Nicolas Navarro’s huge performance on the Mont Ventoux half-marathon

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The marathon runner won this Sunday at the top of the mythical Col du Vaucluse with record time.

Marathon runner Nicolas Navarro, 12th in the Tokyo Olympics, won the Mont Ventoux half-marathon this Sunday, with a great time. The Frenchman completed the 21 kilometres, including 1,560 meters of elevation gain, in 1 hour 34 minutes. A record time for this event. Even more impressive: Nicolas Navarro did not specifically prepare to shine on this semi. The race was included in his training week at… 208 kilometers!

To get an idea, the Frenchman ran at an average speed of more than 13.5 km/h with an average gradient of 7.5% over the 21 kilometer race.

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