3rd Edition
GGAT3
3 December 2023
GRANGUANCHE
800 km
TRAIL
+ 20.000 m
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Adam
Palin
3 days 10 hrs 10 mins
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Cecilia
Thomasson
4 days 15 hrs 45 mins
THEY MADE THE AUDAX
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Adam
Palin
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The GranGuanche Audax Trail is a self-supported, single-stage, fixed-route, endurance cycling event across the Canary Islands. It’s not a race, it’s a collective adventure and a challenge to finish the route. There’s no cut-off time, there are no prizes, no medals, no brevet cards or finisher diplomas. The Audax is focused on the experience rather than the final results.
It’s a demanding route for experienced riders as it includes serious climbs, high mountains, and remote areas. Experienced means well-trained, technically skilled, and wisely equipped. Exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and night rides add even more risk to a challenging ride. Participants are fully responsible for their safety and logistics.
The Audax Pace
Is the challenge to connect all the scheduled ferries in a non-stop ride, it’s only achievable by ultra-cycling athletes, the entry fee will be fully refunded to every rider fast enough to make it. Other pace scenarios are just a planning resource, not an achievement.
AUDAX
PACE
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Sun – 1st Day – audax starts at 12:00
Lanzarote
120km +2.450m » Next ferry in 7h – Avg speed 18km/h
Keep a steady pace, the route includes hike-a-bike sections and sandy single tracks.
≈ Ferry: Armas 19:00 (35min) or Fred Olsen 20:00 (25min)
Sun – 1st Night
Fuerteventura
160km +2.600m » Next ferry in 12h30min – Avg speed 13km/h
Generally goes on fast gravel roads, includes a few hike-a-bike sections, tailwind may help. No resupply options at night.
≈ Ferry: Fred Olsen 08:00 (120min)
Mon – 2nd Day, 2nd Night
Gran Canaria
210km +5.600m » Next ferry in 20h
Includes endless double tracks, about 1 hour of hike-a-bike, and a long unpaved descent.
It takes about 12 hours to complete the route and you will have time for a proper sleep, the ferry is the next morning.
Tue – 3rd Day
≈ Ferry: Fred Olsen 06:00 (80min)
Tenerife
170km +4.600m » Next ferry in 10h – Avg speed 18km/h
It’s the big challenge of the Audax pace. Includes 30 minutes hike-a-bike.
≈ Ferry: Fred Olsen 19:00 (150min) or Armas (19:30)
Tue – 4th Night
La Palma
190km +6.450m
You made it! This final loop is one hell of a ride with a massive elevation gain, you will finish on Wednesday afternoon.
