REGULATION
REGULATION LA GRANDE COURSE (LGC)
LA GRANDE COURSE is organizing the eighth edition of the circuit in 2026; it will be ANNUAL and will consist of three races: Altitoy/France, Transcavallo/Italy, Tour du Rutor/Italy.
The races will take place in high mountain terrain in the best tradition of LGC competitions. Each race will have its own rules, which must comply with the guidelines of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF).
To participate in the circuit, you must purchase the Grande Course Card at a cost of 20 €/year or 35 €/two years on the LGC website.
At the end of the season, the final LGC rankings for men and women will be drawn up. The position in the rankings will be determined based on the competitors who have participated in at least one of the annual competitions.
2026 competitions
The ranking is individual and will be drawn up and updated at the end of each race.
The position achieved in each competition by each athlete will earn the following points:
1st place 200 points, 2nd place 185 points, 3rd place 172 points, then decreasing 162, 153, 145, 138, 131, 124, 118, 112, 106, 100, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 71, 67, 63, 59, 55, 51, 48, 45, 42, 39, 36, 33, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and finally one point for all competitors who completed the race within the time limit.
Competitors from the same team receive the same number of points.
The total prize money is 15.000,00 € and will be divided among the top 5 men and top 5 women.
In the event of a tie between several competitors, the winner will be the one who achieved the best overall result in one of the LGC races.
Finally, in the event of a renewed tie, the prizes won will be accumulated and then divided equally among the competitors concerned.
Prize money distribution
MEN/WOMEN
1st PLACE à 3.000,00 euro
2nd PLACE à 2.000,00 euro
3rd PLACE à 1.200,00 euro
4th PLACE à 900,00 euro
5th PLACE à 400.00 euro
If the winners are not present at the final award ceremony, the prize money will be donated in full to charity, except for athletes who can prove their absence for a valid and justified reason (e.g. medical certificate).
For specific information regarding the purchase of the annual Grande Course Card and registration for individual races, please refer to the official circuit website http://www.grandecourse.com or the websites of the individual races that are part of the circuit.
WE WISH EVERYONE A GREAT EDITION OF THE GRANDE COURSE 2026
LONG LIVE SKI MOUNTAINEERING
