Race planning

Plan SaintéLyon

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Edition notes: 72nd edition. On November 5, 2026 the organizer listed the SaintéLyon solo and all three relays as full, while the LyonSaintéLyon still took entries. Bib transfers are possible through the runner account until November 23. The route changes every year, and U-Trail reports that about 40% of the 2026 course is new; the official GPX is now published. Sources differ on the course: the race page and LiveTrail’s header give about 80 km and 2,500 m, the relay page’s split adds up to 80.5 km, the race page’s cutoff list ends at km 82, and LiveTrail’s checkpoint table reaches 81 km with 2,182 m. The race page and rules close Lyon at 4:30 PM Sunday, but the program page says 4:00 PM. LiveTrail shows 4:30 AM at Saint-Christo-en-Jarez and 12:15 PM at Soucieu-en-Jarrest, against 4:00 AM and 12:00 PM on the race page.

Listed edition

Nov 28, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026

Format

Fixed-Distance

Distance

80 km

Local start time

11:30 PM Saturday

Duration / cutoff

4:30 PM Sunday in Lyon

Crew and pacers

No crew help at aid stations and no pacing: being accompanied outside spectator zones breaks the semi-autonomy rule. Only elites may have one accredited helper, at Sainte-Catherine and Soucieu-en-Jarrest.

Drop bags

Solo runners can leave one bag under 10 kg at the start, carried to Lyon; the Halle Tony Garnier has changing rooms and showers. LyonSaintéLyon runners get two bags, one sent to Sainte-Catherine and one to Saint-Étienne.

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.