This 4th GlaGla Race is now over…
First I want to thank you all for coming ! We had people from South Africa, Australia, Algeria, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, UK and from all regions of France : from Corsica, the South west, the french riviera, Brittany, normandy, the North…
Then I want to thank our partners ! We have a lot of long term partners : the city of Talloires-Montmin, with the mayor Mr Jean Favrot here today, the SAMETT with Marie Paule and Julien who helped us a lot to prepare the GlaGla Race, the Annecy Tourist Office with Anaïs press officer, Yann Clavillier the director.
I also would like to thank Red Paddle Co our main sports partners who we have working with for 3 years now. Thanks to F-one, Manera, Supskin, Rubbish, Mood, Blue1310, Get Up, Supracer and our local partners : Monte Medio, Bluewake, l’atelier des lacs.
A huge thank you to Sarah who is not here today and worked a lot behind the scene to prepare this race. Also to Sebastien working a lot with to prepare the races. I have almost the same time of volunteers since the first Alpine Lakes Tour Race in 2013. Today 22 of them were here to help make this event a success. Guillaume, Miguel, Elodie, Phil, Florian, Julia, Floris, Gallen, Philippe, Vincent, Marie, Pierre, Marion, Laurent, Loic, Louanne, Marie-Claire, Maud and Yolaine.
I want to thank my parents who worked today also, my uncle Jean-Luc and his friends.
Thanks to Alexis, Franck, Philippe, yoann, Kostya, Jean-Sebastien and Jean-Marc who took pictures and drone videos today.
Thanks to the media : Chris SUPRacer, Sebastien (TV8 Mt Blanc), Le Dauphiné, France bleu, L’essor savoyard, Franck (Get Up Sup Mag), Actives.
Video from France 3 (in French)
La gla gla race sur le lac d’Annecy
Dragon Race images from Aerostudio edited by SUPRacer