Grand Raid

The Grand Raid de la Réunion, also called La diagonale des fous (The Bishops'/Madmen's Diagonal) is a mountain ultramarathon race. The race takes place annually in October on Réunion island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, situated between Madagascar and Mauritius. The Template:Convert route with Template:Convert of elevation gain is reputed to be highly challenging, brutally difficult and one of the hardest footraces in the world.

Category of course

Three races are held at the same time:

• the Grand-Raid or Diagonale des Fous — Template:Convert with Template:Convert of altitude gain
• the Semi-Raid or Trail of Bourbon — Template:Convert with Template:Convert of gain
• Mascareignes Raid — Template:Convert with Template:Convert of gain

Dates of races in 2017

• 25th edition of the Diagonale des fous: 19 to 22 October
• 18th edition of the Trail de Bourbon: October
• 7th edition of the Mascareignes: October

Death

This race has recorded three deaths since its inception. The 2002 edition was marked by the death of Gérard Bordage in the descent of the Kerveguen hillside and that of the Dutchman Guus Smit in the rampart of the Roche Écrite; while that of 2012 sees the death of Thierry Delaprez after a fall in a ravine at the Col de Fourche.

Winners

Men

Year	Distance	Winner	Nationality	Winner time
2024	174,7 km	Mathieu BLANCHARD	Template:Flagicon France	23h 25mn 02s
2023	165 km	Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz	Template:Flagicon France	23h 21mn 23s
2022	165,7 km	Beñat Marmissolle	Template:Flagicon France	20h 14mn 36s
2021	168 km	Daniel Jung Ludovic Pommeret	Template:Flagicon Italy Template:Flagicon France	23h 02mn 21s
2019	170 km	Grégoire Curmer	Template:Flagicon France	23h 33mn 45s
2018	165 km	Benoît Girondel et François D'Haene	Template:Flagicon France	23h 18mn 48s
2017	165 km	Benoît Girondel	Template:Flagicon France	23h 53mn 53s
2016	167 km	François D'Haene	Template:Flagicon France	23h 44mn 67s
2015	167 km	Antoine Guillon	Template:Flagicon France	24h 17mn 40s
2014	172 km	François D'Haene	Template:Flagicon France	24h 25mn 02s
2013	163,5 km	François D'Haene	Template:Flagicon France	22h 58mn 00s
2012	170 km	Kílian Jornet Burgada	Template:Flagicon Spain	26h 33m 10s
2011	161,8 km	Julien Chorier	Template:Flagicon France	23h 56m 35s
2010	161,8 km	Kílian Jornet Burgada	Template:Flagicon Spain	23h 17m 26s
2009	148 km	Julien Chorier	Template:Flagicon France	22h 09m 08s
2008	148 km	Pascal Parny	Template:Flagicon France	21h 40m 48s
2007	150 km	Thierry Chambry	Template:Flagicon France	23h 33m 41s
2006	148 km	Christophe Jaquerod	Template:Flagicon France	20h 39m 40s
2005	140 km	Charles Fontaine	Template:Flagicon France	19h 49m 36s
2004	140 km	Richeville Esparon	Template:Flagicon France	20h 00m 57s
2003	130 km	Richeville Esparon	Template:Flagicon France	18h 11m 27s
2002	125 km	Thierry Técher	Template:Flagicon France	17h 55m 21s
2001	125 km	Pascal Parny	Template:Flagicon France	16h 1m
2000	125 km	Gilles Diehl Thierry Técher	Template:Flagicon France	16h 43m
1999	125 km	Cléo Libelle	Template:Flagicon France	17h 50m
1998	125 km	Cléo Libelle	Template:Flagicon France	17h 45m
1997	125 km	Patrick Maffre	Template:Flagicon France	15h 37m 35s
1996	123 km	J.Philippe Marie-Louise	Template:Flagicon France	16h 19m 27s
1995	121 km	J.Philippe Marie-Louise	Template:Flagicon France	14h 41mn
1994	130 km	J.Philippe Marie-Louise	Template:Flagicon France	18h 29m
1993	129 km	Patrick Maffre	Template:Flagicon France	16h 03 m
1992		J.Philippe Marie-Louise	Template:Flagicon France	17h 20m
1991		Gilles Trousselier Patrick Maffre	Template:Flagicon France	18h 28m
1990		Gilles Trousselier	Template:Flagicon France	17h 11m
1989		Gilles Trousselier	Template:Flagicon France	16h 2m

Women

Year	Winner	Nationality	Winner time
2023	Katie Schide	Template:Flagicon United States	27h 31mn 08s
2022	Courtney Dauwalter	Template:Flagicon United States	21h 37mn 36s
2021	Emilie Maroteaux	Template:Flagicon France	29h 54mn 59s
2019	Sabrina Stanley	Template:Flagicon United States	30h 49mn 39s
2018	Jocelyne Pauly	Template:Flagicon France	28h 54mn 26s
2017	Andrea Huser	Template:Flagicon Switzerland	26h 34mn 52s
2016	Andrea Huser	Template:Flagicon Switzerland	27h 44mn 13s
2015	Núria Picas	Template:Flagicon Spain	28h 11mn 14s
2014	Nathalie Mauclair	Template:Flagicon France	31h 27mn 28s
2013	Nathalie Mauclair	Template:Flagicon France	28h 45mn 32s
2012	Émilie Lecomte	Template:Flagicon France	33h 03m 17s
2011	Karine Herry	Template:Flagicon France	31h 43m 30s
2010	Marcelle Puy	Template:Flagicon France	31h 48m 50s
2009	Emilie Lecomte	Template:Flagicon France	28h 58m 41s
2008	Marcelle Puy	Template:Flagicon France	26h 20m 40s
2007	Marcelle Puy	Template:Flagicon France	29h 5m 46s
2006	Karine Herry	Template:Flagicon France	26h 33m 46s
2005	Sandrine Beranger	Template:Flagicon France	27h 24m 57s
2004	Alexandra Rousset	Template:Flagicon France	27h 58m 41s
2003	Simone Kayser	Template:Flagicon Luxembourg	25h 59m 16s
2002	Marcelle Puy	Template:Flagicon France	20h 54m 28s
2001	Corinne Favre	Template:Flagicon France	20h 56m
2000	Corinne Favre	Template:Flagicon France	23h 25m 58s
1999	Mireille Sery	Template:Flagicon France	24h 44m
1998	Corinne Favre	Template:Flagicon France	22h 51m
1997	Corinne Favre	Template:Flagicon France	24h 35m 45s
1996	Josiane Catois	Template:Flagicon France	23h 06m 05s
1995	Marcelle Puy	Template:Flagicon France	24h 59m
1994	Mireille Sery	Template:Flagicon France	30h 47m
1993	Régine Etienne	Template:Flagicon France	27h 26m
1992	Mireille Sery Thérèse Derolez	Template:Flagicon France	28h 21m
1991	Marie Annick Laudes	Template:Flagicon France	33h 09m
1990	Guylène Calpetard	Template:Flagicon France	31h 58m
1989	Marie Thérèse Maussion	Template:Flagicon France	25h 40m

Related books

• "Grand Raid Reunion Island", a 68 pages comic book edited by UltraBD

External links

• Official web site of Grand Raid de la Réunion
• Official forum of the web site of Grand Raid de la Réunion

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