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Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Next race
- Date not out yet
- Last run Sun 25 Oct
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Waves until 09:059:05 AM
- Distance
- 20.0 km12.4 mi
- 20 km
- Entry fee
- €75
- For the 2026 race
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
The 2026 race ran 20 km from the Vélodrome in Marseille to the hills above Cassis, with 12 km inside the Calanques National Park.
- From the Vélodrome to Cassis through the Calanques20 km, 12 of them through the Calanques National Park.
- Water at 5, 10 and 15 kmFeeds at 5, 10 and 15 km, with a water ramp near 7 km.
- Cut-off at the Gineste1:30 at the Gineste, 3 hours overall.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFrom the Vélodrome to Cassis through the Calanques20 km, 12 of them through the Calanques National Park.
The start is on Boulevard Michelet beside the CEPAC Vélodrome and the finish is on Avenue des Albizzi, among the vines above Cassis. In between the course crosses the Col de la Gineste and spends 12 kilometres in the Parc national des Calanques, the only urban national park in Europe. The race has been run since 1979 and is held on the last Sunday of October.
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Whole courseTacticsWater at 5, 10 and 15 kmFeeds at 5, 10 and 15 km, with a water ramp near 7 km.
Feeds stood at the Luminy roundabout (km 5), the Col de la Gineste (km 10) and Bois Joli (km 15), the first with Powerade drinks. A water ramp for refilling flasks stood near km 7 and another at the finish, where each runner collected an individual food bag.
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Whole courseTacticsCut-off at the Gineste1:30 at the Gineste, 3 hours overall.
Two limits applied: 1 hour 30 minutes to pass the Col de la Gineste and 3 hours to finish, both counted from the start of the last wave. Waves left from 9:00, the second at 9:05 and the rest every 8 minutes, and each runner’s time started individually at the start arch.
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Race weekend
Sunday 25 October Race day
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06:456:45 AM–08:008:00 AM
Kit bag drop Rue Raymond Teisseire, beside the Esplanade Ganay. Only the transparent kit bags handed out at the expo are accepted. Bags come back at the finish on Avenue Foch in Cassis. -
08:308:30 AM
Preferred start pens open Latest entry to the sub 1:20, sub 1:30 and sub 1:45 pens; later arrivals start in the next pen. -
08:458:45 AM
Handisport start -
09:009:00 AM
Wave 1 start Boulevard Michelet, by the CEPAC Vélodrome. Elite, sub 1:20 and sub 1:30 pens. -
09:059:05 AM
Wave 2 start Sub 1:45 pen. Waves 3 to 9, the general pens, follow every 8 minutes. -
09:309:30 AM
Start access closes Esplanade Ganay -
10:3010:30 AM
Prize giving Avenue des Albizzi, Cassis. Awards for the winners, from 10:30. -
Time not published
Col de la Gineste cut-off 1 hour 30 minutes to pass the Col de la Gineste. 1:30 limit: 9:00/km for 10 km1:30 limit: 14:29/mi for 6.2 mi -
Time not published
Overall time limit 3 hours for the whole course, counted from the start of the last wave. 3:00 limit: 9:00/km for 20 km3:00 limit: 14:29/mi for 12.4 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Marseille time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Marseille time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Marseille, 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 7.3mile 4.5
- km 14.5mile 9
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.
Only the gel you trained with. Nothing new on race day.
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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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Questions about the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale
- When is the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale 2026?
- Sunday 25 October 2026. The first wave starts at 09:00 and the last at 09:05.
- How do I enter the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €75 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale?
- Runners have 3 hours to finish.
- Where does the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale start?
- Start: Boulevard Michelet, by the CEPAC Vélodrome.
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