The Pro Athlé Tour is a series of the foremost annual outdoor track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 meetings in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. It is organised by the Ligue Nationale d’Athlétisme (LNA) and the Fédération française d'athlétisme. The series was sponsored by Groupe Lagardère from 2006 to 2008 and Alma Consulting Group held the title sponsor role in 2009 and 2010.

The meetings feature elite-level competition of both an international and national nature. The world best in the 2000 metres steeplechase

Steeplechase (athletics)

The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...

 was beaten twice on the 2010 tour, first by Bouabdellah Tahri and then by Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is French track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is of Algerian origin....

. At the first meeting of the 2011 series, Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At...

 improved the French record

French records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance...

 in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 to 9.96 seconds in Montreuil.

The series currently comprises five meetings:

• Meeting de Montreuil
  Montreuil
  Montreuil is the name or part of the name of several communes of France:* Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir département* Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, or Montreuil-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais département...
  
  
• Meeting de Stanislas-Nancy
• Meeting de Sotteville-lès-Rouen
  Sotteville-lès-Rouen
  - Transportation :The métro connects the commune with Rouen and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.The commune used to be a railway town in the days of the old Rouen tramway.- Population :- Places of interest :* The three churches of Notre-Dame, St...
  
  
• Meeting de la ville de Reims
  Reims
  Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
  
  
• Herculis
  Herculis
  The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League.-World records:...
  
   (Monaco)

A sixth meeting, the Meeting Lille Métropole, was previous part of the circuit but it was dropped for the 2011 series.