Event sets record for participation

The Bonifacio Trail, organized by the Trailers de l'Extrême Sud club, took place at the southernmost tip of Corsica and brought together more than 1,100 participants on Sunday, divided among the 17 km and 8 km races, walking, and the Trail des Jeunes, which took place on Saturday. This marked a first in terms of participation. After a slight delay at the start, the 8 km runners, with 300 meters of positive elevation gain, were the first to depart from the honor quay.

Men's 8 km race results

In the 8 km race, the men's ranking was led by Emile Vendasi of Fium'Orbu RC, who finished in 31'27, followed by Sacha Rigaut of CRXT in 31'30 and Robin Schmitt of NL in 32'43. For the women's ranking, Elisa Perrier of CAB won with a time of 41'05, ahead of Chrystelle Garnero of NL in 41'47 and Elodie Barbier of NL in 41'49.

Men's 17 km race results

On the 17 km race, Régis Rico of NL took the lead from the start and never let go, winning with a time of 1h08'12. He finished 1'25 ahead of his runner-up, Thibault Cuenot of Bourg-en-Bresse Triat, who completed the race in 1h09'37. Flaviu Filidori of NL completed the podium with a time of 1h11'07. For the women's ranking, Judith Rebmann of CRXT won with a time of 1h25'18, with Lydie Vadot-Ballester of Clichy Athlé in 1h31'24 and Joselin Vigouroux of Trail des 4 Chapelles in 1h32'26.

Other local news highlights

Other news reported that two people were injured in a traffic accident, the South was victorious in a match, AS Porto-Vecchio had a good draw, a fire spread up to 30 hectares, and a 1,000 euro trip, an electric bike and many gifts were to be won in the firefighters' lottery this Sunday. Additionally, a 22-year-old motorcyclist lost his life in a road accident.