Millet Tour du Rutor 2020
The official opening date of the entries to the 20th edition of Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême, the international ski mountaineering competition which takes place every two years and is part of the international calendar of La Grande Course, will be Monday 16th December 2019. The races are scheduled from the 26th till the 29th March 2020 and will take place in Aosta Valley among Arvier, Valgrisenche and La Thuile municipalities.
The entries closing date will be February 3rd 2020.
In order to register to the 20th edition of Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême first of all it is necessary to buy or renew your La Grande Course card and then follow the online procedure on the website www.tourdurutor.com according to your own category, that is Senior, Master, Junior and Cadet.
The leading innovation of the 20th Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême will consist in four days of competitions for Senior and Master categories (instead of three as in the previous editions) and in a new and wonderful stage which will revive the memories of the edition on the Rutor glacier in La Thuile, dating back to 1933. The new stage will enrich once more this great Aosta Valley sport event with a total of 9500 m of uphill difference in altitude, 105 km of off-piste tracks, 60 km of uphills, 45 km of downhills, 6 km of air ridges, in total and complete safety conditions. Moreover, the athletes will climb over 3000 m. during each stage.
Exceptionally, and only for this edition, the competition days for Junior and Cadet categories will be two instead of three as in the previous editions and will take place on the 28th and 29th of March 2020.
Officially born in 1933 on Rutor glacier in La Thuile, Tour du Rutor has then find its permanent location in the heart of Valgrisenche. After some years of stop, the rebirth of Tour du Rutor occured in 1995 thanks to the determination of Corrado Gex Ski Club of Arvier and to the passion of some youngs fond of ski mountaineering. The last edition in 2018 had a huge success: more than 700 racers coming from 18 different nations, divided into 300 male teams, 22 female teams and 30 young teams.