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Integrale des Causses - Elevation Profile, Aid Stations and Cutoffs
- Peyreleau, France
- 62.6 km38.9 mi
- 2,689 m8,822 ft D+
- 6 aid stations
- 3 ITRA points
The 2026 edition
The 2026 edition of Intégrale des Causses has finished.
The 2026 edition in numbers
- Finishers
- 753
- Median finish time
- 9:41:49
- Did not finish
- 5%
- Fastest time
- 5:03:28
Map, checkpoints and cutoffs Map · checkpoints · forecast opens Oct 6 Race-day forecast is live
Race-day conditions
Weather and daylight along the course and at all 8 checkpoints, set to the 06:30 start.
- Start
- 06:30
- Daylight at the start
- 08:00-19:04
- Aid stations
- 6
- Distance
- 62.6 km38.9 miFinishes 27 m lower than it startsFinishes 89 ft lower than it starts
- Elevation
- +2,689 m+8,822 ft-2,716 m-8,911 ftAbout 43 m of climb per kmAbout 227 ft of climb per mile
- Highest point
- 900 m2,953 ft
Next editionEst. Fri 15 Oct 2027
Estimated from the 2026 edition (Fri 16 Oct 2026). Not yet announced by the organiser.
- Start
- SunriseMillau, France1h31 after the start
- Winner~5h035h03 after the start
- Median finisher2026 median9h42 after the start
- SunsetMillau, France12h35 after the start
- Cutoff19h after the start
A median finisher runs 1h31 in the dark.
Integrale des Causses is a 62.6 km ultra-trail with around 2,689 m of elevation gain, starting in Peyreleau, France. The overall cutoff is 19 hours. That is 43 m of climbing per kilometre. Festival des Templiers has 3 races, from 62.6 to 100.5 km; this one ranks 3 of 3 by distance and 1 of 3 by climbing per kilometre.
The biggest climb between checkpoints gains around 878 m from Start - Peyreleau (km 0) to Saint-Andre-de-Vezines (km 19.57). The steepest sustained section on the elevation profile averages about 19% over roughly 2.1 km around km 54. Crew access is allowed at Saint-Andre-de-Vezines (19.57 km).
Data is approximate and courses change between editions - always verify against the official race guide.
Other distances at Festival des Templiers
| Race | Distance | D+ | Cutoff | Next start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endurance Trail | 100.5 km62.4 mi | 4,075 m13,369 ft | 23h31 | Oct 15, 2027 (est.) |
| Grand Trail | 80.7 km50.1 mi | 3,443 m11,296 ft | 18h00 | Oct 17, 2027 (est.) |
| Integrale (this page) | 62.6 km38.9 mi | 2,689 m8,822 ft | 19h00 | Oct 15, 2027 (est.) |
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Course math
Four numbers worked out from this course's distance, elevation and checkpoints.
TrailMath effort-km
103 effort-km
About 9 h for a mid-pack finisher (index 500). Not a pacing guarantee.
Distance + gain ÷ 100 + loss ÷ 200, beside ITRA's gain-only km-effort. Model TM1.0.
How TrailMath works →UTMB Index category
50K
89 km-effort (distance + gain ÷ 100). Calculated from the course figures, not an official classification.
Estimate your UTMB Index → ITRA and UTMB indexes explainedBiggest climb section
+878 m+2,881 ft
Peyreleau → Saint-Andre-de-Vezines · km 0–19.6mi 0–12.2
The largest gain between two checkpoints, not one continuous climb.
Biggest descent section
−729 m−2,392 ft
Saint-Andre-de-Vezines → La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite · km 19.6–31mi 12.2–19.3
The largest loss between two checkpoints. ITRA's km-effort ignores descent; TrailMath counts it: 103 km-effort.
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Integrale des Causses · 2026
Finish times, 2026 edition
792 runners started. 753 came back. Half of them took longer than 9:41:49.That left the median finisher 9:18:11 inside the 19h cutoff.
Median finish
9:41:49
Half of the 753 finishers were still out there at this point.
9:18:11in hand before the 19h cutoff
Average 9:40:28, 0:01:21 quicker than the median: a fast front pulls it down.
The start line
95.1%
753 of 792 starters made it; 39 did not.
still moving when a cutoff closed
stopped by choice or by the medics
Men and women
Two medians on the same scale. The bars run from the start to the cutoff, so the gap between them is the gap in time.
Men
9:37:54
median finish; average 9:31:21
553 finishers, 73% of the field
Women
9:53:33
median finish; average 10:06:24
199 finishers, 26% of the field
0:15:39 separates the two medians, across 553 men and 199 women.
Finish time by age group
Every track runs from the start to the 19h cutoff, so the empty part of a bar is the time that group's median finisher still had. Men and women are drawn on the same scale.
| Age | Median finish | Median against the cutoff | Finishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES | 8:24:52 | 5 - small sample, read with care | |
| SE/M0 | 9:02:19 | 312 | |
| M1/M2 | 9:46:39 | 128 | |
| M3/M4 | 10:24:13 | 81 | |
| M5/M6 | 10:54:22 | 25 | |
| M7/M8 | - | 1 - too few finishers to publish a time | |
| M9/M10 | - | 1 - too few finishers to publish a time |
| Age | Median finish | Median against the cutoff | Finishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE/M0 | 9:28:17 | 113 | |
| M1/M2 | 10:15:17 | 43 | |
| M3/M4 | 11:06:40 | 35 | |
| M5/M6 | 11:21:54 | 8 - small sample, read with care |
Full bar: 20 finishers or more. Tick alone: fewer than 20, too few for a median to say much. The shaded row is the biggest group.
Where the finishers came from
97% of the finishers came from France alone.
| Nation | Finishers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FranceFR | 73397.3% | |
| BelgiumBE | 70.9% | |
| United StatesUS | 30.4% | |
| PortugalPT | 20.3% | |
| CzechiaCZ | 10.1% | |
| ItalyIT | 10.1% | |
| MoroccoMA | 10.1% | |
| NetherlandsNL | 10.1% | |
| PeruPE | 10.1% | |
| PolandPL | 10.1% | |
| All other nations | 20.3% |
Showing 10 of 10 nations.
Bar length is against the largest nation. The smallest counts are drawn at a minimum visible width, so their bars are not to scale.
How these numbers were computed
These are times for runners who finished. They exclude everyone who started and did not, so they describe how long finishing took, not how long the race takes. Bands with only a handful of finishers move a lot from one edition to the next.
We plot the median, not the average. A handful of very quick runners drags the average well below the time half the field actually beat, so the median is the honest number to plan against.
Nationality here shows who travels to this race, not who runs it best. That alone is why a host nation tops almost every list.
Computed from the full official results, verifiedNovember 8, 2026 - Official results
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Which climb should I respect most?
Peyreleau to Saint-Andre-de-Vezines: +878 m over 19.6 km, straight from the gun. Hike the steep sections at an effort you could hold for hours - the race is decided after this climb, not on it.
Where can my crew meet me?
Saint-Andre-de-Vezines, km 19.57 - your only crew point.
Is 9h a realistic finish for me?
9h would put you in the faster half of 2026 finishers - the median was 9:41:49. It means holding 8:38/km overall.
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Aid stations and checkpoints
| Checkpoint | KmMi | Cumulative gain (m)Cumulative gain (ft) | Cumulative loss (m)Cumulative loss (ft) | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start - PeyreleauServices not published | 00 | 00 | 00 | - |
| Saint-Andre-de-VezinesCrew | 19.5712.2 | 8782,881 | 4301,411 | Fri 10:30 |
| La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite | 31.0319.3 | 1,1393,737 | 1,1593,802 | - |
| La Salvage | 38.7924.1 | 1,6415,384 | 1,3294,360 | - |
| Mas de Bru | 47.5329.5 | 2,0716,795 | 1,7425,715 | - |
| Massebiau | 5332.9 | 2,0986,883 | 2,1527,060 | - |
| Ferme du Cade | 56.3135 | 2,5838,474 | 2,1697,116 | - |
| Millau (Finish)Crew | 62.638.9 | 2,6898,822 | 2,7168,911 | - |
Data is approximate and courses change between editions - always verify against the official race guide. Source: official race guide, verifiedSeptember 25, 2026 - Official race website
Compare your time with the 2026 finishers
Official 2026 results, medians only. Categories with fewer than 20 finishers are left out.
FAQ
How much elevation gain does Integrale des Causses have?
Integrale des Causses has around 2,689 m of cumulative elevation gain and 2,716 m of loss over 62.6 km.
What is the cutoff time for Integrale des Causses?
The overall Integrale des Causses cutoff is 19 hours, with intermediate time barriers at major checkpoints. Winning times are typically around 5 hours.
How long is Integrale des Causses?
Integrale des Causses covers approximately 62.6 km, starting in Peyreleau, France.
How many aid stations does Integrale des Causses have and which allow crew?
The checkpoint table lists 6 major aid points between the start and the finish. Crew access is allowed at Saint-Andre-de-Vezines (19.57 km).
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