An unforgettable GlaGla Race ! Une GlaGla Race inoubliable !

glagla race 2019 à Talloires lac d'AnnecyWhat 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 !

GlaGla Race Official video

GlaGla Race faces

Podiums

Long distance / longue distance

Women/Femmes 14’

  1. Sonni Hönscheid – Onexe – Starboard (Germany) 1h35’14”
  2. Amandine Chazot – Presqu’ile sports côtier- Sunova (France) 1h35’31”
  3. Ella Oesterholt – Hkv Haarlem – Starboard (Netherlands) 1h42’11”

Men/Hommes 14’

  1. Ludovic Teulade – Annecy Stand Up Paddle Club – Oxbow (France) 1h28’35”
  2. Normen Weber KSA Augsburg  – Siren (Germany) 1h28’35”
  3. Leonard Nika – Starboard (Italy) 1h28’38”

Women/Femmes 12’6 hardboard/Rigide

  1. Sigrid Baumgartner – SUP Club Burgenland (Austria) 2h00’06”
  2. Marie Esnaola – Handi Surf (France) 2h02’10”
  3. Laurence Perrier (France) 2h05’03”

Men/Hommes 12’6 hardboard/Rigide

  1. Steve Liner – Surf In Trouville (France) 1h41’35”
  2. Gilles Bruzac – Gravelines Kayak Vaa (France) 1h47’19”
  3. Stéphane Guillermin (Switzerland) 1h49’43”

Women/Femmes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable

  1. Julie Tocqueville – Hyères Stand Up Paddle Club (France) 2h05’30”
  2. Gill Strange  Braylake England (UK) 2h10’44”
  3. Florence Claeskens KYC (Belgium) 2h14’38”

Men/Hommes 12’6 ISUP/Gonflable

  1. Jonas Pauldrach – WPH (Germany) 1h39’13”
  2. Alexandre Eneman GKV (France) 1h46’09”
  3. Gilles Mathieu (France) 1h47’43”

Wise Men (over 60)/ Grand sages (+60)

  1. Daniel Ferri (France) 1h58’16”
  2. Paul Pollanka – SUP Club Burgenland (Austria) 2h02’05”
  3. Emmanuel Bouchel – Le Grand Huit (France) 2h02’39”

Wise Women (over 60) Grandes sages (+60)

  1. Martine Chollet – Savoie Paddle Club (France) 2h02’19”

Outrigger / Pirogues Men / Hommes

  1. Mickaël Couve Bonnaire / Tony Coulange  (France)
  2. Frédéric Balmens  (France)
  3. Lionel Mougin  (France)

Outrigger / Pirogues Women / Femmes

  1. Nina Chantri
  2. Pauline Marzilli

Short distance / Courte distance

Women/Femmes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable

  1. Elena Moriggia – Surf’in Trouville (France) 52’43”
  2. Florence Teurquetil (France) 53’26”
  3. Sandrine Genet – Savoie Paddle Club (France) 55’47”

Men/Hommes 12’6 ISUP/gonflable

  1. Yuri Karavaev Rapid SUP (Ukraine) 44’49”
  2. Antoine Thomas – Team Decathlon Ecully (France) 46’00”
  3. Vincent Lemaine (France) 46’51”

Women/Femmes 12’6 Hardboard/Rigide

  1. Emmanuelle Marcon – Pagaie Club Thonon (France) 46’11”
  2. Catherine Hardouin – OCEAN (France) 50’55”
  3. Charlotte Dambrine – Le Grand Huit (France) 52’24”

Men/Hommes 12’6 Hardboard/Rigide

  1. Thomas Berger (France) 47’30”
  2. Enzo Boccia (UK) 48’58”
  3. Paolo Nardini (Italy) WAS Savona

Women/Femmes 14’

  1. Florence Julen – SUP Spirit Sion (Switzerland)  46’58”
  2. Laure Pelletier – OCEAN (France) 47’18”
  3. Karine Dumont – OCEAN (France) 47’42”

Men/Hommes 14’

  1. Laurent Guyout – Doubs Paddle (France) 41’56”
  2. Patryck Kowalski (Poland) 42’51”
  3. Benoît Ruffier – Annecy Stand Up Paddle Club (France) 42’53”

Junior Men / Hommes

  1. Teo Druelle Pagaie Club Thonon (France) 47’27”
  2. Marceau Capitanio (France) 50’07”
  3. Pablo Bauer (France) 51’29”

Junior Women / Femmes

  1. Lola Pelletier – OCEAN (France) 46’57”

 

GlaGla Race 2019 : 10 reasons why you should register !

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10 reasons (but there are more !) why you should register for the GlaGla Race in 2019 !

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  • The GlaGla Race represents the opportunity to participate in one the largest SUP Race in the world (500 paddlers in 2018, up to 700 in 2019)
  • The GlaGla Race is about the unique feeling of paddling in a beautiful mountain landscape covered with snow. (and even sometimes with snow on the beach !)
  • The GlaGla Race is SUP Race… but you can also enjoy skiing with many ski resorts all around (and even 2 ski lifts in Talloires !)
  • At the GlaGla Race, you can find very affordable accommodation (if you register early enough) especially with our partners : Les Alérions and Florimontane.
  • At the GlaGla Race you will also find clinics, yoga lessons, talks and board testing.
  • At the GlaGla Race you can get a nice organic GlaGla T-Shirt for a special price :5€ only (until november 31st)
  • The GlaGla Race is the first Alpine Lakes Tour stage, a friendly competition accross the Alps where you will meet other passionate and sporty people to share and challenge.
  • The GlaGla Race is the opening race of The Paddle League (offering points for the world ranking)
  • The GlaGla Race is a popular event gathering the best athletes and participants who race for the first time ! You can participate even if you don’t have a board (you can rent one)
  • The GlaGla Race offers the opportunity to discover Talloires, a beautiful village between the lake and the mountains !

More about GlaGla Race 2019 :

GlaGla Race videos

Probably the largest stand up paddle winter race in the world

glagla race the freezing cold raceOn January 21st, 2017, the 4th edition of the GlaGla Race (understand the Brrrr Brrrr Race in French … as in freezing COLD!) is taking place in Talloires, Lake Annecy – France.

For the latest edition, 200 paddlers from all regions of France and also from Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland, took on the GlaGla Race challenge : paddling in the Alps in the middle of winter, on a lake at 6°c! In 2015 the water temperature was 4°c! As the number of participants double each year, we expect at least 300 paddlers in 2017. For the first time this year there will be €3,500 prize money for the Long Distance (Men & Women) races.

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