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Baptiste Hue
Published on
June 16, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.
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Launched in 2010, at a time when trail was still one confidential disciplinethe Barjo has continued to grow to the point of now being considered as the major meeting Normandy trail, with 2,500 participants gathered on the paths of La Hague (Manche) since the evening of this Saturday June 15, 2024 and even this Sunday.
They would probably even have been a thousand more to fill the platoons if the preservation of the coastline did not impose a gauge to respect.
Why such a success ?
The reasons for this plebiscite are multifactorial. The first is obviously linked to courseas aesthetically attractive as they are physically demanding.
Program for this Sunday
4th stage of the Raid de l’Archange: Beaumont-Hague – Beaumont-Hague (52 km)
Departure: 9:45 a.m.
La Barjo (80 km): Departure: 5:30 a.m. from Beaumont-Hague (349 starters)
La Demi-Barjo (50 km): Departure: 10:00 a.m. in Beaumont-Hague (802 starters)
La petite Barjo (15 km): Departure: 3:00 p.m. in Beaumont-Hague (422 starters)
” In terms of landscapewe have nothing to envy of others,” says Alain Leclerc, a organizer proud to introduce its region to trail runners from the whole of France and even from abroad.
Some people fall so in love with the area that they return there on vacation.
The latter is convinced that Barjo is a real tourist showcase for the Channel and Cotentin.
To the enchanting decor, we can add the intoxicating atmospherewith those countless spectators who populate the edges of the trails, but also the quality of the organization and the sympathy of the 200 volunteers who know how to comfort competitors supplies and serve them a well-deserved cup at the refreshment bar at debrief time.
This year again, more than a race, the Barjo will be an “experience”, an great sporting moment and of friendlinesssublimated by the fraternal values of trail running and the beauties of La Hague.
Aurélien Collet impresses
It’s a very big name who added his name to the list of winners of the 25 km of Barjo, this Saturday evening! Winner in 2h03’40”, Aurélien Collet took almost two minutes from his runner-up, the defending champion Maxime Bucher. The native of Saint-Lô (44 years old), now based in Val-d’Oise, has a track record as long as his arm and has accumulated places of honor in prestigious races: 3rd in the Diagonale des fous in 2014, 7th in the world championship in 2016. “What a great start I had in this first part of the Barjo challenge! A sublime course, talented runners, the last 15 kilometers are simply superb. A great organization, can’t wait for tomorrow (this Sunday, Editor’s note) for the 80 km with already very painful legs”, commented on Strava Aurélien Collet, who therefore continues this Sunday with the “real” Barjo.
The competitors in this edition come from 14 countries and 73 different French departments. Refreshments: For the “resupplies”, the organizers have provided 3,500 bottles of water, 1,000 bottles of Coke, 900 of Perrier, 1,400 bananas, 2,340 oranges, 50 kilos of peanuts, 40 kilos of Tuc, 200 packets of white ham… Cinema: Valentin Orange, defending champion in the 50 km, will come to present his documentary film on Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. at the Odéon de Cherbourg cinema. 52 minutes retracing the life of Sherpa Sangé, a renowned Nepalese trail runner, also present this Sunday on the 80 km. There are still places left.Live: You can watch the progress of the runners live on the Barjo website.
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