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Race-day light
For a 10:40 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 28 Nov · dark at the start until km 3.2 · headlamp km 80–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
13 climbs · 1,638 m totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for 28 Nov at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 28 Nov ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 4 years of this race
Past editions
Race-day highs at the start ran from 3° to 12°C, and 1 of 4 race days were wet.
| Year | Start °C | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Nov 29 | 12°/3° | dry | 13km/h |
| 2024 Nov 30 | 12°/-1° | dry | 8km/h |
| 2023 Dec 2 | 3°/-4° | 2.5mm | 21km/h |
| 2021 Nov 27 | 6°/-1° | dry | 21km/h |
Next race day Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 7:00 AM start
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
SaintéLyon 80K — 2026 covers 80.6 km (50.1 mi) with 2,286 m (7,500 ft) of elevation gain. That is about 28 m per km of climbing, and 2,606 m of descent. The course tops out at 925 m and bottoms out at 165 m. The profile has 13 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from km 9.3, +330 m over 4.6 km at 7.2% on average (steepest stretch 16%). Race day is 28 November 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:04. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C, with a 50% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Oct 31, 2026Added to the catalog
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