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Roc d'Azur: Roc Marathon and Roc d'Azur race guide

Five days of mountain biking at the Base Nature in Fréjus. In 2026 the 100 km marathon was on Friday and the 55 km Roc d'Azur on Sunday.

October 6 to 10, 2027 Fréjus, Var, France

The Roc d'Azur started in 1984 with seven riders. It has been based at the Base Nature François Léotard in Fréjus since 1997, and in 2026 it had 19,000 entrants across all its events. The 2027 edition, the 43rd, runs October 6 to 10.

The two big cross-country races both start and finish at the Base Nature and go into the Massif des Maures, behind Fréjus and Roquebrune-sur-Argens. The Roc Marathon is 100.6 km on Friday, and the Roc d'Azur 55 km on Sunday. Around them are shorter races (the Mid Roc, the Masters, the Enduroc, tandem and junior races), non-competitive rando rides with e-bike versions, gravel and road rides, trail runs and walks.

The organizer doesn't publish the courses: they cross private land, some of it protected by the ONF, the national forestry office, and recon rides aren't allowed on any of them. So the map shows the start and finish and two cols the 2026 races crossed, not a line. The figures here are from the 2026 courses, as the 2027 ones aren't out yet. Download the map of the Maures before race week: it'll get you to the Col du Bougnon to watch, or back to Fréjus if you pull out.

This is an unofficial guide: Goat Maps isn't affiliated with Roc d'Azur CIC. Check the official site before you enter or race.

Roc d'Azur course map

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Roc d'Azur courses

CourseDistanceClimbingStartTime limit
Roc Marathon100.6 km (62.5 mi)2,485 m (8,153 ft)
Roc d'Azur55 km (34.2 mi)1,275 m (4,183 ft)

Roc d'Azur Roc Marathon

Most of the Roc d'Azur course, plus 45 km out around Valdingarde below the Rocher de Roquebrune.

Distance
100.6 km (62.5 mi)
Climbing
2,485 m (8,153 ft)

The course line isn't drawn yet, so the map only pins where the aid stations are.

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In 2026 the Roc Marathon started on Friday in five waves, from 7:30 to 8:30. The organizer calls it a "maxi Roc d'Azur": it takes in most of Sunday's course and adds 45 km at the foot of the Rocher de Roquebrune, around Valdingarde. The 2026 race went down the Fournel descent, over the Col de Valdingarde and the Col du Bougnon, and came down the Car Brûlé descent around km 70. After the bad weather earlier in the week, the trails were very technical and very muddy. Davide Foccoli won in 4:32:17 and Léna Gérault in 5:26:54. The organizer rates it 4 out of 5 for technical difficulty.

There were 6 feed stations and 4 mechanical assistance points, but their places aren't published. The cutoffs were 10:30 at km 19, 13:15 at km 41.6, 15:30 at km 64.2, 17:05 at km 81.4 and 17:55 at km 89, and you have to have left the feed station by then. The race counts for UCI points, and with Sunday's Roc d'Azur it makes the Xtreme Roc pack, ranked by stage and overall.

The Rocher de Roquebrune reflected in a misty lake, the trees on the shore bare
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Roc d'Azur Roc d'Azur

The main race: 55 km in the Maures, over the Col du Bougnon and back to Fréjus.

Distance
55 km (34.2 mi)
Climbing
1,275 m (4,183 ft)

The course line isn't drawn yet, so the map only pins where the aid stations are.

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The Roc d'Azur is the Sunday race and the event's flagship. In 2026 it started in five waves between 8:15 and 10:05, on the same route as 2025, which had added a new sector of about 10 km. The organizer says the climbs come one after another and take steady riding, with descents that "leave little respite", and rates it 4 out of 5 for technical difficulty. Crowds wait at the Col du Bougnon. In 2026 Jordan Sarrou took his sixth win in a sprint at the Base Nature, in 2:18:26. The women's race was down to three or four riders after the Fournel, and Samara Maxwell pulled away on the Bougnon to win in 2:42:44.

There were 5 feed stations and 3 mechanical assistance points, and one cutoff: 16:00 at km 37.2.

Entry and paperwork

Entry is online on Time To. Pre-registration for 2027 is open there now. In 2026 entries opened on February 16 for pre-registered riders and February 18 for everyone, and prices went up in tiers by date, or sooner when a tier's places ran out. Entries close the day before each race, if places are left. They can't be refunded, transferred or deferred: only the cancellation insurance offered when you enter pays back the entry.

The timed races are run under the French cycling federation, and you need one of these: an FFC licence (or one of the French licences the rules list), the FFC's online health module, or a medical certificate that says no contraindication to "cyclisme en compétition". A foreign licence doesn't count, even a UCI one. Riders from abroad bring a certificate in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese. Upload it to your Time To account well before the race (the 2026 deadline was September 20), or bring it to bib pickup. The rando rides need none of this.

Getting to Fréjus

Old tiled roofs in Fréjus, with hills on the skyline
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The village, bib pickup and both races are at the Base Nature François Léotard, 1196 Boulevard de la Mer, in Fréjus. The Fréjus and Saint-Raphaël train stations are close, and long-distance trains stop at Saint-Raphaël-Valescure. By car, leave the A8 at the Fréjus Saint-Raphaël exit. There's a big car park, but if you're staying nearby the organizer suggests riding over to skip the queues out of it. Nice Côte d'Azur airport is 46 km away in a straight line, farther by road.

Pick up your bib at the Base Nature with ID and your convocation. In 2026 pickup ran Wednesday to Saturday and was closed Sunday, so Roc d'Azur riders collected theirs the day before. So did anyone in a race starting at 11:00 or earlier. There's a bike park, 2 euros a day or 5 a night, and Shimano and Continental mechanics by the start corrals.

Weather and what to carry

Red rock crags and scrub on a ridge near Fréjus, with the sea and coast behind
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October in Fréjus is mild, with highs around 21.5°C and lows around 12°C by Météo-France's 1991 to 2020 normals. The month's rain averages 115.5 mm, over about 7 days. In 2026 an orange weather warning cancelled every Wednesday event, and on Thursday the Masters started from Roquebrune-sur-Argens and rode 33 km instead of 40.

Wear your helmet with the strap done up for the whole race. The rules ask you to leave each feed station with enough water and food to reach the next one, and the organizer suggests a phone and a little money too. E-bikes aren't allowed in any race except the Enduroc Électrique, though the rando rides have electric versions.

Roc d'Azur aid stations and GPS coordinates

For crews and spectators: each place on the map in decimal degrees, latitude first. Paste them into any map app or add them as waypoints in Goat Maps.

  • Base Nature François Léotard (start and finish)

    43.41745, 6.73658

  • Col du Bougnon

    156 m (512 ft)

    43.36353, 6.67343

  • Col de Valdingarde

    392 m (1,286 ft)

    43.40371, 6.62197

Roc d'Azur FAQ

When is the Roc d'Azur 2027?

October 6 to 10, 2027, the 43rd edition. The race-by-race schedule isn't out. In 2026 the Roc Marathon was on Friday and the Roc d'Azur on Sunday, the last day.

Is there a GPX of the Roc d'Azur course?

No. The organizer says it can't share the courses, as they cross private land, some of it protected by the ONF, and it wants to keep crowds off the massif. Recon rides aren't allowed.

Do foreign riders need a medical certificate for the Roc d'Azur?

Yes, for the timed races, even with a UCI licence. It has to say no contraindication to cycling in competition, in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese. The rando rides need no certificate.

How hard is the Roc Marathon?

In 2026 it was 100.6 km with 2,485 m of climbing, rated 4 out of 5 for technical difficulty, with five cutoffs, the last at 17:55 at km 89. The winner took 4:32:17 on a muddy course.

Can you ride an e-bike at the Roc d'Azur?

Not in the races, apart from the Enduroc Électrique. Ride one in any other race and you're disqualified. The rando rides have electric versions.

Where can you watch the Roc d'Azur?

The organizer sends spectators to the Col du Bougnon, where the crowds gather. The finish is at the Base Nature in Fréjus.

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Updated . An unofficial guide, from the organizer's published information. Coordinates from the organizer's course and OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos from Unsplash. Organize a race? We help with course files.