TOR30 Passage au Malatrà

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

• High point at 2888m. Control your HR at altitude.
• Final 1936m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Steep 32% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 12.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–1.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.6km–12.2km · Climb of 1415m, high point 2888m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. At altitude your pace drops, and that's fine. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Home · 12.2km–29.4km · Descent of 1936m averaging 11%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end. At altitude your pace drops, and that's fine. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 2000m+. With 67m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 44% downhill and 15% flat. The longest climb runs 12.2km at an average 11.6% grade (1415m of vertical). The longest descent runs 17.2km at an average 11.3% grade (1936m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 38.5% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 31.6% over 0.7km. Surface: 79% trail, 13% road, and 6% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 49.9 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 4.5km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 28 of 100), with 35% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 12.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• 12.2–29.4 km · 1936 m D−, -11.3% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 6°C to 17°C, with around 6°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 42%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.

Results

462 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Davide Cheraz (Italy) in 2:49:04. Women's winner: Tania Rosa (Italy) in 3:27:16.