Friendly SUP championships accross the Alps
La prochaine étape de l’Alpine Lakes Tour aura lieu les 18 et 19 avril sur le canal de Savières et sur le lac du Bourget. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes !
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Fiona Wylde arrived in France one week before the GlaGla Race and was on the lake last sunday for a training session with Alain Teurquetil and Annecy Stand Up Paddle Club.
We asked her a few questions while she was on her way to go skiing in Chamonix !
Question 1 : A SUP race in the middle of winter in the Alps… on lake, what a strange idea don’t you think?
When I told my friends and family that I was coming to France for a race in the mountains in January, I got some pretty strange looks. Sure, it’s a different type of race and a bit unusual, but those are the best experiences!! I’m really excited to race, whatever the weather may be!
Question 2 : You arrived a week ago and came to a training session last sunday in Talloires. What was your first impression of the place, the lake ?
It’s been really nice to arrive early. I got here a week and a half before the race so I can enjoy the mountains skiing and get a few good paddles in before the race. Paddling with the Sunday crew was spectacular!! The local group here in Annecy is really strong and very passionate! It was fun to get on the water with everybody, especially with Alain leading us in Interval Training! 😜
Question 3 : Are you ready 😉 ?
3) I’m really looking forward to it!
Thanks Fiona enjoy you stay in Annecy and good luck for the races !
J-70 avant la GlaGla Race 2020 ! Le temps passe vite ! C’est le moment de vous inscrire si vous voulez préparer au mieux votre séjour à Talloires, au lac d’Annecy et au Grand-Bornand pour tous ceux qui veulent en profiter pour aller skier 🙂
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Comment se préparer à la GlaGla Race 2020 ! On vous a préparé une petite “todo list” 😉
La Glagla Race, compétition hivernale unique au monde, aura lieu du 17 au 19 janvier 2019 à Talloires – Lac d’Annecy.
“Ramer en plein hiver, sous la neige, dans les Alpes avec une eau à 4°c….”
Loin des images classiques des compétitions organisées en Californie ou à Hawaï sur des plages de sable blanc bordées de cocotiers, la petite GlaGla Race est devenue au fil des ans une étape incontournable du circuit mondial “The Paddle League”.
Depuis la première GlaGla Race en 2014, le nombre de participants a été multiplié par 15 ! 40 en 2014, 100 en 2015, 200 en 2016, 350 en 2017, 495 en 2018 et 650 en 2019 ! Combien de participants en 2020 ?
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Vous venez à Talloires en plein hiver pour la GlaGla Race, profitez-en pour enrichir votre expérience avec un séjour ski de 3 jours à une semaine au Grand-Bornand, station de ski et village de montagne à 30 km de Talloires.
Le Grand-Bornand offre à tous les inscrits à la GlaGla Race 2020 une remise de 35% sur les forfaits de ski pour les personnes réservant un séjour de 2 nuits minimum au Grand-Bornand. Pour plus d’information et pour réserver votre séjour, vous pouvez appeler Perrine à l’Office de Tourisme ou lui envoyer un message ( tel : (04 50 02 78 06 – e-mail : reservation@legrandbornand.com ou via le site web du Grand-Bornand ).
Le Grand-Bornand propose également une offre spéciale pour tous les participants, sur présentation de leur billet GlaGla Race : 25€ le forfait journée au lieu de 36€, soit 30% de remise.
Pour avoir un chouette hébergement à proximité de la plage de Talloires (là où a lieu la GlaGla Race), réservez rapidement votre hébergement !
Quelques recommandations à Talloires : Les Alerions & Florimontane. Vous pouvez aussi consulter le site spécial mis en place par l’Office de Tourisme du lac d’Annecy pour la GlaGla Race ou encore celui des sources du lac d’Annecy.
La GlaGla Race est ouverte aux pratiquants de tout niveau mais comme la course a lieu en plein hiver, il y a des précautions à prendre ! Il peut faire faire froid et la température de l’eau varie de 4 à 6 degrés suivant les années. Il faut donc prévoir un équipement spécial et un bon échauffement.
Voir les consignes de sécurité (pdf)
Faire une check list des choses à faire et à prévoir vous mettra tout de suite dans l’ambiance de cette course si spéciale en plein hiver ! C’est un peu comme si vous y étiez déjà, que vous attendiez bien concentré(e) le signal du départ !
Il fait de plus en plus froid et et il devient difficile de sortir pour s’entrainer ! La GlaGla Race en objectif, c’est un bon moyen pour rester motiver même lorsqu’il fait froid, ça permet de rester en forme et de découvrir le plaisir de faire des choses qu’on aurait pas faites autrement, sans ce “prétexte”.
La GlaGla Race c’est plus qu’une course, c’est une expérience à partager avec ses amis et qui permet de se faire de nouveaux amis ! Des moments rares qui forment des souvenirs pour la vie entière !
Avec des participants qui viennent de très nombreux pays (22 en 2019), partager vos photos et vos vidéos d’entrainement, c’est un bon moyen d’entrer en contact avec d’autres participants ! Vous pouvez les partager sur la page Facebook de l’Alpine Lakes Tour ou sur le groupe Alpine Lakes Tour !
Vous pouvez nous contacter si vous avez des questions ou des idées : info@alpinelakestour.com
71 days to go before the GlaGla Race 2020 ! Time goes fast ! It’s time to register if you want to better prepare your stay at Lake Annecy.
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The 7th annual edition of this unique event looks set to attract one of the largest fields in the world, with a stunning backdrop of snow-covered mountains providing a picturesque paddling experience for the 800 competitors expected on the start line in Talloires, Lake Annecy.
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You are coming to Talloires in winter for the GlaGla Race, take the opportunity to enrich your experience with a ski trip from 3 days to a week at Grand-Bornand, ski resort and mountain village 30 km from Talloires.
Le Grand-Bornand is offering all GlaGla Race 2020 registrants a 35% discount on ski passes for people staying 2 days or more at The Grand-Bornand. For more information and to book your stay, you can talk to Perrine or send her a message. ( tel : 0033 (0)4 50 02 78 06 – e-mail : reservation@legrandbornand.com or via Le Grand-Bornand website )
Le Grand-Bornand also offers a special offer for all participants, on presentation of their GlaGla Race ticket: 25 € the day pass instead of 36 €, or 30% discount.
To get a nice accommodation close to the beach of Talloires (where the GlaGla Race is taking place), book your accommodation quickly !
A few recommandations : in Talloires : Les Alerions & Florimontane. You can also check the special GlaGla Race page made by Lake Annecy Tourist office or check Les sources du lac website.
The GlaGla Race is open to competitors of all levels but as it’s happening in the middle of winter it may be cold and the water temperature is around 4 to 6°c (39 to 43 F) and so you need a dry suit or wetsuit and a good warm up.
Safety instructions in English are here.
Making your check list enables you to be 100% ready before leaving, it also gets you in the mind of the race, it’s like you are already there, getting focused before the start signal is issued !
It getting colder and harder to go out so the GlaGla Race is a good way to get motivated to train when it’s getting cold and stay in a good shape and enjoy the pleasure of doing things that you would not have done otherwise.
The GlaGla Race is a more than a race, it’s a experience that you can share with friends and in which you will make new friends ! Rare moments and memories for life !
People come from many countries for the GlaGla Race (22 in 2019), sharing your photos and videos about your training is a nice way to get in touch with other participants ! You can share them on the Alpine Lakes Tour Facebook page or on the Alpine Lakes tour group page !
Contact us if you have more ideas or questions : info@alpinelakestour.com
Saturday october 13th – Canal de Savières, Savoy – France.
A magnificent weather, new courses, competitors from 5 different countries, and a magnificent fight between Olivier Comazzi and Samuel Carbillet for the last Alpine Lakes Tour 2019 stage. (next race : the GlaGla Race !)
Samuel Carbillet, the local rider had already won this race in 2017 and finished 2nd last year behind Vincent Verhoeven. He won this time in 1h 22min and 58s with 4 seconds ahead of Olivier Comazzi.
More consistent this year on the whole Alpine Lakes Tour, he finished first overall in the Alpine Lakes Tour 2019 and ahead of Olivier Comazzi 31 points (745.5 vs. 714.5). Wolfgang Guetg is 3rd overall with 695.5 points.
Ugo Clay third on the race remained hooked on the lead duo until the exit of the canal and the finish on Lake Bourget.
In the women category, Tanja Ecker (2nd in 2018) won in 1h34’31 seconds ahead of Lidvina Champendal and Emmanuelle Marcon.
Emmanuelle Marcon is first in the overall ranking of the Alpine Lakes Tour 2019. Tanja is 2nd overall, Siri Schubert is third.
Continue reading “Samuel Carbillet new star of the Alpine Lakes Tour”
La dernière étape 2019 de l’Alpine Lakes Tour aura lieu le 13 octobre sur le canal de Savières et le lac du Bourget ! Les inscriptions viennent d’ouvrir ! Nouveaux parcours cette année sur la courte et la longue distance ! L’étape suivante sera la GlaGla Race (17-19 janvier 2020)
The last Alpine Lakes Tour 2019 stage will take place on october 13th on the Canal de Savières et Lake Bourget ! Registration just opened ! New courses this year on the short & long distances ! The following event will the famous GlaGla Race (January 17-49th 2020)
Nous cherchons des bénévoles. Si vous êtes intéressés, vous pouvez nous contacter : info@alpinelakestour.com
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Nouveauté 2019 sur l’Alpine Lakes Tour : un événement 100% kids ! Le Stand Up Paddle a besoin de sang neuf ! Les Kids vont adorer cet événement qui mixe SUP race, freestyle et un parcours GladiaSUP engagé ! 10€ l’inscription pour des kids de 7 à 14 ans ! Tout ça au sein du magnifique centre nautique d’Evian ! SAMEDI 20 JUILLET 2019 !
The Summer Kids Paddle Battle se court sur Red Paddle Max 10’6 fournis (et donc compris dans le prix d’inscription)
Gilet obligatoire ainsi que le casque pour les GladiaSUP. Les kids peuvent utiliser leur propres pagaies et gilets (homologués 50N)
Les GladiaSUP : des obstacles à franchir en stand up paddle ! Ludique, sportif, acrobatique : un excellent moyen de s’amuser sur du flat loin des vagues de l’océan !
Grâce à notre partenaire GladiaSUP, nous proposons dans le cadre du Summer Kids Paddle Battle une épreuve de GladiaSUP.
L’OUVERTURE DES INSCRIPTIONS : VENDREDI 5 JUILLET à 19H ! RESTEZ CONNECTES ! (ci-dessous)
Go Go Go kids !
8h30 -10h Retrait des dossards / Inscription sur place (+5€)
10h30-11h30 Gladiasup Contest par tranches d’âge
12h-13h Contest Freestyle
13h30-14h30 Course Longue Distance : 1 km
15h-15h30 Finales Gladiasup
16h Podiums
Si vous ne voyez pas le module d’inscription à The Summer Kids Paddle Paddle vous pouvez cliquer ici
What a GlaGla Race ! Sunny and cold, 650 registered participants from 20 countries ! Thanks everybody for coming ! Thanks also for your fairplay and good mood ! Thanks to the organisation team and the volunteers : Anaïs, Angélique, Arnaud, Benjamin, Caroline, Elie, Elodie, Florian & Florian, François, Guillaume, Jean-Luc, Jenny, Jérôme, Lionel & Lionel, Marc, Mathilde, Mathis, Elodie, Muriel, Nathalie, Olivier, Phil & Phil, Sarah, Sébastien, Sophie, Stéphanie & Yannick ! Thanks to Talloires-Montmin & the SAMETT : Julien & Marie-Paule, Monsieur Jean Favrot, Mayor of Talloires-Montmin. Thanks Christopher Parker and the Paddle League team, thanks Yoann & Sarah (Aerostudio) for their incredible video and Alexis for the pictures !Thanks also Links and the lake Annecy Tourist office ! Many thanks to the Diving Club of Annecy le Vieux, Yoann Conte, the Rowing club of Sevrier and the rowing club of Talloires who helped us with their boats.
Quelle GlaGla Race ! Ensoleillée et froide, 650 inscrits de 20 pays ! Merci à tous d’être venus ! Merci à tous pour votre fairplay et votre bonne humeur ! Merci à notre belle équipe d’organisation et de bénévoles : Anaïs, Angélique, Arnaud, Benjamin, Caroline, Elie, Elodie, Florian & Florian, François, Guillaume, Jean-Luc, Jenny, Jérôme, Lionel & Lionel, Marc, Mathilde, Mathis, Elodie, Muriel, Nathalie, Olivier, Phil & Phil, Sarah, Sébastien, Sophie, Stéphanie & Yannick ! Merci à la commune de Talloires-Montmin et à la SAMETT : Julien et Marie-Paule, Monsieur Jean Favrot maire de Talloires-Montmin. Merci à Christopher Parker et à l’équipe de de The Paddle League, merci à Yoann et Sarah (Aerostudio) pour leur video incroyable et à Alexis pour les photos ! Merci aussi à Links et à l’office de Tourisme du lac d’Annecy. Un grand merci au club de plongée d’Annecy le Vieux, à Yoann Conte, aux clubs d’aviron de Sevrier et Talloires qui nous ont été avec leurs bateaux !
Women/Femmes 14’
Men/Hommes 14’
Women/Femmes 12’6 hardboard/Rigide
Men/Hommes 12’6 hardboard/Rigide
Women/Femmes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable
Men/Hommes 12’6 ISUP/Gonflable
Wise Men (over 60)/ Grand sages (+60)
Wise Women (over 60) Grandes sages (+60)
Outrigger / Pirogues Men / Hommes
Outrigger / Pirogues Women / Femmes
Women/Femmes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable
Men/Hommes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable
Women/Femmes 12’6 Hardboard/Rigide
Men/Hommes 12’6 Hardboard/Rigide
Women/Femmes 14’
Men/Hommes 14’
Junior Men / Hommes
Junior Women / Femmes
Today we are interviewing Steevie Ascroft from Jersey who is coming for the first at the GlaGla Race in… 15 days ! We are also presenting the Julbo “Paddle” sunglasses dedicated to SUP, they float !
Who are you ? How long have been paddleboarding ?
My name is Steve Ascroft and I have lived on the beautiful island of Jersey for all 54 years of my life. I started paddle boarding about 7 or 8 years ago. In fact the Jersey Paddle Club, of which I am proud to have been the first Chairman, was actually set up with some great paddle friends in my kitchen!!
It’s your first GlaGla Race, why did you register ? What do you expect ?
This is my first GlaGla Race. A good friend of mine, Tim Tredant, a very good paddler who is also attending, suggested I look at the website and, having done so, I was excited by the concept of the race and setting myself this test. I am not the fastest of paddlers (as you will all see at the race!) but I am more than willing to accept the 14k challenge and will race/participate with a big smile on my face.
How are you preparing ? What kind of equipment do you have for the GlaGla Race ?
For preparation I am afraid to say I have not been paddling as much as I would have wished but I cycle to work every day during the week and do some specific exercises which should hopefully see me through 14k of paddling. I have a 14ft Bark D2 which I will be using for the race. It is a very good flat water board but as I mentioned above I am not the fastest!
I am very much looking forward to participating in the race and am also looking forward to the fantastic atmosphere that I am sure follows being involved in such a prestigious event.
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Marie Dautruche, Cully (Switzerland) – Starboard
Marie, you registered for the GlaGla Race 2019. Are you impatient to be there?
Yes the GlaGla is can’t miss event for all alpine lakes paddlers ! We meet so many SUP friends in the middle of winter! Good mood guaranteed! It’s a race that we do as a challenge, with a little luck under the snow! And I heared that there will be some great people for the 2019 edition, it’s a pleasure for international riders to move on an alpine lake.
You practice SUP all year round. How do you train in winter? What preparation and equipment for the alpine winter conditions ?
In fact it’s the first winter or I have to train here in the cold because last winter I had the chance to train in Fuerteventura.
This season it was necessary that I take my marks on Lake Geneva in winter, it is 2 to 3 degrees and we are immersed in the fog … hard to find the motivation. With the coldest hard it’s before and after. But once I’m there it’s so good. In winter the lake offers a special atmosphere that I like very much. The sight of the snow-covered mountains make me feel better.
I do about 4 training sessions on the water a week and I complete with other sports, cycling, bodybalance, bodybuilding, swimming and of course skiing. Seal skin is an excellent complement to work the body.
And also I plan to go regularly to sea or ocean to work the downwind and the waves. I’m leaving this week in Tarifa.
The equipment? In race, I’m always too hot when I paddle, so running pants in goretex, thermal and windproof enough, even when it is 1 or 2 degrees. And of course, the slippers! I often add big socks to have warm calf … the look is not terrible but it is effective!
You finished 1st in the Alpine Lakes Tour 2018, a circuit that has accumulated 1250 participants. What makes it so successful?
Yes it was one of my 2018 goals. Mission accomplished!
I would say rigorous and daily trainings. I am training Vincent Guillaume for over a year, which allowed me to progress well. A complete physical preparation because I practice other sports. My frequent trips to the ocean, when I come back rowing on the lake, the lake seems easier. Training with rowers and rowers much better than me, who really made me progress and especially that gave me the desire to improve again and again. I also think of an excellent board of flat, my sprint from Starboard, she is my most faithful ally, a rocket … And finally, to force my character! I try to be more efficient and optimize each exit on the water.
Among the new Alpine Lakes Tour partners for 2019, Starboard is the most prestigious among paddlers.
Starboard will be helping us to make the GlaGla Race and the other Alpine Lakes Tour stages more eco friendly and especially to reduce our carbon footprint.
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