provisional overall ESF Challenge standings:
1-ESF Courchevel 1550: Tony Portanier (24min40s)
2-ESF Peisey Vallandry: Gary Ozeray (24min44s)
3-ESF Megève: Antoine Socquet Juglard (25min50s)

Women instructors:
1-ESF Arêches: Corine Chauchaix (35min28s)
2-ESF Courchevel 1850: Séverine Doix (37min23s)
3-ESF Courchevel 1850: Pauline Caillet (38min19s).

2nd Grand Slam this week…

The second round of the Vertical Kilometre (VK) of the Plum KV Courchevel (PKVC) will take place this Friday 5 February. The 2016 French VK records will be awarded at the end of the 4 rounds offered this season on this 5 km course with 1,000 m of elevation gain, approved by the French Mountain and Climbing Federation (FFME). The provisional best times of the 2016 PKVC are for the moment held by Mathéo Jacquemoud in 40min05s and Corinne Favre in 51min09s.

In the weeks when the MSTC and the PKVC are organised, a ranking is drawn up for those who complete the “Grand Slam” (taking part in the 2 events in the same week).

This week, the "2nd Grand Slam" of the season will take into account the combined times of the MSTC this Wednesday 3 February and those of the PKVC on Friday 5 February. The 2016 "Grand Slam" records are for the moment held by Arnaud Mazet in 1h09min22s and Elsa Nodet in 1h28min03s.