The start of the 2020 edition of SaintéLyon should have taken place on December 5 in Saint-Etienne. – Combed Vertical
The SaintéLyon comes reluctantly to give an appointment to its many fans for November 28 … 2021. The 67th edition of the flagship event of
night trail (77 km between Saint-Etienne and Lyon) will not be able to take place on December 5 and 6 as was scheduled. The combined passage last Saturday of
Lyon and Saint-Etienne in the scarlet red zone “maximum alert” made it too complicated to hold the various events of this SaintéLyon 2020.
“Even if the organizers have tried for weeks to adapt to this exceptional health context, by adapting the runner’s gauges for each event and by developing a draconian health protocol, this latest government measure left them little choice. », Announced this Wednesday the organization in a statement.
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The oldest and most important nature race in France, with more than 17,000 runners gathered each year, the SaintéLyon will officially experience the first cancellation in its history. Even in 1990, the start had been given despite extremely heavy snow, before the race was stopped halfway. Despite this unfavorable context linked to Covid-19, more than 8,000 runners had already registered for this 2020 edition.