From October 17 to 18, 2024, Réunion la 1ère will vibrate to the rhythm of THE ENERGY OF THE GRAND RAID, the unmissable event for Ultra-Trail enthusiasts and lovers of the island of Reunion.
To ensure optimal coverage of the 5 races of this 32nd edition, Reunion la 1ère optimizes all its means of transmission from strategic sites from start to finish. The public station mobilizes nearly 150 people: Directors, technicians, web reporters, journalists, animators, editors, reporters, camera operators, lighting assistants, handlers, make-up artists, OPS, maintainers… will be at the heart of the Diagonale des fous to bring you to life the event in real time.
The 5 races on the program
The Diagonal of Fools175 km and 10,150 m elevation gain +
The Bourbon Trail100 km and 6090 m elevation gain +
The Mascarenes70 km and 4000 m elevation gain +
The little news, Le Métis Trail50 km and 2500 m elevation gain +
And the Zembrocal Trail151 km and 9130 m elevation gain +
Capture means in Saint-Pierre / Saint-Denis / Cilaos: 2 HD Cars – HF transmission links, a video over IP link, a Starlink satellite internet link, 2 drones, broadcast means for the Internet and social networks and 1 Webcam.
From October 18, Réunion la 1ère deploys an unprecedented editorial, technical and production system on the web, social networks, TV and radio to bring you this event live from the departure in Saint-Pierre until the end. arrival at the Redoute.
The five races promise to be hotly contested with the presence of many local and international elites. At each departure, special correspondents will follow this wave for you until you arrive at La Redoute.
Since October 7, Johnny Lerivain has been offering us portraits of runners and volunteers every evening in the news which can be found on replay.
Wednesday October 16
Delivery of bibs live.
The reporting teams will take up residence in Saint-Pierre to cover this final stage before the race. During the traditional handover of bibs, they will endeavor to make us experience the emotion of the runners, on the web, the radio and in the TV news at 12:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Thursday October 17
The energy of the Grand Raid is on Réunion.la 1ère
Wherever you are from October 17 to 20, 2024, you will be at the heart of the race thanks to the Karé Grand Raid. A global media offer on the 3 broadcast antennas: Web – TV – Radio
All Réunion la 1ère teams will be present from start to finish, close to the athletes on the trails to ensure coverage of the Diagonale des Fous but also those of the Trail de Bourbon, La Mascareignes, the Métis Trail and the Zembrocal Trail.
From 5 p.m., simultaneously the three media, they will bring you to experience the departure of the Zembrocal Trail live from Saint-Joseph and will accompany listeners until 10:30 p.m.
The Start of the Grand Raid live from Saint-Pierre, a moment always eagerly awaited and scrutinized by the people of Reunion!
From 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The Karé Grand Raid will meet you on the seafront of Saint-Pierre live from the Ravine Blanche site.
Johnny Lerivain and Delphine Poudroux will make us experience the start of the “Lâcher des fous” which will be done in one go this year and not in several waves, a great moment of tension and thrills more than ever. A few minutes before departure, in the company of consultant Bertrand Chartier, they will receive Pierre Maunier, President of the Grand Raid association, volunteers, raiders, trail specialists.
So as not to miss anything of the event, in the pit, they will invite you to get to know those who will attempt to accomplish the feat of this extraordinary race in which only three quarters of the competitors will cross the line. ‘arrival.
Friday October 18
From the first 5 a.m. news, Reunion will wake up with news of the Great Raid.
At 1:00 p.m. The Karé Grand Raid takes over the Cilaos site
They will be live from Cilaos, with our consultant, for the start of the Trail de Bourbon. Then an update on the race will be given every hour with journalists and speakers on the ground. Also newspaper reports.
At 8 p.m. we will see the Karé Grand Raid live from La Redoute.
Johnny Lerivain will bring us live from La Redoute the arrival of the first raider. The teams stationed from the strategic sites will be able to inform us at any time of the rankings in the atmosphere of the courses to allow us to experience the joys, the emotions and the immediate reactions of the first arrivals.
In the front row, families, friends, assistants who come to witness the arrival of “the survivors” of this edition of the Diagonale des Fous.
Of the five races, how many competitors will cross the finish line? Who will succeed last year’s women’s and men’s winners?
Reminder of the 2023 Men/Women rankings
• Grand Raid : Aurélien Dunan Pallaz – Katie Schide
• Bourbon Trail: Nicolas Gourdon – Angélique Victoria Lesport
• Mascarenes: Loïc Boyer – Axelle Henry
• Zembrocal Trail : La Team Avon Athlétisme Club – La Team A Beer Please
A unique human and sporting adventure to experience in Réunion 1ère
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