Spectators
Road Access
Verbier: A la veille du départ, la rue de la poste est fermée. La route principale entre la Place Centrale et le carrefour est fermée de 6h00 à 7h00.
Nendaz: For the 6.30am departure, the main road (centre sportif / rond-point / Siviez junction / Rte de Saclentse / Rte du Pont de la Scie et de la Djiette) will be closed until 7am. The start area is accessible by car up to 15 minutes before the start.
Passage of Verbier runners: 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. : chemin des Rairettes / chemin du Torrent / chemin de Prameiraz (from the gondola road towards the top) / route des Clèves / chemin de Sofleu, route des Argeys (from Cité-Joie to the crossroads with the route de Siviez) / chemin de la Forêt / route de la Biole / route de Saclentse (section from chemin Pont de la Scie – around chemin de la Biole) / chemin du Pont de la Scie / chemin de la Djiette
Veysonnaz: La route entreClèbes et Verrey est fermée entre 6:30 et 11:00. La route entre le restaurant Greppon Blanc et la piste de l’Ours (les Caboulis) est également fermée entre 6:30 et 11:00. Dès la mi-journée, ces routes seront réouvertes.
ThyonAt Les Collons, all access roads are open, but may be temporarily closed to allow the passage of runners, under the control of security personnel. Vehicles travelling downhill towardsHérémence are blocked at theLes Collons exit direction Les Massess and will be returned to the station.
The route taken by the coaches Theytaz (les Masses) est déviée via les Mayens de Sion juqu’aux Collons.
Eison L’A VieilleThe road to the village ofEison depuis la pension du Pas de Lona à la Crettaz sera fermée à la circulation le jour de la course de 07h00 à 20h00. La route des Mayens pour accéder à l’A Vieille direction Pas de Lona sera fermée à la circulation le jour de la course de 07h00 à 18h00. Theaccess at the A Vieille these times can only be reached on foot or from the villageof Eison or from the Loveignoz mountain pasture Loveignoz (above the village of village Suen).
Grimentz: Ihere is a parking in Grimentz, but places are very limited. Travel to Grimentz by public transport.
Public transports
It is strongly recommended to use public transport to get to the different stations that the route crosses.
Grimentz-Zinal gondola link: opens at 8:30 a.m., last departure from Grimentz for Zinal at 8:00 p.m.
Online timetable: www.cff.ch
Pas de Lona
To get to the Pas de Lona from Eison: The road through the village of Eison from the Pas de Lona guesthouse to La Crettaz will be closed to traffic on race day from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.
The Route des Mayens to access the Vieille direction Pas de Lona will be closed to traffic on race day from 7am to 6pm.
Access by car is permitted until just before the Tsalet d’Eison, where the Becs de Bosson hut car park is located. The road that follows is forbidden.
To reach Pas de Lona from Grimentz: The Bendola gondola is open from 6.30 am, then take the left-hand path under the chairlift and follow Pas/Basset de Lona, approx. 2.00 hrs walk. Please note that the Bendolla cabins close at the end of the day. Last descent to Grimentz at 5:30pm.
Bicycle access from the Moiry dam to the Pas de Lona will be closed from 8.00 am on Saturday mornings.
Times of passage of the riders
| Passage / Durchfahrt / Transit time | Verbier 125km | Nendaz 93km | Hérémence 68km | Evolène 37km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start 6:50 | Start 6:45 | Start 6:30 et 6:45 | Start 7:45 | |
| Nendaz | 8:05 | |||
| Hérémence | 9:15 | 7:30 | ||
| Mandelon | 10:00 | |||
| Evolène | 10:35 | 9:15 | 7:50 | |
| Eison | 10:55 | 9:50 | 8:25 | 8:00 |
| La Vieille | 11:35 | 10:35 | 9:10 | 8:40 |
| Pas de Lona | 11:55 | 11:05 | 9:35 | 9:05 |
| Basset de Lona | 12:20 | |||
| Grimentz | 12:45 | 11:50 | 10:15 | 9:40 |
These times are approximate.
