{"id":30808,"date":"2024-02-09T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/que-faire-pendant-mes-vacances-au-ski-ou-a-la-montagne\/evenements\/lagrandeodyssee\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:30:56","slug":"lagrandeodyssee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/que-faire-pendant-mes-vacances-au-ski-ou-a-la-montagne\/evenements\/lagrandeodyssee\/","title":{"rendered":"La Grande Odyss\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"GutBanner  GutContainer\"><picture class=\"GutBanner-picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maelys-pommier-1757063579-768x433.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maelys-pommier-1757063579-992x559.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maelys-pommier-1757063579-1348x760.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 993px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"GutBanner-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maelys-pommier-1757063579-1348x760.jpg\" alt=\"maelys-pommier-1757063579\" \/><\/picture><div class=\"GutBanner-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"ContenuTextuel container\">\n    <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-content\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">La Grande Odyss\u00e9e 2026<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #1c4366;\">See you on January 19, 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Join us from 3:00 PM for entertainment on the Snow Front, in front of the Tourism House. Experience the official start from 4:15 PM!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ContenuTextuel container\">\n    <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-content\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\">\n<div class=\"welcome_column wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1492421772831\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grande-odyssee.png\" alt=\"\" \/>The 22nd edition of &#8220;La Grande Odyss\u00e9e Royal Canin&#8221;, Europe\u2019s annual sled dog event, will take place from January 10 to 22 in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes Region. It marks a new chapter for the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This life-size adventure brings together sled dog enthusiasts every year. Next January, 65 international mushers and their 600 elite canine athletes will set off for 13 days of racing, 11 stages, 400 km, and 10,000 meters of positive elevation gain.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2005, the race has crossed more than fifty villages, towns, and resorts in the departments of Haute-Savoie, Savoie, and Is\u00e8re, at the heart of the beautiful landscapes of the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes Region.<\/p>\n<p>A few key figures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13 days of competition covering more than 400 km<\/li>\n<li>600 canine athletes and 65 mushers<\/li>\n<li>80 staff members<\/li>\n<li>All across 3 departments!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> &nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"Image container __fadeDown\">\n    <picture class=\"Image-picture\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/benoit-diacre-1757073788-1000x667.jpg\" alt=\"benoit-diacre-1757073788\"\/>\n            <\/picture>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ContenuTextuel container\">\n    <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-content\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stage 8: Saint Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp \u2013 Doucy-Valmorel<\/h3>\n<p>For the 2026 edition, a brand-new stage is being introduced, linking Saint Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp and Doucy Valmorel. The Col de la Madeleine will of course be part of the route, with riders crossing it during this stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-link--container\">\n            <a class=\"ContenuTextuel-link Button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandeodyssee.com\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Event website<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ContenuTextuel container\">\n    <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-content\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Stars of the Event: Our Canine Friends!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"Image container __fadeDown\">\n    <picture class=\"Image-picture\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Les-chiens-LGO-1000x770.png\" alt=\"Les chiens LGO\"\/>\n            <\/picture>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ContenuTextuel container\">\n    <div class=\"ContenuTextuel-content\"><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">source: &#8220;La Grande Odyss\u00e9e Junior&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Practical Information<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"Image container __fadeDown\">\n    <picture class=\"Image-picture\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thumbnail_La-grande-Odysee-Infos-touristes-1000x750.png\" alt=\"thumbnail_La grande Odys\u00e9e - Infos touristes\"\/>\n            <\/picture>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29834,"parent":25151,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30808","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30818,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30808\/revisions\/30818"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}