After 14 hours of racing, the leading runners have already covered more than half of the distance.
No change at the head of the men’s race. Gilles Frediani, the favorite of the competition, still holds the top spot in the provisional ranking. At kilometer 79, he clocked in with a time of 12 hours and 57 minutes. Phillippe Lecourt is trailing him by only 3 minutes.
Pierre Saucy is gradually falling back, now ranking in 15th place. However, there is no information yet on the number of withdrawals at this time.
As for the women, they have not yet covered half of the distance. Leading the women’s ranking since the start of the race, Irina Malejonock is the only one to have reached kilometer 70 in the commune of Roquebilliรจre. Her time at this checkpoint is 13 hours and 4 minutes. At the previous checkpoint at kilometer 66, she had a lead of 1 hour and 21 minutes over her closest pursuer Magali Gouet. Since the start of the race, Ana Cristina Constantin, who has been right behind her, is losing some ground as she now ranks in 5th place.
