Very Flat Race 2026 — the results

Sunday 4 October 2026 · Sougey beach, Lake Aiguebelette · Alpine Lakes Tour finale

A mirror-flat lake, 15 °C at sunrise and 24 °C in the afternoon: the Very Flat Race lived up to its name. A mass beach start at 10.03 am, both distances together, for 92 finishers on the water — 60 on the long distance, 32 on the short.

Long distance — 12 km

Ludovic Teulade wins in 1:09’48, seven seconds ahead of Gatien Othon. Behind them, Sébastien Jalmain and Olivier Comazzi crossed the line in the same second and share third place in 1:12’44.

Podiums

Scratch men
🥇 Ludovic TEULADE — 1 h 09’48
🥈 Gatien OTHON — 1 h 09’55 · Pagaies Club Thonon
🥉 Sébastien JALMAIN — 1 h 12’44 · Savoie Paddle Club (tied)
🥉 Olivier COMAZZI — 1 h 12’44 · Savoie Paddle Club (tied)

Scratch women
🥇 Emmanuelle MARCON — 1 h 20’34 · Pagaies Club Thonon
🥈 Maya JALMAIN — 1 h 25’59 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥉 Felicity HURST — 1 h 30’17 · Oxford SUP Club

Inflatable men
🥇 Rémi CHAMORRO — 1 h 18’41 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Lionel MOLARD — 1 h 19’39 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥉 Laurent GUYOUT — 1 h 25’48 · Doubs Paddle (tied)
🥉 Vincent VERHOEVEN — 1 h 25’48 (tied)

Inflatable women
🥇 Felicity HURST — 1 h 30’17 · Oxford SUP Club
🥈 Marie BOENDERS — 1 h 36’59 · Joinville SUP Marne
🥉 Chloe HURST — 1 h 41’36 · Oxford SUP Club

60 and over men
🥇 Mark KRUISHEER — 1 h 21’25 · SUP Suisse
🥈 Benoît FERNET — 1 h 27’02 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥉 Jean-Baptiste POIRIER — 1 h 29’50 · PASC Palavas

60 and over women
🥇 Martine CHOLLET — 1 h 30’18 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Lesley HODGE — 1 h 40’59 · Cardiff Bay SUP Racers

Junior girls
🥇 Maya JALMAIN — 1 h 25’59 · Savoie Paddle Club

Full scratch results

Place	Bib	Rider	Club	Time
1	19	Ludovic TEULADE	—	1 h 09’48
2	831	Gatien OTHON	Pagaies Club Thonon	1 h 09’55
3	937	Sébastien JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 12’44
3	380	Olivier COMAZZI	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 12’44
5	921	Yannick NIZAN	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 16’56
6	1260	Mark KLEMANOVITS	Paddle Club Zürisee	1 h 17’12
7	951	Manuel BRIGNOLI	Delta SUP ASD	1 h 18’18
8	842	Rémi CHAMORRO	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 18’41
9	306	Lionel MOLARD	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 19’39
10	1279	Olivier QUIBBERT	Yacht Club de Toulon	1 h 20’04
11	925	Emmanuelle MARCON	Pagaies Club Thonon	1 h 20’34
12	817	Kevin HODGE	Cardiff Bay SUP Racers	1 h 20’55
13	879	Mark KRUISHEER	SUP Suisse	1 h 21’25
14	914	Sylvain MUGNIER	—	1 h 21’45
15	1067	Cornel ALBULESE	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 22’38
16	25	Laurent GUYOUT	Doubs Paddle	1 h 25’48
16	272	Vincent VERHOEVEN	—	1 h 25’48
18	927	Maya JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 25’59
19	871	Philippe NUGUES	Lac d’Annecy Paddle Club	1 h 26’45
20	38	Benoît FERNET	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 27’02
21	876	Mathias STEINMETZ	Lac d’Annecy Paddle Club	1 h 27’15
22	850	Cédric CHOPIN	Paddle Eau Douce	1 h 27’57
23	233	Nicolas DUISIT	—	1 h 28’41
24	934	Jean-Baptiste POIRIER	PASC Palavas	1 h 29’50
25	954	Andrea VARETTO	—	1 h 30’07
26	167	Felicity HURST	Oxford SUP Club	1 h 30’17
27	327	Martine CHOLLET	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 30’18
28	347	Lionel PIOVANO	Paddling Antibes	1 h 30’27
29	972	Grégory GUIFFRAY	Rhône SUP	1 h 31’00
30	908	Damien DELABIE	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 31’26
31	840	Marc PERRIER	—	1 h 31’50
32	911	Alain MORAZZONI	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 32’04
33	1137	Rémi BILLY	—	1 h 32’47
34	1140	Olivier LAPALUD	—	1 h 33’16
35	264	Didier BIGOT	Varua Hoé	1 h 34’29
36	1065	Kevin JACKSON	Cardiff Bay SUP Racers	1 h 34’51
37	844	Yannick FOUASSIER	Joinville SUP Marne	1 h 35’08
38	856	Denis HERVÉ	—	1 h 35’17
39	359	Marie BOENDERS	Joinville SUP Marne	1 h 36’59
40	852	Andrei KHOROCHILOV	SUP Genève	1 h 37’47
41	—	Dragon crew	4-person Dragon board	1 h 38’02
42	154	Frederic BARALON	—	1 h 38’28
43	854	Kévin DRIOUX	—	1 h 38’53
44	976	Valérie NIZAN	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 39’47
45	865	François ALLARIA	YCBL Yacht Club Chambéry Bourget-du-Lac	1 h 40’36
46	2023	Lesley HODGE	Cardiff Bay SUP Racers	1 h 40’59
47	834	Chloe HURST	Oxford SUP Club	1 h 41’36
48	814	Ludovic CHEVALLIER	—	1 h 42’23
49	872	Laurent MARTIN	—	1 h 43’42
50	449	Anthony ZMOKLY	—	1 h 44’00
51	989	Éric DEHAME	Joinville SUP Marne	1 h 44’17
52	916	Richard JONES	—	1 h 45’54
53	837	Cédric BRIDIER	—	1 h 47’12
54	1153	Riccardo PASTORINO	Unione Sportiva Quarto ASD	1 h 47’13
55	860	Orlando MAMMOLA	Paddling Antibes	1 h 47’48
56	812	Éric CHOLLET	Savoie Paddle Club	1 h 50’26
57	127	Alexandre HOUEL	Paddle Eau Douce	1 h 52’32
58	838	Émilie GAFFORT	Paddle Eau Douce	1 h 58’17
59	878	Sylvain MOYNAULT	—	2 h 05’51
60	851	Rosalie CAO	Paddle Eau Douce	2 h 11’02

Short distance — 5 km

Nicolas Andrey covered the 5 km in 31’49. Behind him, 15-year-old Titouan Guéguen took second overall ahead of the entire field. Further back, brothers Jean-Michel and Manu Ducret finished together, to the second.

Podiums

Scratch men
🥇 Nicolas ANDREY — 31’49 · The Paddle Club
🥈 Titouan GUÉGUEN — 33’25 · PVC
🥉 David MÉZIÈRES — 35’54 · Rhône SUP Club

Scratch women
🥇 Lou JALMAIN — 36’14 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Audrey STEINMETZ — 37’37 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥉 Isabelle ZUBER — 40’46

Inflatable men
🥇 David MÉZIÈRES — 35’54 · Rhône SUP Club
🥈 Benjamin LAPLANTE — 36’09
🥉 Fabrice BERNOUD — 37’47 · Rhône SUP Club

Inflatable women
🥇 Naty TYAPKINA — 42’47 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Caroline POINTUD — 43’14
🥉 Aurore GRANGÉ — 44’42

60 and over men
🥇 Pascal FEVRE — 40’56 · SUP Genève
🥈 Jacques DUPAYAGE — 41’03

60 and over women
🥇 Elena HUGUES — 42’18 · Pagaies Club Thonon

Junior boys
🥇 Titouan GUÉGUEN — 33’25 · PVC
🥈 Luka DUISIT — 40’10
🥉 Eymeric PETIT — 43’34 · Glisse pour Tous

Junior girls
🥇 Lou JALMAIN — 36’14 · Savoie Paddle Club

Full scratch results

Place	Bib	Rider	Club	Time
1	1172	Nicolas ANDREY	The Paddle Club	31’49
2	1182	Titouan GUÉGUEN	PVC	33’25
3	1180	David MÉZIÈRES	Rhône SUP Club	35’54
4	1213	Benjamin LAPLANTE	—	36’09
5	1204	Lou JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	36’14
6	1173	Vincenzo TRISOLINO	Circolo Eridano	36’47
7	1185	Audrey STEINMETZ	Savoie Paddle Club	37’37
8	1223	Fabrice BERNOUD	Rhône SUP Club	37’47
9	1210	Michele BINA	ASD Surface	39’06
10	1160	Luka DUISIT	—	40’10
11	1221	Isabelle ZUBER	—	40’46
12	866	Pascal FEVRE	SUP Genève	40’56
13	447	Jacques DUPAYAGE	—	41’03
14	1181	Jean-Baptiste CHANCLOU	Rhône SUP Club	41’38
15	1167	Jean-Christophe VAN-REMOORTEL	Glisse pour Tous	41’48
16	1219	Elena HUGUES	Pagaies Club Thonon	42’18
17	1224	Stéphane MARTIN	—	42’29
18	1229	Fabienne MEYNET-GAUTHIER	—	42’35
19	1121	to be identified	—	42’40
20	1188	Naty TYAPKINA	Savoie Paddle Club	42’47
21	1176	Jérôme DELESCLUSE	—	42’57
22	1193	Caroline POINTUD	—	43’14
23	1222	Eymeric PETIT	Glisse pour Tous	43’34
24	1216	Anouk LAPALUD	—	44’00
25	1205	Aurore GRANGÉ	—	44’42
26	1183	Jean-Michel DUCRET	—	46’17
26	1197	Manu DUCRET	—	46’17
28	1170	Denise VAN KONINGSBRUGGE	Pagaies Club Thonon	47’09
29	1217	Julien COUTURIER	Rhône SUP Club	50’46
30	1165	Stéphane DUTHEIL	Rhône SUP Club	51’04
31	1195	Benoît DEMOLLES	—	52’14
32	1202	Marjorie ROUGIER	Annecy	1 h 00’43

Technical Race

In the afternoon, the technical course — a buoy slalom with a beach start and finish. 22 timed starters. Ludovic Teulade set the fastest time in 9’14, eight seconds clear of Sébastien Jalmain, with Gatien Othon completing the podium.

Podiums

Scratch men
🥇 Ludovic TEULADE — 9’14
🥈 Sébastien JALMAIN — 9’22 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥉 Gatien OTHON — 9’31 · Pagaies Club Thonon

Scratch women
🥇 Maya JALMAIN — 10’41 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Emmanuelle MARCON — 11’19 · Pagaies Club Thonon
🥉 Felicity HURST — 11’30 · Oxford SUP Club

Inflatable men
🥇 Rémi CHAMORRO — 10’51 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Laurent GUYOUT — 11’10 · Doubs Paddle
🥉 Lionel MOLARD — 11’33 · Savoie Paddle Club

Inflatable women
🥇 Felicity HURST — 11’30 · Oxford SUP Club
🥈 Chloe HURST — 13’26 · Oxford SUP Club

60 and over men
🥇 Jean-Philippe DARGEOU — 10’24
🥈 Mark KRUISHEER — 11’21 · SUP Suisse
🥉 Benoît FERNET — 12’05 · Savoie Paddle Club

Junior boys
🥇 Titouan GUÉGUEN — 11’30 · PVC

Junior girls
🥇 Maya JALMAIN — 10’41 · Savoie Paddle Club
🥈 Lou JALMAIN — 11’52 · Savoie Paddle Club

Full results

Place	Bib	Rider	Club	Time
1	19	Ludovic TEULADE	—	9’14
2	937	Sébastien JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	9’22
3	831	Gatien OTHON	Pagaies Club Thonon	9’31
4	380	Olivier COMAZZI	Savoie Paddle Club	9’39
5	1260	Mark KLEMANOVITS	Paddle Club Zürisee	10’07
6	1158	Jean-Philippe DARGEOU	—	10’24
7	927	Maya JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	10’41
8	842	Rémi CHAMORRO	Savoie Paddle Club	10’51
9	921	Yannick NIZAN	Savoie Paddle Club	10’58
10	25	Laurent GUYOUT	Doubs Paddle	11’10
11	925	Emmanuelle MARCON	Pagaies Club Thonon	11’19
12	879	Mark KRUISHEER	SUP Suisse	11’21
13	1182	Titouan GUÉGUEN (tied)	PVC	11’30
13	167	Felicity HURST (tied)	Oxford SUP Club	11’30
15	306	Lionel MOLARD	Savoie Paddle Club	11’33
16	1204	Lou JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	11’52
17	840	Marc PERRIER	—	12’03
18	38	Benoît FERNET	Savoie Paddle Club	12’05
19	876	Mathias STEINMETZ	Lac d’Annecy Paddle Club	12’36
20	934	Jean-Baptiste POIRIER	PASC Palavas	12’43
21	1279	Olivier QUIBBERT	Yacht Club de Toulon	12’46
22	834	Chloe HURST	Oxford SUP Club	13’26

2026 overall standings: the eight Alpine Lakes Tour champions

The Very Flat Race closed the season: five rounds, from January’s GlaGla Race Freestyle to Aiguebelette, and eight titles at stake.

Category	2026 champion	Club	Points
Scratch men	Olivier COMAZZI	Savoie Paddle Club	294
Scratch women	Maya JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	221.5
Inflatable men	Rémi CHAMORRO	Savoie Paddle Club	248
Inflatable women	Estelle TUAZ-TORCHON	Lac d’Annecy Paddle Club	76
60 and over men	Mark KRUISHEER	SUP Suisse	171.5
60 and over women	Martine CHOLLET	Savoie Paddle Club	80.5
Junior boys	Luka DUISIT	—	89.5
Junior girls	Maya JALMAIN	Savoie Paddle Club	221.5

Olivier Comazzi keeps the men’s overall lead with 294 points, thirteen clear of Sébastien Jalmain (281). Rémi Chamorro completes the podium (248) and takes the inflatable title. In the women’s standings, Maya Jalmain, 14, does the double: overall and junior. Estelle Tuaz-Torchon, absent on Sunday, holds on to the inflatable title she built over the earlier rounds.

The full points breakdown, category by category, is now on the overall standings page. The Dragon Race, which does not count towards the overall standings, closed the day. For the back story, read the history of the Very Flat Race.

Photos: Alexis Fernet. Manual timing, results subject to verification.