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Fellow Trailers, this Trail will certainly make you privileged!

You will have the good fortune to cross some of the most beautiful and natural mountain areas in the Alps, from the fantastic mountains of the Maritime Alps to the magical beaches of the Ligurian Sea.

THE GREAT RETURN OF THE HISTORIC AND MYTHICAL ‘GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON’!!!

FROM LEMON P.TE (CN) TO SANREMO (IM).

Enter it like a cathedral. In these areas, respect for fauna and flora is de rigueur. You are obliged to follow the paths and tracks marked out for the GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON without leaving them. Here only the eye is allowed to do so, to marvel at all that Mother Nature is trying to preserve. Runners will find drop-zones for their scraps. Certain grassy slopes are the domain of herds of cattle; be careful not to disturb them. Beware also of the dogs, the patou, who protect the sheep from wolves.

Be respectful of these deliveries, also because otherwise a disqualification will be applied.

Some organisational details may change, so these regulations may vary.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! The GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON on Saturday and Sunday 28 and 29 June will be flanked by the MINI CRO TRAIL on Saturday 28 June, with departure from Airole and arrival in Sanremo covering the last 30 km of the Grand Raid, a weekend dedicated to Trail Running, two days of competition, two races, three rankings!

Stay tuned!!

The latest news will always be highlighted in the News section.

Art.01 – Organisation

The Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica W.W.P. Organization affiliated UISP in collaboration with the A.S.D. La Via del Sale, the Scuola Italiana Outdoor, the Ente Parco Alpi Marittime, the Consulta giovanile di Limone and with the patronage of the municipalities of Limone P.te, Tenda, La Brigue, Saorge, Breil Sur Roya, Airole and Sanremo, organises the following trail in semi-self-sufficiency

the GRAND RAID DU CRO MAGNON (LIMONE P.TE – SANREMO).
Art.02 – The race

The GRAND RAID DU CRO MAGNON, LIMONE P.TE (CN) – SANREMO, is a mountain trail of approximately 100 km, with 6000 metres of positive altitude difference and 7000 metres of negative altitude difference, starting from Limone P.te (CN) and finishing in Sanremo (IM), taking place mainly on mountain trails.
This trial includes numerous passages at altitude, over 2200 metres, and conditions can be difficult (cold, wind, rain, snow, fog). Certain weather situations can become ‘extreme’. The route has some difficult, technical sections. Careful training, knowledge of high mountains and a solid capacity for personal autonomy are indispensable for the success of this individual adventure.

The start of the GRAND RAID DU CRO MAGNON will be given at 06.00 hours on race day from Limone P.te (CN) Italy.

This trail is developed in a single stage, .
It requires competitors to take responsibility for themselves.
Competitors must always have the obligatory equipment with them, the list of which is detailed in Art. 16. In particular, clothing is an essential aspect, since a large part of the route is very alpine, the temperature can drop even close to 0°C and even heavy snowfall can occur.

The GRAND RADI DU CRO MAGNON from Limone climbs up through the ‘Via Sol’ path to reach the Buffe peak, from here you go up towards the Alpetta chairlift to begin a short descent to Maire Valletta, then you go along the Vallone San Giovanni to the Boaria pass, then Colle della Perla, Forte Tabourda, descent into French territory to Tenda, then La Brigue, Saorge, Breil sur Roya all in French territory, back to Italy to arrive in the centre of Airole and then across the Colle dell’Abelio to begin the Ligurian section, passing first through Dolceacqua, Seborga and finally the descent to Sanremo to the finish line located near Porto Sole.

The maximum time to be classified is 26:00 hours including possible stops, provided that the intermediate time barriers indicated in the Road Book (Carnet de Route) which is an integral part of these regulations are respected.

The closing times of the checkpoints have been calculated to allow competitors to complete the test within the maximum time allowed, even with possible stops.
Competitors must imperatively start from the checkpoints before the time barrier. Otherwise they will be disqualified, and the bib will be withdrawn.
Attention! The ‘BALAI’ or ‘SCOPA’ in charge of closing the race, will remove all signs (balises, signs, arrows, etc.) from the course as he passes. It would be dangerous if a competitor wanted to continue the race without a bib number and despite having been put out of the race. The organisation declines all responsibility for any consequences that might ensue.

Art.03 – Acceptance of the Regulations and the Charter

The GRAND RAID DU CRO MAGNON will be run in accordance with the latest edition of these regulations, the latest version of which is available on the event website www.crotrail.it .

By the mere fact of registering, competitors undertake to respect these Rules and Regulations and this Charter, and release the organisers from all liability for any accident or incident that may result from non-compliance with these regulations (see disclaimer).
Any competitor caught littering the course will be penalised or disqualified.
Waste collection bags are placed at each refreshment post and must imperatively be used.

It is compulsory to follow the marked paths, without taking shortcuts. Also because cutting a path causes irreversible erosion of the site and degrades it irreparably.

Art.04 – Admission conditions for competitors

To have reached the age of eighteen by the day of the race.

Competitive requirements are NOT required.
It is compulsory to have a competitive medical certificate issued by a doctor or sports medical centre, less than one year old (on the day of the event), certifying ‘the competitor’s suitability for competitive running or athletics’.

By the mere fact of his or her registration, the competitor certifies that he or she is in a physical and mental condition that allows him or her to tackle this raid, of which he or she acknowledges being fully aware of the risks and difficulties of the route.

Art.05 – Categories and classifications

SENIOR SH-SF 18-49 years old

VETERAN V1H-V1F 50 years and over

HIM & HER’ CLASSIFICATION for all those couples who run the race together. In this case, the two members of the couple must always pass through the controls together and arrive at the finish line together.

The time of each competitor will be expressed in hours and minutes.

Art.06 – Programme of the event Road Book

It is compulsory for entrants to have the Road Book in its most recent edition with them at the start, downloading it from the website www.crotrail.it

Please note: no printed Road Book will be handed over to competitors by the Organisation.

All official communications concerning the event will only be made through the event website.

Art.07 – Punching-in and controls at the start

Each competitor will receive a bib. At the start, they must present themselves with their bib number pinned at the front, at belt level, possibly on an elastic band so that it can always be clearly visible at the controls and at the finish line.

At the start, in addition to the bib number, the compulsory material that each competitor must carry with him/her in a specific rucksack for the duration of the event will be checked.

The organisation reserves the right to carry out backpack checks along the route.

Without punching the competitor will not be classified.

Art.08 – Checkpoints

Checkpoints will be organised along the entire route, where the competitor must make his or her bib clearly visible. This is indispensable for safety, since the check between two successive controls makes it possible to ascertain that there are no missing competitors. The check is obligatory in order to prevent the rescue vehicles from being unnecessarily put into action. If this happens, the competitor will be held responsible for the resulting consequences, including reimbursement of all search costs. .
The control at the finish will allow the timekeepers to establish the rankings. A competitor who has lost time to assist and help another, may request compensation for this delay.
A check of the contents of the rucksack may be requested at any time during the event.

Art. 09 – Withdrawal

In the event of withdrawal, for safety reasons and to avoid unnecessarily putting the security system into action, the competitor MUST OBVIOUSLY inform without delay the person in charge of the nearest control post or the ‘broom’ that closes the race, and hand over his race bib, or inform the race management by calling the number on his race bib. Otherwise, the organisation declines all responsibility.

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A competitor who fails to comply with these rules will be held liable for the resulting consequences including the reimbursement of all search costs.
A competitor who has abandoned may no longer continue the race. If he does so, this will be entirely at his own risk. He shall reach the nearest control point by his own means.

Art.10 – Road Book and GPS

The Road Book (in its most up-to-date edition) will be available on the Trail’s website. Competitors are invited to download it and print it out. It will contain practical information such as the closing times of the control and refuelling posts, and a detailed description of the route. The Road Book will undergo updates, which will be published on the website. The Road Book, in its latest edition, is part of the compulsory material (Art. 16).
No copy of the Road Book will be handed over with the bibs to competitors. They must compulsorily download it from the site and print it out.
The GPX track is available on the site.

Art.11 – Safety and Medical Assistance

The responsibility for the safety of trailers lies not only with the organisers, but also with the competitor himself.

He MUST therefore comply with the Rules and Regulations and follow their instructions, particularly those to be followed in the case of withdrawal and for punching in at checkpoints.
In this respect, an untimely withdrawal or skipped punching-in will automatically and unnecessarily trigger a search. In this case, the competitor will be held liable for the resulting consequences, including reimbursement of all search costs.

Safety and medical assistance will be ensured by a network of fixed and mobile posts consisting of medical personnel, mountain rescue men, nurses, controllers, signalmen, etc. and medical vehicles. The rescue posts are organised to bring assistance to all persons in danger with the organisation’s own means or through contracted organisations. The medical officers are authorised to suspend (by invalidating the bib number) competitors deemed unfit to continue the race. Rescue teams are authorised to evacuate runners judged to be in danger by all means at their disposal.

If necessary, for reasons that are in the best interest of the rescued person, appeal will be made to specialised public organisations, French or Italian, which will take over the management of operations and deploy all appropriate means, including a helicopter. The rescued person will have to provide for his or her own return from the place where he or she was evacuated, either in France or Italy, hence the importance of having a personal accident policy.

It is emphasised that part of the route has few road accesses and that in the event of difficulties and bad weather it may happen that the runner in difficulty can only be reached by rescuers on foot and along mountain paths. .
Telephone numbers to contact in case of need will be printed on the bibs. (Please note: not all the route is covered by telephone networks).

The competitor who calls on a doctor or a rescuer submits de facto to their authority and undertakes to respect their decisions.
In addition to the rescue equipment, medical personnel will be present at certain points to assist competitors in the event of serious physical problems.

One person (the ‘Balai’, the ‘Scopa’) will ensure the closure of the race and follow the last competitor. He, the race management cars, the control posts, the security officers will be equipped with radios and in permanent contact with the rescue teams and the Central Coordination Post (PC) at the finish.

The aim of the security organisation will be to enable everyone to reach the finish line without any problems. However, each competitor must take personal responsibility for taking part in this mountain race, which can become extreme, in excellent psycho-physical conditions of preparation, foreseeing possible situations of bad weather, heat, cold, route errors, darkness, psycho-physical crises.

Art.12 – Insurance

The organisation will take out civil liability insurance, while it will be up to the competitor to take out his own individual accident insurance for the duration of the trial. Participation in the trial is in any case under the full responsibility of the competitors, who, by registering, waive all recourse against the organisers in the event of damage and any further consequences that may be caused to them as a result of the competition.

Art.13 – Drinks and food

The criterion for this event is semi-sufficiency in food.

However, all refuelling stations are supplied with drinks, the refuelling in Tenda, LaBrigue, Saorge, Breil Sur Roya, Airole, Dolceacqua and Perinaldo will also be supplied with solid food.

Art.14 – Competitors’ bags deposit

There will be only one bag deposit and it will be at the tensile structure used as race office located in the North square of Limone P.te, the bags will be transported to the Breil Sur Roya refuelling station and then to the finish line.

Art.15 – Personal Assistance

Competitors will only be allowed to organise personal assistance at the refuelling station of the Central Fort. (see Road Book). This excludes any assistance in line, hare, escorts, water carriers.

Art.16 – Compulsory equipment

-A sack, rucksack or any other means of carrying the following compulsory equipment:
-A whistle.
-A survival blanket (thermal cloth).
-A water reserve of at least 1 litre (at the start of the refuelling stations).

-Cup, glass or water bottle (no glass at the refreshment posts).
-The Road Book (latest edition, downloaded from the Raid website).
-Waterproof jacket with gtx hood or similar, suitable for high mountain conditions.
-Cap or bandana.
-4 safety pins for the bib.

-A mobile phone with an option to operate in France and Italy. Enter in the memory the numbers of the security telephones, provided by the organisation. With charged batteries. Do not mask your number.
-List of emergency telephones.

Recommended (non-exhaustive list) but not mandatory:
-GPS
-knife, string.

Art.17 – Penalties

One hour in case of:
-Pector number not pinned properly, which does not allow it to be read.
-Authorised assistance (water carrier, hare).
-If a competitor cuts the route between two control posts, he will be penalised by the allocation for this section of the maximum time recorded by the last competitors.

Art.18 – Grounds for disqualification

-Lack of compulsory equipment at the start.
-Absence of one of the compulsory items of equipment at a control during the race.
-Punishment not carried out or arrival at a control post after the time barrier.
-Use of a means of transport.
-Pollution and/or degradation of places by the competitor or their assistants.
-Failure to assist a competitor in danger.
-Doping or refusal to submit to a doping control.
-Insults or threats to members of the organisation.
-Refusal to be examined by doctors at any time during the event.
-Physical or mental state judged unsuitable for the continuation of the test.
-Dangerous behaviour.

Art.19 – Doping control

Any competitor may be subject to a doping control during or at the finish of the race. Any positive result will result in immediate disqualification.

Art.20 – Complaints

Complaints will be accepted if made in writing within thirty minutes of the provisional results being posted by the race director at the finish line. Complaints must be in writing and must be accompanied by a deposit of € 50.00 which will only be refunded if the complaint is accepted.

Art.21 – Event Jury

It will be composed of the Race Director and at least one person chosen from among
– The Sports Councillors of the cities of Vernante and Limone.
– the President of the A.S.D. W.W.P. Organisation.
– the President of the A.S.D. la Via del Sale.
– The commissioners of the checkpoints.
– Any other competent person deemed useful by the Race Director.

The jury is charged with deciding, in a time compatible with the imperatives of the race, on any dispute or disqualification occurring during the event, after hearing the person involved. Decisions will be final. The decision will be validated by the signature of the Race Director.

Once the complaints submitted in the form and within the time limits laid down in Art. 20 have been examined, the jury will announce the final results.

Art.22 – Photographic, television, video coverage; rights

Competitors expressly waive their right to use their image, and they also waive any recourse against the organisation and its official partners for the use of their image. Audiovisual professionals must obtain authorisation from the organisation.

Art.23 – Registration fees

By 30 May 2025:

90 € for the Grand Raid CRO MAGNON.
35 € for the MINI CRO TRAIL.

From 1 June 2025 to 26 July 202:

100 € for the GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON.
40 € for the MINI CRO TRAIL.
Registration for the two trails will open on 20 January 2025.

Registrations will be closed once the maximum number set by the Association has been reached.

These fees include:

the personalised bib, the sporting organisation (Controllers, signallers, marshals, race director, etc…), the medical and safety organisation (Doctors, nurses, rescuers), the expected supplies (see Road Book), the Civil Liability Insurance underwritten by the organiser, refreshments at the finish and a technical garment for the Finishers, rewards for the winners.

Art. 24 – Entry procedure

The conditions for admission are indicated in Art. 4 of these regulations.

The number of entrants is limited to 400 for the GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON and 400 for the MINI CRO TRAIL.

Neither transfer nor exchange of bibs will be permitted.

Registration will open on 20 January; registration will close at 23:59 on 26 June 2025. Registration can still be made the day before the race at the race office in Piazzale Nord from 10:00 to 19:00 and on race day from 5:00 to 7:00 for the GRAND RAID CRO MAGNON and on Saturday 28 June in Airole from 08:00 to 10:00 for the MINI CRO TRAIL.

If you want the thrill of participating in our races, access the REGISTRATION section from the menu.

The registration procedure will be managed completely online on the site where it will be possible to register, pay and send the sports medical certificate for all races.

In the event of cancellation of race registration or non-participation, there will be no refund.

Art.25. – Ranking and prizes

GRAND RADI CRO MAGNON:

Prize in kind to the first 5 overall, men and women.

Prize in kind to the first 3 classified in the Over 50 category, men and women.

Prize in kind to the first three ‘HIM & HER’ couples who will run the race together.

Prizes are cumulative.

All runners will receive a FINISHER marked item.

Art.26 – Changes to the route Cancellation of the race

The organisation reserves the right to modify the route or the location of the rescue and refreshment posts at any time, without prior notice. It also reserves the right to cancel the race at any time for safety reasons. These decisions will be communicated exclusively on www.crotrail.it if they are taken before the day scheduled for the start of the race.
In the event of unfavourable weather conditions (strong depression, significant amounts of rain and snow at high altitude, high risk of thunderstorms…) and/or for safety reasons, the start may be postponed by a maximum of one hour. Beyond that, the race will be cancelled.
In the event of bad weather conditions, and for safety reasons, the organisation reserves the right to suspend the race in progress.
All decisions will be taken by a jury consisting of at least the race director and the safety coordinator.

In the event that the relevant authorities do not grant the necessary authorisations for the running of the trail, the organisation will proceed to the cancellation of the race.
No reimbursement is provided in the event of cancellation of the race within 30 days before the start. In the event of cancellation before 30 days, only 50% of the entry fee will be refunded. Or the entry for the next edition of the race will be confirmed and 50% will be considered as a deposit.

No reimbursement will be made in the event of a change in the route or suspension of the race.

Art.27 – Animals

For the protection of flora and wild animals, the participation of dogs or any other animal accompanying competitors is strictly prohibited.

Art.28 – Use of sticks

Their use is permitted, but if they are used, they must be used on the entire race course.