Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale

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Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale
Parcours Marseille Cassis 2016.jpg
Marseille-Cassis race course
Datelate October
Location MarseilleCassis, France
Event type Road
Distance20km
Established1979
Course recordsMen:
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Atsedu Tsegay 58:11
Women:
Flag of Kenya.svg Edith Chelimo 1:05:58
Official site Marseille-Cassis 20KM
Participants18,762 (2018)
Runners descend the Col de la Gineste to reach the finishing point at the port in Cassis Cassis-Port.jpg
Runners descend the Col de la Gineste to reach the finishing point at the port in Cassis

The Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale is an annual half marathon which follows a course from Marseille to Cassis in France during the last weekend in October. It has the silver label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events and is thus among the ten more prestigious half marathon races in the world. First organised by the SCO Sainte-Marguerite sports club in 1979, the event has grown into a large international competition, with around 20,000 runners competing every year. [1] The course distance of 20,308 metres falls slightly short of the true half marathon distance (21,097.5 m). Since 2012, the course has been shortened by 308 metres so the total distance of the course became exactly 20 kilometres. [2] Still, the race is made more difficult by a long 327 m rise up a hill—the Col de la Gineste—at the midpoint of the course, which eventually follows back down into the port of Cassis. [3] The annual race is usually held in the month of October.

Contents

The course records are held by Atsedu Tsegay, who has the men's race record with 58:11 minutes, and Edith Chelimo, who has the women's record with 1:05:58. [4]

A view of the calanques of Marseille Calanques de Marseille.jpg
A view of the calanques of Marseille

There are also two other races which complement the main competition: first organised in 1990, the "L'Autre Marseille-Cassis" (The Other Marseille-Cassis in English) is a mountain hike which negotiates the Massif des Calanques area. The second complementary competition is a racewalk, launched in 2006, which seeks to celebrate the sports festival through an alternative sporting means. [5]

List of winners

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1979Flag of France.svg  Alain Angelvy  (FRA)1:15:54Flag of France.svg  Fabienne Rai  (FRA)1:34:45
2nd1980Flag of France.svg  Jean-Michel Dirringer  (FRA)1:07:42Flag of France.svg  Fabienne Rai  (FRA)1:27:02
3rd1981Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Louvet  (FRA)1:07:56Flag of France.svg  Fabienne Rai  (FRA)1:22:30
4th1982Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Louvet  (FRA)1:07:56Flag of France.svg  Fabienne Rai  (FRA)1:31:00
5th1983Flag of France.svg  Christophe Jalaguier  (FRA)1:07:56Flag of France.svg P. Deneuville (FRA)1:22:00
6th1984Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Louvet  (FRA)1:07:37Flag of France.svg  Roseline Vastine  (FRA)1:20:30
7th1985Flag of France.svg  Tony Martins  (FRA)1:08:17Flag of France.svg  Frederique Voragen  (FRA)1:27:00
8th1986Flag of France.svg  Tony Martins  (FRA)1:05:45Flag of France.svg  Fabienne Rai  (FRA)1:23:00
9th1987Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Nigel Adams  (WAL)1:04:20Flag of Morocco.svg  El-Hassania Darami  (MAR)1:16:34
10th1988Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Heilmann  (FRG)1:01:52Flag of Morocco.svg  El-Hassania Darami  (MAR)1:16:49
11th1989Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Heilmann  (FRG)1:03:21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ceri Pritchard  (WAL)1:13:39
12th1990Flag of France.svg  Tony Martins  (FRA)1:01:29Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ceri Pritchard  (WAL)1:12:57
13th1991Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Joseph Vibostok  (TCH)1:03:20Flag of Hungary.svg  Heléna Barócsi  (HUN)1:11:23
14th1992Flag of France.svg  Bruno Leger  (FRA)1:02:12Flag of the CIS.svg  Olga Parluc  (CIS)1:13:19
15th1993Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Bitok  (KEN)1:02:55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alena Peterková  (CZE)1:12:17
16th1994Flag of Burundi.svg  Bernard Mvuyekure  (BDI)1:01:13Flag of Romania.svg  Iulia Negura  (ROU)1:10:32
17th1995Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Chege  (KEN)1:02:00Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Belyayeva  (RUS)1:12:54
18th1996Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Chege  (KEN)1:00:54Flag of France.svg  Irina Kasakova  (FRA)1:11:00
19th1997Flag of Kenya.svg  John Gwako  (KEN)1:00:27Flag of Russia.svg  Alla Zhilyaeva  (RUS)1:10:34
20th1998Flag of South Africa.svg  Hendrick Ramaala  (RSA)1:00:36Flag of Kenya.svg  Ruth Kutol  (KEN)1:10:33
21st1999Flag of Tanzania.svg  Phaustin Baha Sulle  (TAN)1:00:24Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)1:09:45
22nd2000Flag of Kenya.svg  David Makori  (KEN)1:00:49Flag of Kenya.svg  Susan Chepkemei  (KEN)1:08:30
23rd2001Flag of Kenya.svg  David Makori  (KEN)1:01:11Flag of Kenya.svg  Magdaline Chemjor  (KEN)1:09:52
24th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  James Kwambai  (KEN)59:01Flag of Tanzania.svg  Banuelia Mrashani  (TAN)1:08:38
25th2003Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Biwott  (KEN)1:00:01Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Teyba Erkesso  (ETH)1:10:07
26th2004Flag of Kenya.svg  Lawrence Kiprotich  (KEN)1:02:13Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Ivanova  (RUS)1:12:08
27th2005Flag of Kenya.svg  William Chebor  (KEN)1:00:37Flag of France.svg  Fatiha Fauvel-Klilech  (FRA)1:12:50
28th2006Flag of Kenya.svg  John Kyalo  (KEN)1:00:36Flag of Kenya.svg  Martha Komu  (KEN)1:12:34
29th2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Chebet  (KEN)59:24Flag of Kenya.svg  Anne Bererwe  (KEN)1:09:58
30th2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Chebet  (KEN)1:00:00Flag of Kenya.svg  Iness Chenonge  (KEN)1:09:39
31st2009Flag of Rwanda.svg  Dieudonné Disi  (RWA)1:00:21Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Mengistu  (ETH)1:10:35
32nd2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Philemon Limo  (KEN)1:01:35Flag of Kenya.svg  Diane Chepkemoi  (KEN)1:10:36
33rd2011Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Atsedu Tsegay  (ETH)58:11Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Cheromei  (KEN)1:08:23
34th2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kipyego  (KEN)58:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Kibarus  (KEN)1:07:58
35th [6] 2013Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mule Wasihun  (ETH)1:00:09Flag of Kenya.svg  Josephine Chepkoech  (KEN)1:10:03
36th2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Titus Mbishei  (KEN)59:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Peres Jepchirchir  (KEN)1:10:04
37th2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kipyego  (KEN)57:18*Flag of Kenya.svg  Peres Jepchirchir  (KEN)1:06:01*
38th2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Kiplagat  (KEN)59:28Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyciline Jepkosgei  (KEN)1:07:02
39th2017Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Jemal Yimer  (ETH)59:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Edith Chelimo  (KEN)1:05:58
40th2018Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Olika Adugna  (ETH)1:00:29Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gete Alemayehu  (ETH)1:08:46
41st2019Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Olika Adugna  (ETH)1:01:10Flag of Kenya.svg  Brillian Kipkoech  (KEN)1:07:54
42nd2021Flag of France.svg  Felix Bour  (FRA)1:01:55Flag of Eritrea.svg  Mekdes Woldu  (ERI)1:13:24

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