CREATED in 1972, THE BCGE TOUR DU LÉMAN À L’AVIRON IS THE LONGEST ENCLOSED BASIN AVIRONING REGATE IN THE WORLD.
PRESENTATION
The Tour du Léman is an international rowing endurance competition organized at the end of September by the Société Nautique de Genève’s rowing section, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning from the Port Noir’s North Pier. The first Tour took place in 1972, the centenary year of the organizing club, making it one of the oldest long-distance competitions.
The “Tour du Léman à la rome” consists of rowing non-stop and unaided from Geneva to Geneva, after circumnavigating Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction and passing through all the checkpoints.
With its 160 km course, this internationally renowned competition is the world’s longest non-stop rowing event in a closed basin, and has been described by some connoisseurs as the “heimliche Weltmeisterschaft” of long-distance events. The race lasts between 12 and 17 hours, depending on weather conditions, boat equipment and crew level.
Categories
ELITE MEN
ELITE WOMEN
MASTERS
The average age of the crew is at least 40, and the youngest member must have reached 35 in the year preceding the Tour or earlier.
MIXED
The crew must include at least two women.
NOVICES
Four team members have already taken part in a maximum of 3 Tours; the current year’s Tour is not taken into consideration.
JUNIORS (according to registrations)
The youngest crew member must be at least 16 years old on the date of the Tour and the oldest has not yet reached the age of 19 in the year of the Tour.
STATE-OF-THE-ART WEAPONS
Subject to registration.