Sports events Rhône

In its long journey between Lac Léman and the Mediterranean, Via Rhôna passes through your home! Linking Lyon to the amusement park of Miribel-Jonage in Vaulx-en-Velin, this section of 23 km comes in several sub-sections with varying coating quality. You start your tour by a cycle path opening onto Gerland, before continuing it by the banks of the Rhône over kilometres. Continue to the Lyon's Cité Internationale, and finally reach Grand Park, your arrival point. Let less sporty visitors be reassured: if you do not feel up to visit it in its entirety, this greenway can easily be segmented.

Price: free.

Distance: 23 km (or part only).

Difficulty: easy.

Almost every year between May and September, Condrieu hosts the semi-final of the France Cup of Nautical contests. Let's get mixed up with the crowd of connoisseurs living on the Rhone. Princesses de la culture des submarine du Rhône, the nautical adventures are different methods and schools: …, Lyon or even Parisian… Other competitions take place in the rest of the year, with the Nautique nautical company.

You are here in the Monts Mountains, about kilometres west of Lyon. This virtual Lane is accessible only by bicycle, and for cause: it is evolving on RD 600, a small, very small departmental road, which is prohibited for motor vehicles - except for neighbours. In 6 kilometres you reach the Nézel, a place called Larajasse. The course is pleasant, it offers you this and there beautiful views of the valley.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 10 km.

Difficulty: .

The Voie Verte du Beaujolais runs for 15 km through the Ardières valley, making it an ideal itinerary for hikers, cyclists and other soft mobility enthusiasts. Accessible to all, its tarmac surface allows easy, level progress in an enchanting natural setting. Dotted with 10 cycle tourism loops, this greenway invites you to discover the Beaujolais vineyards and forests, thanks to a network of surrounding cycle routes. Managed by the Rhône department, this infrastructure perfectly combines the pleasure of cycling with respect for the environment.

Price: free.

Distance: 15 km.

Difficulty: easy.

The not-to-be-missed event for horse lovers for more than twenty-five years is moving to Eurexpo at the beginning of November. The horse show par excellence and a fabulous international horse show will take place in this unique place. A huge gathering of professionals, enthusiasts and horses of all origins. 140,000^m2 of exhibition space, 11 continuously animated arenas, more than 3,500 horses on the same site and nearly 800 exhibitors and breeders... Not to mention the prestigious competitions and evening entertainment. Equita, which has its own TV channel, is a gathering of horse lovers from all over France and the world. The event for horse lovers

Advice to amateur and passionate runners! On March 19, 2017, Villeurbanne will host the sports event des Stasi de Villeurbanne. In the programme: two circuits of 5 and 10 kilometres, to be travelled individually or by teams of four. Only, with family or friends, choose the race that suits you best, put your trainers, and join the many athletes expected that day!

Tariff: € 10 per participant for the 10 km, and € 8 for 5 km.

Distance: 5 km or 10 km.

Difficulty: easy to average.

Rendez-vous: Place Lazare Dowel; departure avenue Henri Barbusse, at am for the 5 km and 10 pm for the 10 km.

Other practical information: any non-licensee shall have a medical certificate indicating the absence of a contraindication to the practice of the race on foot.

The idea of mountain biking in the city was born in 1995 with Bike in Lyon. 29 years later, the Lyon Free Bike is a not-to-be-missed event, with over 8,000 mountain bikers criss-crossing the streets of Lyon on a course that changes with each edition, with loops for all levels. It's a family-friendly event where everyone can find a course to suit their level: from the XL to the Discovery course, not forgetting the Rouler pour elles solidarity ride, open to men, to fight women's cancers.

To refresh yourself and discover the city in a different way, cross Lyon by kayak on the waves. Descent of the colourful Saône river from Rochetaillée-sur-Saône (shuttle) with more than 2 000 participants coming with their own boats - possibility to rent a two-seater canoe on site : kayak, canoe, stand-up paddle very fashionable, but also original canoes and a para-canoe challenge for people with disabilities . Arrival in the Confluence Dock. All weekend long, many activities and challenges to win prizes. Fun.

See the city as you've never seen it before! The urban trail was invented in Lyon, a style of running that has spread to other cities, which have become, for a weekend, special running grounds. With its marked relief (we are talking about a difference in altitude of 1,400 m and 6,000 steps for the 37 km, the main event reserved for a maximum of 1,000 runners), Lyon is the ideal city to welcome the best trailers and beginners (from the 8 km to the 37 km, without forgetting the 12 km rando). Always the same advice: register early (as early as December for a spring edition), because the participants are jostling each other at the starting gate.