Francja·2026

Marseille-Aix-en-Provence

Running in Marseille centers on the calanques—dramatic limestone inlets along the Mediterranean coast—while the Massilia Trilogy cycling event stakes 140km through the same jagged terrain, mixing road climbs with gravel descents into sea-view valleys. Aix-en-Provence sits 35km inland at 240m elevation where cooler air and rolling limestone hills define the cycling landscape; the Randonnée Des Collines Aixoises covers 103km through the region's oak and pine ridges. Both cities anchor the broader Provence training zone: Marseille runners favour the flat seafront esplanade and hill repeats above Notre-Dame de la Garde, while cyclists tackle the Mont Ventoux approaches and the rocky passes of the Massif de l'Estaque.