MCC

Course

The course climbs 2350 m+. With 59 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 7.3 km at an average 14.1% grade (1029 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.2 km at 18.5% (590 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.1% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 21.7% over 0.6 km. Surface: 70% trail, 17% road, 8% smooth, and 5% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 58.6 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 6.8 km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 25 of 100), with 24% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 19, target pace until km 30, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 20.2–23.4 km · 590 m D−, -18.5% · 38% of the race ahead → target pace
• 24.6–27.1 km · 258 m D−, -10.4% · 28% of the race ahead → target pace

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 17°C to 28°C, around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 44%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 9% of days around this date.