WMRA Grand Prix opener is today...
Continuing on from the earlier MST report, the 29th La Montée du Grand Ballon is a season-opening race where race favorite Jonathan Wyatt lay down his challenge for the 2009 crown, and the French racers will prepare for their National Championships.
IAAF previews:
New Zealander Wyatt is back on the top of the Vosges after his first success here in 2004 when he set a course record (58:19) on the 13,5km route that offers more than 1241m of elevation gain. Defending champion Emmanuel Meyssat is in good form having just won the second race of the French Mountain Cup in Seyssin-St-Nizier.
Meyssat will lead a solid French team with Julien Rancon, Said Jandari and Edouard Burrier. Two other runners to watch are Robert Krupicka (second last year at Sierre-Zinal) and Tarcis Ancay, the Swiss winner of Sierre-Zinal 2006.
