Relais de Vauban - Maubeuge 2026

Relais de Vauban is a 16 km team relay in Maubeuge, a town in northern France near the Belgian border. The race runs in the city centre around Vauban’s historic ramparts, and it is built around a simple format: three runners each cover a 4 km lap, then the team runs the final 4 km together. It has usually been held around the autumn holiday period, with a move toward October for the next edition. The course is a short city circuit rather than a point-to-point route, so teams return to the same area as the relay changes hands. Its setting gives runners old fortifications, urban streets, and green spaces in one compact loop. Maubeuge Marathon organizes the event, with aid stations and changing rooms on site. The field is aimed at mixed local teams, club runners, casual runners, and people who want a shared race rather than a solo effort.