Thank you all for your participation in this Tropical Race 2023! A huge thank you to the Tropical Corner for their welcome and their golden help! Thank you to the rescue of Geneva and our team of super volunteers: Amandine, Angélique, Hélène, Naty, Anne, Jérôme, Jean Philippe and Laurent! A big thank you to Alexis for his great photos (coming soon ;-))
Congratulations to Emmanuelle Marcon and Olivier Comazzi, winners of the long distance in the women’s and men’s categories. A huge congratulations to the children, especially from the club of Thonon and Savoie! You have been incredible in good humor, sportsmanship, tenacity and performance!
Merci à tous pour votre participation à cette Tropical Race 2023 ! Un immense merci au Tropical Corner pour leur accueil et leur aide en or ! Merci au sauvetage de Genève et à notre équipe de super bénévoles : Amandine, Angélique, Hélène, Naty, Anne, Jérôme, Jean Philippe et Laurent ! Un grand merci à Alexis pour ses superbes photos (qui arrivent ;-))
Un grand bravo à Emmanuelle Marcon et Olivier Comazzi vainqueurs de la longue distance dans les catégories femmes et hommes. Un immense bravo aux enfants notamment du club de Thonon et de Savoie ! Vous avez été incroyables de bonne humeur, de sportivité, de tenacité et de performance !
Très belle édition de la Very Flat Race sur le lac d’Aiguebelette hier, dimanche 2 octobre. Limité à 100 participants en raison de son classement en réserve naturelle, l’événement a fait le plein ! Un résumé complet de la journée très vite !
Merci à nos partenaires : Red Paddle Co, SUP Passion la CCLA, à notre équipe de choc : Christian Pellissier, Jérôme Llado, Jean-Philippe Dargeou, Philippe Millet, Philippe Baudelin, vous avez fait des merveilles !
Very nice edition of the Very Flat Race on Lake Aiguebelette yesterday, Sunday October 2. Limited to 100 participants due to its classification as a nature reserve, the event was full! A complete summary of the day very quickly!
Thank you to our partners: Red Paddle Co, SUP Passion la CCLA, to our amazing team: Christian Pellissier, Jérôme Llado, Jean-Philippe Dargeou, Philippe Millet, Philippe Baudelin, you have done wonders!
Résultats courte distance / Short Distance Results
The Tropical Race 2022 is over ! Thanks to the Tropical Corner crew ! What an incredible place for a summer race !
Congrats to Ludovic Teulade winner of the long distance (Men’s Long distance Race) and Emmanuelle Marcon (Women’s long distance)
La Tropical Race est terminée ! Merci à l’équipe du Trop’ pour leur accueil, leur aide et leur amitié ! On se revoit très vite pour de nouvelles aventures !
Bravo à Ludovic Teulade vainqueur chez les hommes de la longue distance et à Emmanuelle Marcon vainqueur chez les femmes de la longue distance.
The BAT RACE 2022 is over ! Thanks to all participants who took the usual challenge to compete in a SUP Race… under the surface of the earth !
Bat Race 2022 photo : Alexis Fernet
The Alpine Lakes Tour has struck a blow again at the start of the season with the return of the BAT Race: the only underground paddle race!
Saturday March 12, 2022, stand-up paddle enthusiasts from Switzerland, France, Italy and even the Czech Republic and Poland had an appointment for this reissue of a world first at Lac de St-Léonard, the largest underground lake in Europe, located in Valais (Switzerland).
The fact of being underground, almost in the dark, gives a very unique atmosphere to this race.
A very feminine race
It’s rare enough to point it out: there were more women than men yesterday at the BAT Race with a very high level!
A paddle tournament
Competitors competed in a tournament with a women’s board and a men’s board. All participants were able to run at least 3 times.
The equipment (paddle, vest, paddles) was provided by the Alpine Lakes Tour’s sporting partner: Red Paddle Co, inventor of the inflatable stand up paddle.
A race in disguise!
The theme was naturally that of superheroes! But not everyone had to be Batman or Batwoman… A special prize was awarded for the best costumes!
The results
Finalists women tournament
Leilou Spano
Nicole Angeloz
Loreline Rossel
Samelia Perrenoud
Marie Théraulaz
Audrey Vassali
Finalists men tournament
Wolfgang Guetg
Olivier Comazzi
François-Xavier Vuchot
Fabrice Bernoud
Stéphane Guillermin
Édouard Favre-Felix
Finalists kids tournament
Hugo Viguier
Chloé Fortin
Jade Vienot Carteret
Thomas Fortin
The underground lake of Saint Léonard
The underground lake of St-Léonard is located in Switzerland, between Sion and Sierre, in the heart of the Valais Alps. This lake nestles between 30 and 70 meters deep. With a length of almost 300 meters, it is the largest natural and navigable underground lake in Europe. Weakly influenced by seasonal changes, the temperature of the cave is constantly around 15 degrees, that of the water at 11 degrees.
Open to the public from March to October, the lake can be explored by taking part in guided tours on boats with a capacity of 40 people. Original events are regularly offered there, such as aperitifs or concerts on board the boats.
The official opening of the lake to the public for the 2022 season will take place next weekend.
Navigating the lake on a stand-up paddle is totally unique and reserved for this stage of the Alpine Lakes Tour.
The Alpine Paradise Race 2021 took place on Lake Place Moulin on saturday 25th. We had a sunny day with mild temperature. The Lake is at 2000m high in the Aosta Valley. It’s a really wild place with a confortable Refuge very close to the event location.
L’Alpine Paradise Race 2021 si è svolta sabato 25 sul Lake Place Moulin. Abbiamo avuto una giornata di sole con temperatura mite. Il Lago si trova a 2000 m di altezza in Valle d’Aosta. E’ un luogo davvero selvaggio con un confortevole Rifugio molto vicino alla location dell’evento.
L’Alpine Paradise Race 2021 s’est déroulée sur le lac Place Moulin le samedi 25. Nous avons eu une journée ensoleillée avec une température douce. Le lac est à 2000m d’altitude dans la Vallée d’Aoste. C’est un endroit vraiment sauvage avec un refuge confortable très proche du lieu de l’événement.
The GlaGla Race 2020 is over ! Congratulations Sonni Hönscheid, Titouan Puyo and every single one of the record 637 paddlers who completed a memorable bucket list race around Lake Annecy here in the freezing cold but very sunny French Alps.
Beautiful conditions yesterday for the Very Flat Race on Lake Aiguebelette ! A bit cold but the lake was very flat as expected for the long & short distance.
Ludovic Teulade won again the long distance (he won the GlaGla Race LD in January). His brother Jeremy won the beach race ! For women, Siri Schubert from switzerland won the long distance and Tanja Ecker (Germany) the beach race !
On the short distance the winner is Nicolas Andrey (on a 12’6 board) and for women, Muriel Bernard is first.
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 !