Festival du Cross

Festival du Cross
The stage of the Festival des Vieilles Charrues at Kerampuilh, the inspiration and hosting site of the Festival du Cross
DateNovember
LocationCarhaix, France
Event typeCross country
Distance5.865 km
Established2023
Official siteOfficial website

The Festival du Cross, also known as Festival du Cross-Country, is an annual professional cross country running competition in Carhaix, France. First held in 2023, it takes place in November. As of 2024 it is a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold status meeting, the highest level, joining Cross d'Allonnes as the only such meetings in France.[1]

The race is organized by the ALCP Athletics club and the Ligue de Bretagne. It was named after the Festival des Vieilles Charrues.[2] The event takes place over 4 days with the professional races occurring on the final day.[3]

The site put in a bid to host the European Cross Country Championships following the 2023 edition.[4]

Professional race winners

Ed. Date Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s) Ref.
1st 26 Nov 2023  Pierre Riaux (FRA) 19:45 (5.865 km)  Anais Duval (FRA) 23:55 (5.865 km) [5]
2nd 24 Nov 2024  Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto (KEN) 22:35 (7.31 km)  Belinda Chemutai (UGA) 25:51 (7.31 km) [6]

References

  1. ^ "2024/25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Festival du cross à Carhaix : cap sur l'Europe". letelegramme.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Le festival du cross-country revient du 20 au 24 novembre à Carhaix : ce qu'il ne faut pas rater". ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Championnat d'Europe de cross : la candidature de Carhaix « en stand-by » faute d'hébergements". ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Festival du Cross - Populaire - Carhaix-Plouguer - 5.865KM". runnerbreizh.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Festival du Cross-Country | World Athletics Cross Country Tour | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.