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Marathon du beaujolais
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Waves until 08:508:50 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 15K
- Time limit
- 7 h 30 min
The course
The marathon runs point to point from Fleurie to Villefranche-sur-Saône, 95% of it on small Beaujolais roads and the rest past châteaux and on vineyard tracks.
- From Fleurie to Villefranche, through the vinesSmall roads, more than 12 villages, and vineyard tracks near the châteaux.
- Race morning starts in Fleurie, by shuttleShuttle from Villefranche 6:15 to 7:15, three waves, 7 h 30 limit.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFrom Fleurie to Villefranche, through the vinesSmall roads, more than 12 villages, and vineyard tracks near the châteaux.
The start is in Fleurie and the finish in Villefranche-sur-Saône. The organiser says 95% of the route is on small roads of the Beaujolais; the rest is around the châteaux and on vineyard tracks (chemins de vignes). It names Corcelles, Pizay and Ravatys among the châteaux and counts more than 12 villages on the way.
The organiser has not yet published the 2026 route, profile or time barriers.
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Whole courseConditionsRace morning starts in Fleurie, by shuttleShuttle from Villefranche 6:15 to 7:15, three waves, 7 h 30 limit.
The finish and the village are in Villefranche-sur-Saône, but the start is in Fleurie, so runners take the shuttle from the Parc Expo. The organiser runs it from 6:15 to 7:15. In Fleurie a covered gym is open for changing and waiting out the cold, and a drop bag is carried from the start to the finish.
The waves go at 8:30, 8:40 and 8:50 and the time limit is 7 h 30. The organiser also lists four pacers (3:15, 3:30, 3:45 and 4:00) and a podium for the scratch results at 13:00.
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Race weekend
Saturday 21 November Race day
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06:156:15 AM–07:157:15 AM
Shuttle from the Parc Expo to the start in Fleurie The organiser's shuttle from the Parc Expo in Villefranche-sur-Saône to Fleurie runs from 6:15 to 7:15. -
08:308:30 AM
Marathon start, wave 1 Three waves leave Fleurie at 8:30, 8:40 and 8:50. -
08:408:40 AM
Marathon start, wave 2 Second of three waves. -
08:508:50 AM
Marathon start, wave 3 Third of three waves. -
13:001:00 PM
Scratch podiums Podium for the scratch results at 13:00. -
Time not published
Overall time limit Time limit 7 hours 30 minutes. The organiser had not yet published the 2026 time barriers along the course. 7:30 limit: 10:39/km for 42.195 km7:30 limit: 17:09/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Villefranche-sur-Saône time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Villefranche-sur-Saône time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Villefranche-sur-Saône, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 31 October to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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