3rd stop : Lake Annecy !
After the underground Lake Leonard in Switzerland, and Lake Aiguebelette, the Alpine Lakes Tour next stop this week end is in Annecy. It’s the first time ever that a SUP Race is taking place in the heart of the city of Annecy, famous for its old town and canal.
This very special event mixes entertaining activities and sprint, short, long distances races + a technical race.
Information in French here / Infos en français ici
A Paddle Yoga session will be held on saturday afternoon.
Thanks to our main sports partner Red Paddle Co, Tests, sprint races, crazy games and the kid race will be free !
The Beach Race is going to be held in the evening (at 7 pm) to catch the very nice sunset light.
The Long Distance -15 km-, a record for an Alpine Lakes Tour race, is going to be held on Sunday Morning (at 9 am) to have a very still and clear lake. Don’t miss it !
The Route is a new one starting from Les Marquisats beach in Annecy, crossing towards the village of Veyrier, then along the shore up to the Menthon Castle. The the racers will cross again the lake towards the “lagoon”, a part of the lake where the water is very clear.
The last part follow the shore to the starting point in les Marquisats.
Continue reading “Alpine Lakes Tour Annecy (for our English Readers)”
Robert Étienne, pionnier du stand up paddle en Europe, créateur de Nidecker SUP, a notamment entrainé Eric Terrien (“E.T.”) , un des tous meilleurs “super” au monde. Avec lui, il a été aux plus célèbres courses sur la planète Terre, au Pérou, à Hawaï,… et lors de d’une interview sur Radio France, il a déclaré : “De toutes les courses où j’ai participé, c’est ici le plus bel endroit. Une course organisée dans un endroit pareil, pour moi, c’est un rêve.” A écouter dans le podcast ci-dessous :