82 km run

Date : Saturday, November 8th, 2025

Distance : 82 km

Sport : running

Elevation gain : 2200 meters D+

Bib pickup : Friday, November 7th, 2025 from 9:00am to 9:00pm at the Pont du Gard site (left bank), and on race day from 6:30am to 7:00am

Start : 8:00am – Nîmes (30) – subject to change

Finish : Uzès (30)

Bus shuttle available from Uzès to the starting line at Nîmes

Refreshment stations: 5 stations on the race + 1 full refreshments at the finish line

Minimum age: born before December 31st, 2005

Fee (excluding options) :
> 150 first bibs : 95€
> Next bibs : 108€

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This 82 km race is the flagship distance of the VENI VICI. The most beautiful and varied. It was extended by 10 km last year to offer you a festival of Roman heritage, because, as the saying goes, “the longer, the better!” You’ll be treated to a full climb of the Roman aqueduct, in the opposite direction of the canal that supplied Nîmes over 2,000 years ago.

After a grand and historic start at the Nîmes Arena in the early morning, you’ll dive almost immediately into the heart of the race. With a few nice climbs right away, reminding you to stay focused. Easy now, aspiring centurion, at this point, the road is still long!

Get ready for a heritage festival starting in Roman Nîmes, with the Arena, the Maison Carrée, the lush slopes of the Jardins de la Fontaine, and the famous Tour Magne. When you reach the charming municipal park of Mas d’Escattes, you’ll be in the garrigue, with the winding Gard paths. The up-and-down climbs will follow one after another, at a fast pace, through villages and increasingly magical sites: Cabrières and Lédenon (with its castles), the surprising underground tunnels of Sernhac dug by the Romans (through which water once flowed to Nîmes), and then the magnificent ridges offering beautiful views of the plain and Mont Ventoux.

Once you’ve crossed Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard, you’ll be treated to a joyful series of downhill slopes leading to the superb and majestic Pont du Gard, which you’ll step on 2,000 years after the Roman soldiers. A guaranteed thrill, with a refreshment station perfectly timed to recharge your batteries.

You’ll then be immersed in history again as you follow the remains of the Roman aqueduct and its famous arches in Vers. You’ll pass through the charming village of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, where, at the exit, you’ll have the chance to run inside the aqueduct’s canal and alongside the quarries where the stones used to build the Pont du Gard were extracted (still in use today). Just that!

Next, you’ll tackle the hills filled with the scent of thyme and rosemary, passing through typically Gardian villages (Argilliers and Saint-Maximin), before heading toward the finish line in the Eure valley, where the Roman aqueduct of Nîmes had its source. Get ready for a beautiful final ascent toward the heart of medieval Uzès and its famous castle, where you’ll cross the finish line at its foot. You’ll be greeted by 2,000 years of history and a triumphant smile, young centurion!

At that point, you’ll have every opportunity to shout: “I came, I conquered, I survived!” And if you’re overwhelmed with emotion, let it all out—it was so BEAUTIFUL and GOOD! Those Romans were definitely crazy. Pure joy!

Before registering, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the rules of the VENI VICI here:

La Veni Vici regulation 2025

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> COURSE 82 KM (2200m D+)

[ 2025 routes are subject to change. ]

[ Do not rely on the elevation gain indicated on Openrunner below. The mapping tool—which we love otherwise—has some difficulty capturing the countless steep climbs that characterize the challenging and dynamic terrain of the Veni Vici. We won’t hold it against them, as the routes drawn in our beautiful Gard scrubland have left many participants bewildered. ]