Direct. Beñat Marmissolle wins the Diagonale des Fous, Anthony Pipitone 7th, Maxime Cazajous has retired – The Republic of the Pyrenees

This Friday noon, after 23 hours of racing, Beñat Marmissolle won the Diagonale des Fous, this cult ultra-trail of 165 km organized in Reunion. Souletin delivered a beautiful mano to mano with the Swiss Jean-Philippe Tschumi all day before dropping it off in the last few miles. The editorial staff advises you 3rd last year, Marmissolle set off at his own pace, 11th in the long initial climb before taking the lead at Nez Boeuf (km 40) and not letting go of the Top 2. In the last kilometers, the Souletin took the lead, crossing the finish line more than two minutes ahead of the Swiss. → To review the evolution of Beñat Marmissolle it’s here. The editorial staff recommends Pipitone provisional 7thWe had forgotten, but Anthony Pipitone is also in the Top 10 of this Diagonale des Fous! The Asson physio is in provisional 7th place during his visit to the Grande Chaloupe (km 154). → To follow Anthony Pipitone’s progress, it’s here. gave up. Le Nayais fought for a long time in the group for 3rd place before losing ground following “a big slack” on his arrival at Roche Plate. “I took a nap in the trail for ten minutes, I was totally cooked, people woke me up passing. (…) The objective is to reach the end”, he confided to Réunion La 1re. The Béarnais finally threw in the towel at the 110th km because of an increasingly painful knee. → To review the evolution of Maxime Cazajous, it is there. The editorial staff advises you The Top 15 at 7 p.m. The editorial staff advises you