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Sylvain Cachard

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Born 1998-12-25

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Sylvain Cachard is a French mountain and trail runner, born in Mont-Saint-Aignan. He is a triple French champion and 2022 European champion in mountain running (up & down). Cachard started in cross-country before specializing in mountain running, quickly rising to international prominence. He is known for his aggressive racing style, course records, and victories across Europe. In 2024, he set the French record at Sierre-Zinal and won the Skyrhune and VO2 Trail at the Festival des Templiers.

Race Results

2025

6 races2 wins

1st

SaintéLyon

Nov 29

80km

1,950m+

~4.9%

5:36:33

1st

Festival des Templiers/Marathon des Causses

Oct 18

36.1km

1,641m+

~9.1%

2:35:42

9th

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Short Trail

Sep 26

44.5km

3,657m+

~16.4%

4:58:23

Canfranc (team gold)

2nd

Championnat de France de trail/Trail Court

Jul 13

32.6km

2,630m+

~16.1%

3:10:44

High Trail Vanoise - Val d'isère

3rd

Ultra-Trail Snowdonia/UTS 50K

May 17

57.7km

3,370m+

~11.7%

5:57:02

11th

Jinshanling Great Wall Trail Race/Jinshanling Great Wall Trail

Apr 26

24.2km

1,800m+

~14.9%

2:27:19

2024

4 races2 wins

1st

Festival des Templiers/VO2 Trail

Oct 19

17.2km

669m+

~7.8%

1:11:11

1st

La Skyrhune

Sep 21

21km

1,630m+

~15.5%

1:56:18

17th

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/OCC

Aug 29

57km

3,500m+

~12.3%

5:44:39

7th

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 10

31.3km

2,190m+

~14.0%

2:32:45

2023

2 races

3rd

Mémorial Partigiani Stellina

Aug 27

6.5km

800m+

~12.3%

0:35:02

4th

Sierre-Zinal

Aug 12

31km

2,190m+

~14.1%

2:34:22

2022

3 races2 wins

3rd

Giir di Mont

Jul 30

9km

1,040m+

~11.6%

0:47:22

1st

European Off-Road Running Championships/Up & Down

Jul 3

17.6km

940m+

~10.7%

1:06:02

1st

Championnats de France de course en montagne

Jun 12

11.5km

910m+

~15.8%

0:53:59

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Career Highlights

Started in cross-country, specialized in mountain running.

International debut in 2016, bronze at World Mountain Running Championships (junior team).

Breakthrough in 2019: podiums at Trophée Nasego, French mountain and trail championships, and Marathon des Causses.

Turned professional in 2020, won French title and major international races (Šmarna Gora, Trophée Nasego).

Ranked World #1 in mountain running by WMRA in 2020.

Defended French mountain running title in 2021.

Set course record at Skyrace des Matheysins 2022, led Skyrunner World Series.

Won third consecutive French mountain running title in 2022.

2022 European champion (mountain running, up & down) and team bronze.

2024: overcame injury, set French record at Sierre-Zinal, won Skyrhune and VO2 Trail, 17th at OCC (first long trail).

Key Achievements

2022 European Champion (mountain running, up & down)

Triple French Champion (mountain running)

Winner SaintéLyon 2025

Winner Skyrhune 2024 (final edition)

Winner VO2 Trail, Festival des Templiers 2024

French record at Sierre-Zinal (2:32:45, 2024)

Winner Marathon des Causses, Festival des Templiers 2025

Winner Skyrace des Matheysins 2022 (course record)

Winner Šmarna Gora 2020 (first French winner)

Winner Trophée Nasego 2020

Bronze medal, World Mountain Running Championships (junior team, 2016)