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Xavier Thévenard
Xavier Thévenard is a French elite athlete who specialises in trail and mountain running. He was born on in Nantua, France. He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2013, 2015 and 2018. Biography A native of the ski resort Les Plans d'Hotonnes, and a former cross-country skier and biathlete, he started running as physical training over the summer months, before entering his first ultra running An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ... competitions in 2010. He is the only athlete to have achieved the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Grand Slam with victories in the four individual races: * UTMB (170 km) in 2013, 2015 and 2018 * CCC (99 km) in 2010 * TDS (119 km) in 2014 * OCC (55 km) in 2016 In 2017, he won the Mont-Blanc 80 km. In 2019, he won Ultra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantua
Nantua (; Arpitan: ''Nantuat'') is a commune in and subprefecture of the Ain département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 3,454. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial Lac de Nantua. Located in the Haut-Bugey historical region, among the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains, it is famous for its fresh-water fish and crayfish. History The town grew up around a Benedictine monastery founded in 671 by Amandus and the church of St Peter where the body of Charles the Bald was initially buried. The priory of Nantua was sacked and burned in 1230 by Stephen I of Thoire-Villars.Eugene L. Cox, ''The Eagles of Savoy'', (Princeton University Press, 1974), 17-18. Boniface of Savoy was selected prior in 1232. In 1944, a hundred men were arrested and deported and the local French Secret Army leader was shot dead by the Nazis in response to French resistance activities.Matthew Cobbs, ''The Resistance'', p. 181 Demographics C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |