The Tripou Trail in Severac D’eglise was a truly wonderful race with a choice of 11or 21km courses. A very competitive trail race in lovely French country side. The route provided a mix of good forest trail some excellent sections through narrow forest climbs and a very fast 2km downhill finish. Cali finished as first vet in her category and I managed third in my class.
A remarkable and unique aspect of the race was the class for disabled athletes. They formed part of a team comprising a carriage and up to 6 “bearers”. How they managed to get around quite a demanding course I have no idea . These teams competed on both short and long courses.
This event is an excellent opportunity to savour the atmosphere of racing in France and I would recommend it to anyone who is the area at this time of the year.
Bob and Cali