Races
TOR330 - Tor de Géants
Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta. A chain of alpine cols for days. Col de Malatrà is the couloir with chains in thin air.
330 km+86,793 ft-86,792 ft150 hours1,030 ft to 10,799 fttech 10/103 stationslooplife basesno set stagesWSER qualifierSeptember
Distance330 km
Gain+86,793 ft
Loss-86,792 ft
Altitude1,030 ft to 10,799 ft
Technicality10/10
Air15°F to 80°F
- Start4,034 ft
- High10,353 ft
- Low1,058 ft
- Finish4,035 ft
- Cogne at mile 31, cutoff 20 hours
- Courmayeur at mile 93, cutoff 60 hours
- Finish at mile 205, cutoff 150 hours
Terrain
Field, 2025 · 15-year sampleresults
Starters655
Finish rate100%
Geometrycourse math
Steepest drop3,488 ft-32.2% over 2.1 mi
Night miles89 misunset near 18:00 local
Time over 8k ft19%
Longest climb2,999 ft115 mi at 0.5%
Course records
Men66:08:22Victor Richard
Women79:10:40Katharina Hartmuth
The cruxCol de l'Arp and Col de Malatrà
Course DNA
The Course
Valle d'Aosta. High alpine passes. Col chains. Chained ridges. Cols sit above 3,000 meters. Col de Malatrà is a steep rocky couloir with fixed chains. Wind. Snow. Thin air. Descents run 5,000 to 6,000 feet on stone steps. Pace the early miles. The split often shows at mile 103. 132 hours spans 330 km on 80% trail. +86,793 ft shapes the middle miles.
The Work
Twenty-four thousand meters up and down over 132 hours. Vertical climbing power. Muscle damage. Fluid retention. Pack-carrying endurance. Train massive hiking volume and core. Train +86,793 ft across 330 km. Long back-to-backs in September weather.
Kit
Thick-shaft aluminum poles. Mountaineering hardshell jacket and pants. Freezing rain and snow on the cols. Calorie-dense food you can organize in the dark. September in Italy: 15°F to 80°F. Pack for Checkpoints per race book and night if 132 hours runs long.
Race Day
This is not a running race. Slow rhythmic climbing. Sleep at the Basi Vita in daylight. Col de Malatrà hits with the sleep gone. Crew drives winding Valle d'Aosta roads between life bases.
Results
TOR330 - Tor de Géants finish lines.
Winner: Victor Richard, 66:08:22.
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Sources (3)
- Field stats (2025): https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=111664&language=EN
- Course record (M): https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=111664
- Course record (F): https://statistik.d-u-v.org/eventdetail.php?event=123970