Nearly 150 runners for the second edition of the 12/12 in Creissels

Marie-Solène Perrier a remporté la course. Midi libre – Maxime Cohen

Une quinzaine de coureurs a pris le départ du format 12h. Midi libre – Maxime Cohen

La deuxième édition du 12/12 a été remportée par Frédéric Ascone et Lucie Arnal sur le format 12h.

It took courage to start this second edition of 12/12, at 12 p.m. Saturday evening, while the sun was passing behind the viaduct and the day had been humid, there were around fifteen people setting off to complete a loop of 12 km and 750m of elevation gain. At the end of 12 hours, Frédéric Ascone won this second edition and completed 6 laps, like Lucie Arnal who won among the women. In the relay, the team made up of locals, Thibaud Foulquié and Tom Lacombe won. The duo completed 8 laps over the 12 hours.

Tom Lacombe was accompanied by Thibaud Foulquié in relay. Free lunch – Maxime Cohen

Nicolas Boyer wins among the men

Once the sun was up and high enough to dry the humidity from the paths, the 12 km competitors were a little more numerous. The race offered a great battle up front between Nicolas Boyer, Cédric Flottes and Laurent Debaene. The Millavois was the first to set the pace on the first climb of Combes Hautes but the roles changed on that of Cap de Coste, before the descent into the Cirque du Boundoulaou. In a pocket handkerchief, Nicolas Boyer took the advantage and won in 1h02'48. Cédric Flottes finished five seconds behind him and Laurent Debaene completed the podium in 1h04'27, thanks to a good finish.

Nicolas Boyer won among the men. Free lunch – Maxime Cohen

Marie-Solène Perrier among women

Among the women, the race was largely dominated by Marie-Solène Perrier. Starting in the lead, she was not caught by Lola Cros Valette who did not manage to catch up with the leader. She won the race in 1h28'29, almost seven minutes ahead of her runner-up. Maëlle Saltel takes the third step of the podium.

"The feeling is rather positive"

“A demanding course” for Sunday runners. Free lunch – Maxime Cohen

"I am more than satisfied, we have more runners than last year, we are in the 150 runners and it’s quite positive, welcomes Christine Caubel the president of 12.com, the association in charge of the organization. On The 12h hour got off to a bad start with the weather but it progressed well, the competitors even took advantage of the full moon. The feeling is rather positive on a magnificent and difficult course. This reassures me of the idea we had to maintain it."