GRP Tour des Cirques Finish Time Predictor
GRP Tour des Cirques race stats pre-loaded (126.7 km, 7,036 m D+). Enter a known race result to get an elevation-adjusted finish time estimate.
Full Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour des Cirques course data: aid stations, cutoffs, course profile
1. Your race
2. How should we estimate you?
Same as gain. Edit if different.
Hours, or h:mm
3. Your predicted finish
197.1 km-effort (ITRA, gain only)237.6 km-effort
Add a past race or your index to get a finish time.
GRP Tour des Cirques finish times by UTMB Index
Predicted finish on the GRP Tour des Cirques course (126.7 km, 7,036 m D+) for each UTMB Index, with the margin to the 41h00 cutoff.
| UTMB Index | Predicted finish | Average pace | Margin to cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 850 | 14h45 | 6:59 /km | +26h15 |
| 800 | 16h08 | 7:38 /km | +24h52 |
| 750 | 17h38 | 8:21 /km | +23h22 |
| 700competitive | 19h16 | 9:07 /km | +21h44 |
| 650 | 21h04 | 9:58 /km | +19h56 |
| 600 | 23h01 | 10:54 /km | +17h59 |
| 550 | 25h10 | 11:55 /km | +15h50 |
| 500mid-pack | 27h31 | 13:02 /km | +13h29 |
| 450 | 30h04 | 14:14 /km | +10h56 |
| 400back of the pack | 32h52 | 15:34 /km | +8h08 |
| 350 | 35h56 | 17:01 /km | +5h04 |
| 300 | 39h16 | 18:36 /km | +1h44 |
The 41h00 cutoff sits at about Index 276. The typical winning time, 17h05, sits at about Index 768. At the 2026 edition, the median of the 523 finishers took 29h17, about Index 465. A model estimate, not an official ITRA or UTMB figure.
From a result you already have
What the predictor gives on GRP Tour des Cirques for a few common reference results.
| Road marathon | 3h00 → 24h54 | 3h30 → 29h03 | 4h00 → 33h12 | 4h30 → 37h21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 km trail, 2,000 m D+ | 5h30 → 20h17 | 6h30 → 23h59 | 7h30 → 27h39 | 8h30 → 31h20 |
Road marathons use the tool's rougher power-law fallback.
For arrival times at each checkpoint, use the GRP Tour des Cirques aid station planner.
GRP Tour des Cirques course in numbers
- Climbing per km
- 56 m
- ITRA km-effort
- 197 (100M)
- Highest point
- 2,596 m
- Biggest climb
- +1,770 m over 14.1 km at 11.1% (from Luz-Saint-Sauveur (base vie))
- Steepest climb
- +560 m over 3.6 km at 15.7%
- Longest descent
- -1,417 m over 11.6 km at 12.3% (down to Vielle-Aure (Finish))
- Track climbing above 3%
- 42%
- Winning time / cutoff
- 17h05 / 41h00 (2.4x the winner's time)
Section-by-section climbs, descents and grades are on the GRP Tour des Cirques course page.
Predict your GRP Tour des Cirques finish time from a reference race result, adjusted for the course's 126.7 km and roughly 7,036 m of elevation gain. The overall cutoff is 41h.
About Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour des Cirques
Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour des Cirques covers 126.7 km with around 7,036 m of elevation gain, starting in Piau-Engaly, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The overall cutoff is 41 hours.
Crew access is allowed at Piau-Engaly (7.1 km), Gèdre (outbound) (24.6 km), Gavarnie (34.6 km), Gèdre (return) (58.7 km), Luz-Saint-Sauveur (base vie) (73.2 km), Tournaboup (96.6 km) and Restaurant Merlans (113.5 km). Drop bags are available at Luz-Saint-Sauveur (base vie).
Checkpoint data approximate - verify against the current official race guide at grandraidpyrenees.com before your race.
How the prediction works
Your result becomes a UTMB Index, mapped onto GRP Tour des Cirques by the calibrated model behind the ITRA / UTMB Index Estimator. Full methodology.
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