Nevers Marathon and half 2026: follow live from Magny-Cours

The Nevers Marathon and its half marathon start together on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 9:00 on the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, the track where France's Formula 1 Grand Prix ran for almost two decades. Both finish under the arch of the Porte de Paris in Nevers. Here's how to follow your runner and where your voice helps most.

The race at a glance

Follow live

The race uses chip timing. The race rules name Yaka Chrono as the timing company, and the chip on the back of the bib records your runner at each timing point. Results are published on the race website. Between timing points you only know where they were, not where they are.

For a live position, your runner can track from their phone with Cheerlify. You see a dot on the course map, their pace and an arrival estimate, in any browser with a link and a code, no app and no account. You can also record a voice or video cheer and pin it to a kilometre, and it plays in their earbuds when they get there. The difference explained: chip timing vs GPS.

The course

Both races open on the circuit asphalt, between bends and chicanes. The marathon then crosses the Nivernais countryside through Sermoise, Coulanges-lès-Nevers and Varennes-Vauzelles before reaching the city centre, with about 303 m of climbing and 328 m of descent. The half takes a shorter rolling route to the old ducal town, about 169 m up and 193 m down. The last stretch crosses the Loire to the Porte de Paris.

Where to cheer, when to send a cheer

The start is out at the circuit, so most supporters wait at the finish in Nevers; the arrival area is reached via Place Carnot. The quiet part is the countryside between circuit and town. For the half, pin a cheer around km 12. For the marathon, one around km 15 and a second near km 35, which is also a time gate (14:00).

Checklist

1. Bib number and race (marathon or half) saved on your phone.
2. Your runner's tracking link and code tested the evening before.
3. Their phone fully charged, location set to "Always".
4. Cheers recorded and pinned: km 12 for the half, km 15 and km 35 for the marathon.
5. A meeting point near the Porte de Paris agreed for after the finish.

FAQ

Do the marathon and the half start at the same time? Yes, both at 9:00 from the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. The 10 km starts earlier, at 8:00.

What are the time limits? 6 hours for the marathon and 3 hours for the half, with time gates on the way: km 21 at 12:00 and km 35 at 14:00 in the marathon, km 10 at 10:25 in both races.

More races these weekends: Europe race weekends, November 2026.

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