The Trans-Gaule is a trans-national ultramarathon

Ultramarathon

An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...

 the longest multiday race in France

France

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. It consists of eighteen stages in eighteen consecutive days with a total of 1,150 km, from Roscoff in the English Channel to the Mediterranean. This event is the equivalent to Germany's Deutschlandlauf, the Trans-Europe and the Trans-America race.

Races

• 2001 - Ie édition :1130 km. Winner Maurice Mondon (France) in 96 h 15'46"
• 2002 - IIe édition :1130 km. Winner Rainer Koch (Germany) in 94 h 04'52"
• 2003 - ???
• 2004 - IIIe édition :1142 km. Winner Jean-Jacques Moros (France) in 94 h 00'36"
• 2005 - IVe édition :1143 km. Winner Janne Kankaansyrja (Finland) in 98 h 08'52"
• 2006 - Ve édition :1144 km. Winner Werner Selch (Germany) in 109 h 17'41"
• 2007 - VIe édition : 1144 km. Winner Martin Wagen (Swiss) in 103 h 19'42"
• 2008 - VIIe édition : 1146 km. Winner René Strosny (Germany) in 94 h 04'40" (record)
• 2009 - Race not held