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LUX* Royal Raid
Sat 13 May 2017 @ Various, Other
Race Details
| RACE | START TIME | Price | |
| LUX Royal Raid 15 | 08:00 | Pre Entry | MUR 1200.00 |
| Pre Entry | MUR 1200.00 | ||
| LUX Royal Raid 15 (U/18 Only) | 08:00 | Pre Entry | MUR 1000.00 |
| Pre Entry | MUR 1000.00 | ||
| LUX Royal Raid 35 | 07:00 | Pre Entry | MUR 1500.00 |
| Pre Entry | MUR 2800.00 | ||
| LUX Royal Raid 80 | 05:00 | Pre Entry | MUR 2300.00 |
| Pre Entry | MUR 3600.00 | ||
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT EVENT
RACE DETAILS:
| Races | Age/Ans | Start Times | Start Venue | Residents | Non-Residents | RTN/TRAM/Pat Loisirs | Time Limit |
| LUX Royal Raid 80km | 20 + | 05:00 | Casela Bird Park / Yemen Nature Reserve | Rs 2300 | Rs 3600 | Rs 2070 | 19 hours |
| LUX Royal Raid 35km | 18 + | 07:00 | Jet Ranch | Rs 1500 | Rs 2800 | Rs 1350 | 9 hours |
| LUX Royal Raid 15km (18+) | 18 + | 08:00 | Bel Ombre Coastal Road | Rs 1200 | Rs 1080 | 5 hours | |
| 15km (Under 18) | 13 - 17 | Rs 1000 | Rs 900 | ||||
Please note: Supply Medical Certificate of Fitness (Mandatory) when entering
Click here to download a Medical Certificate template
English- http://www.roag.co.za/media/345654/royal%20raid%20medical%20certificate.pdf
French: - http://www.roag.co.za/media/345657/royal%20raid%20medical%20certificate%20fr.pdf
Shuttle Service Available.
RACE PACK DAYS:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| Saturday, 06 May | 10:00 – 16:30 | City Sport, Bagatelle |
| Friday, 12 May | 10:00 – 16:30 | Chapiteau de L’Arrivee A Bel Ombre |
Set-up in 2006 LUX* Royal Raid is the first trail run of the history of Mauritius!
This fantastic event will lead you in the heart of the Island and makes you discover unforgettable tropical sceneries.
Every year, local, international runners and hikers are all enjoying the wonderful friendship atmosphere which prevails before, all along and after the event!
Click here to watch the 2016 Edition of the LUX* Royal Raid:
ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
ROYAL RAID 80KM:
Age Limit: Minimum age limit is 20 years at 31 December 2017
Time Limit: 19 hours
The Departure of RR 80 will be at Casela Bird Park / Yemen Nature Reserve on the west coast of Mauritius on the 13th of May 2017 at 05h00. The race will go through this private nature reserve: the track is undulating with steep slopes, on a dry and quite hot ground.
After Yemen the race will go successively through Matala and Domaine de Grande Rivière Noire private nature reserves before joining Black River National Park via 1.5km of tarred road. After 1.5 km into the Park, runners will face a major climb of 6 km in the middle of the tropical forest to reach 500 m higher, through a humid track, the Jet Ranch where rest facilities and meal are available.
After Jet Ranch the race will go once again down through the forest before another major climb of 5 km with 600 m of positive height (Parakeet Trail) to reach a place called Parakeet, the highest point of the race at an altitude of 720 m.
As from there and after 800 meters of tarred road the race will go through the track Bel Ombre Trail; magnificent views on the south of the island – during an 8 km descent on a very pleasant large track in the middle of the forest and then in the middle of sugar cane fields.
The Finish will be in the south in front of Tamassa hotel.
ROYAL RAID 35KM:
Age Limit: Minimum age limit is 18 years at 31 December 2017
Time Limit: 09 Hours
The meeting place for the 35km race is Jet Ranch (central - southwest of Mauritius) 13th May 2017 at 07:00. At the start of the race the course is relatively flat for the first 12 Km of the race around Mare Longue Reservoir leading into a step 4 Km downhill run, declining 500m in elevation to heart of endemic forest of the Black River Gorges at the Radier des Gorges.
After finishing the decent, on comes the famous climb of the Parakeet Trail: a climb of 4 Km with 600 m elevation to arrive in Plaine Champagneat the spot called "Parakeet" which is the highest point of the race at 720 meters total elevation.
On leaving Parakeet, you will run 800 m on the road then sharp turn left into "Watook" (Bel Ombre Trail) an 8 Km downhill track with an easy run and recovery section in the forest with magnificent views on the lagoons situated in the south Mauritius towards Bel Ombre.
Once reaching the end of the downhill descent through the forest of "Watook", you will have approximately 4 km of dirt roads through sugar cane field’s which mark the final decent to the finish. The final road crossing with a sharp right and left turn in succession brings you to the final 150 meters of tarmac road up until the finish line situated in front of Tamassa Resorts at Bel Ombre, in the south of Mauritius
ROYAL RAID 15KM:
Age Limit: Minimum age limit is 13 years at 31 December 2017
Time Limit: 05 Hours
START will be at Bel Ombre coastal road in the South on the 137th of May 2017 at 08h00. The exact start place will be in the beginning of a sugar cane track and situated at 2.7km from Tamassa on the left of the road, while driving towards Souillac.
ACCOMMODATION:
For information about accommodation rates and conditions for runners and their families (including shuttle to race starts and back after finish) you can contact for:
Tamassa - the main event’s hotel partner - LUX* Sports email: [email protected],
Other events’ hotels of the south-west region, Running (Mauritius) Ltd email: [email protected]
Further information regarding the accommodation and shuttle services please visit the following website:
OFFICIAL RULES of the Royal Raid
Article 1: No refund will be given to participants in case of cancellation of the race due to any natural catastrophe or any case of force majeure.
Article 2: Participants will be ranked by categories (In case of dead heat at the Finish line, the winner will be the older participant). Seniors: 18 to 49 yrs old on 1 January / Veterans: 50 yrs or more on 1 January.
The age limit has been fixed on 31st December of the previous year;
Royal Raid 80 – 20 years old,
Royal Raid 35 - 18 years Old,
Royal Raid 15 - 13 years old
Article 3: Participant will have to wear proper sports gear and running shoes for all events.
Article 4: Participants must run with the Race Number / Check Point Card which will be presented to the Organizers for tagging at all Check Points including Departure and Finish, failing this will lead to immediate disqualification.
Article 5: The participant must give back his Race Number / Check Point Card to the Organizers at the Check Point Table for security reasons and to avoid unnecessary searching:
- If he withdraw from the race
- If he is expelled from the race by the Organizing Committee or one of the doctors.
- At the Finish line
If the participant does not respect this procedure, the Organizing Committee declines any responsibility on all consequences and matters resulting from this negligence and reserves the right to refuse the participant from participating in subsequent races.
Article 6: Any Participant who has voluntarily withdrawn from the race or who has been disqualified from the race will have to leave the track path immediately.
Article 7: Each participant will have to make provision for his own refreshment supplies even if the Organizing Committee is making provision for fresh supplies at different check points. Supplies to participant outside authorized check points are not allowed.
Article 8: Participants using the help of a pace runner or being carried by car or any motorized or non motorized vehicle during the race, will be disqualified.
Article 9: Each participant must reach the Finish line at his own pace, by carefully following the markings on and along the track, within official time limits.
Official time limits for the RR80 are:
Points No. and Name | Distance from start | Time allowed | Time limit |
No.7 Parking National Park | 37.3Km | 8hr | 13H00 |
No.18 Jet Ranch | 50.3Km | 12hr | 17H00 |
No.24 Parakeet | 64.3Km | 16hr | 21H00 |
No.26 Watook exit B. Ombre | 73.3Km | 18hr | 23H00 |
No.27 Finish Tamassa | 79.0Km | 19hr | 00H00 |
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