Mushers
Race presentation
« Make your dogs a legend »: two weeks of international competition, an amazing human adventure race through fantastic sceneries between Savoie’s lands and Isère.
You will find below, for information, the program of 2026.
La Grande Odyssée
Dates // From Saturday 10 to Thursday 22 january 2026
Pool // 9 to 12 dogs
Number of dogs at first // 6 to 10 dogs – 2 dogs minimum at rest
Number of mushers by race // 30
Km per stages // 32km
Number stages // 11 stages – 1 prologue – 1 special
Totale distance // 405km
TROPHIES : 4 trophies of 3 days each
Dates :
Trophy 1 : From Saturday 10 to Monday 12 January
Trophy 2 : From Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 January
Trophy 3 – ALLIANZ (reserved for Nordic dogs) : From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 January
Trophy 4 : From Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 January
Pool // 7 or 10 dogs
Number of dogs at first // 5 to 8 dogs
Number of hitched dogs minimum on arrival // 4
Number of mushers by race // A maximum of 12 teams for trophies 1 & 3 and a maximum of 8 teams for trophies 2 & 4.
Km per stages // 33