Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour de la Gela

GRP Tour de la Gela Finish Time Predictor

GRP Tour de la Gela race stats pre-loaded (41.6 km, 3,427 m D+). Enter a known race result to get an elevation-adjusted finish time estimate.

41.6km3,427m D+Winner: ~5h01Cutoff: 12h30

Full Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour de la Gela course data: aid stations, cutoffs, course profile

1. Your race

GRP Tour de la Gela

41.6 km · 3427 m D+ · 3427 m D-

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2. How should we estimate you?

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Distance (km)

Elevation gain (m)

Elevation loss (m)

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Finish time

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3. Your predicted finish

75.9 km-effort (ITRA, gain only)93.0 km-effort

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GRP Tour de la Gela finish times by UTMB Index

Predicted finish on the GRP Tour de la Gela course (41.6 km, 3,427 m D+) for each UTMB Index, with the margin to the 12h30 cutoff.

GRP Tour de la Gela: predicted finish time by UTMB Index
UTMB Index	Predicted finish	Average pace	Margin to cutoff
850	4h49	6:56 /km	+7h41
800	5h15	7:35 /km	+7h15
750	5h45	8:17 /km	+6h45
700competitive	6h17	9:04 /km	+6h13
650	6h52	9:54 /km	+5h38
600	7h30	10:50 /km	+5h00
550	8h12	11:50 /km	+4h18
500mid-pack	8h58	12:56 /km	+3h32
450	9h48	14:09 /km	+2h42
400back of the pack	10h43	15:28 /km	+1h47
350	11h43	16:54 /km	+0h47
300	12h48	18:28 /km	0h18 past the cutoff

The 12h30 cutoff sits at about Index 314. The typical winning time, 5h01, sits at about Index 826. At the 2026 edition, the median of the 505 finishers took 9h25, about Index 473. A model estimate, not an official ITRA or UTMB figure.

From a result you already have

What the predictor gives on GRP Tour de la Gela for a few common reference results.

GRP Tour de la Gela: predicted finish from reference results
Road marathon	3h00 → 7h54	3h30 → 9h13	4h00 → 10h32	4h30 → 11h51
50 km trail, 2,000 m D+	5h30 → 6h37	6h30 → 7h49	7h30 → 9h01	8h30 → 10h13

Road marathons use the tool's rougher power-law fallback.

GRP Tour de la Gela course in numbers

Climbing per km: 82 m
ITRA km-effort: 76 (50K)
Highest point: 2,723 m
Biggest climb: +1,108 m over 8.8 km at 12.6%
Steepest climb: +608 m over 2.4 km at 24.9% (from Tunnel de Bielsa)
Longest descent: -1,223 m over 7.0 km at 17.0% (through Piau-Engaly)
Track climbing above 3%: 49%
Winning time / cutoff: 5h01 / 12h30 (2.5x the winner's time)

Section-by-section climbs, descents and grades are on the GRP Tour de la Gela course page.

Predict your GRP Tour de la Gela finish time from a reference race result, adjusted for the course's 41.6 km and roughly 3,427 m of elevation gain. The overall cutoff is 12h30.

About Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour de la Gela

Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour de la Gela covers 41.6 km with around 3,427 m of elevation gain, starting in Piau-Engaly, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The overall cutoff is 12 hours 30 minutes.

Crew access is allowed at Piau-Engaly (8.5 km) and Tunnel de Bielsa (23.7 km).

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 de la Gela by the calibrated model behind the ITRA / UTMB Index Estimator. Full methodology.

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