Reunion Tri Tour
The XXL Duathlon + Ultimate loop
Become a Reunion Tri Tour Duathlon Finisher by completing: Run 7.7km • Bike 234km • Run 30km. And become an Ultimate Finisher with an extra 14km of trail!
The courses
The XXL Duathlon
Run — 7.7km
Duathletes will first run 7.7km instead of the 3,000m swim, then set off on the bike and run on the same courses as the triathletes... and the boldest can also become ULTIMATE Finishers.
New for 2027: a new course. This first run is now an out-and-back between Saint-Leu and Pointe au Sel, still over 7.7km. It no longer goes under the road by the Saint-Leu cemetery: a safer course.
One aid station — the same one as on the XXL's 10 km loop — which you pass twice: at km 2.2 on the way out and km 5.5 on the way back. Water, cola and liquid energy drinks. The whole course is on tarmac, along the cycle path and a disused road.
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Bike — 234km
After warming up on foot between Saint-Leu and Pointe au Sel, you'll set off on the legendary 234km loop around the island of La Réunion.
A UNESCO World Heritage site, you'll ride between sea and mountains, never far from the Indian Ocean — the sea on your right, and on your left our volcanoes rising above 3,000m.
In a single day on the bike, you'll have the privilege of riding through the wild south (Sud sauvage), the lava road (route des Laves), then the sugar cane and lychee fields, the Route du Littoral, Cap Lahoussaye and finally the beach road (route des Plages).
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Run — 3 laps of 10km
Most of you will be lucky enough to watch the sunset during the run. When the sun touches the horizon, you'll have just 2 min 30 left before it disappears... so take your time for a little break :-)
You'll start each lap with a long 2.3km straight along the seafront towards Pointe au Sel. Watch out — the sun can be fierce in the afternoon, but with a bit of luck a small swell will come up and you'll be able to watch a few surfers on the "cimetière" wave; otherwise, there's always the beach to admire.
Then you head under the main road for an out-and-back towards the cemetery via la Savane. On the way back, you'll pass under the other little tunnel to reach the houses of Pointe au Sel. To round off this scenic tour, you'll loop around the salt-marsh visitor centre at Pointe au Sel. From there, you take the cycle path along the main road back to Saint-Leu... and of course, the whole thing is to be done 3 times.
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ULTIMATE loop — 14km / 850m+
New for 2027: a sparring partner is mandatory. Every athlete setting off on the Ultimate loop must be accompanied by a sparring partner, at their side for the whole loop: for their safety, and to cheer them on through this last part of the challenge. The sparring partner may carry the bag, drinks, gels and food. No physical help, however: pushing, pulling or towing the athlete is forbidden, and the athlete completes the whole loop under their own steam.
There's no registration for it: your sparring partner is simply a companion of your choice. No one to go with you — because you're coming from mainland France or abroad, for instance? Let the organisers know and they will provide a volunteer companion.
For those who still haven't had enough, we've kept it simple :-) ... a little extra out-and-back up to CD3 on the TEMOR, a.k.a. the Sentier Boîtes aux Lettres.
Starting from the transition area, you cross town along the harbour promenade, then after the ravine you take the coastal path to the pedestrian crossing opposite the Boîtes aux Lettres trail. From there you'll tackle a trail that's legendary among local trail runners, the TEMOR (which stands for "Test en MOntagne Régulier") — 4.2km for 850m of elevation gain.
You'll start with a staircase section through the houses, then a fairly technical trail into the streets of Bras Mouton, then another kilometre of technical trail before finishing with the final tarmac wall: 330m at 90m+ with several sections over 30%!!! That one bites on the way up and bites again on the way down :-)
Two aid stations await you: at the foot of the Boîtes aux Lettres trail (km 3 on the way out, km 11 on the way back) and at the Bras Mouton school (km 6 on the way out, 550m+; km 8.5 on the way back, 850m+). Cut-off at Bras Mouton, on the way down: 10:45 pm. Once you reach the turnaround... all that's left is to do the same on the way down — certainly not the easiest part, watch out for cramps!
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