La Canidé'cathlon

The Canidé'cathlon is not a competition of 10 events to do with your dog but a canicross/canivtt/canimarche etc... event which will take place on Saturday October 25, 2025 on the site of Décathlon Rennes Betton ZAC de Pluvignon, 35830 BETTON.

The regulation

The race regulations applied are those of the French Federation of Canine Sports and Leisure (FFSLC).

Canicross

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/REG-03.A21-Reglement-Canicross-Canitrail-Ski-joering.pdf

Canimarche

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/REG-03.D21-Reglement-Canimarche-Canirando.pdf

Canivtt

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/REG-03.B21-Reglement-CaniVTT.pdf

Canipedicycle

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/REG-03.C21-Reglement-Canipedicycle.pdf

The tests

• Article 1.1.9 A dog or female dog may not run more than two races per day.

The Canidé'cathlon is a competition in the form of a single race for the youth categories (benjamin to cadet) and in the form of a challenge for the junior to veteran 3 categories. To participate in the challenge, you must complete both races offered during the day, whether in canicross, canivtt, canipedicycle or canimarche. The first race, with a distance of 3.4 km, allows the dogs to rest for only 3 hours before completing the second, which will be 4.1 km.

The starting order for the second race will be based on the morning rankings, the fastest in the first wave, etc.

It is possible to register for just one race, the 3.4km discovery race or the 4.1km.

An untimed run/walk of approximately 100m will be offered to children aged 6 and under, whether or not accompanied by their parents.

The routes

The routes are made up of paths, forest trails and those along the edges of fields without any particular difficulties.

Registrations

Registration is done on the FFSLC website https://courses.ffslc.fr/map .

They will begin on August 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and will close on October 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Race link: https://courses.ffslc.fr/event-fiche/881

Participants must be physically fit.

Dogs must be at least 18 months old on the day of the race.

For FFSLC licensees : make sure your profile and your dog's vaccinations are up to date

For non-FFSLC licensees (All documents must be put online) for this:
Create an account on the FFSLC website and complete all the sections of your profile (runner/dog/health certificate, etc.) https://courses.ffslc.fr/map .

Complete the health questionnaire. If you answer NO to all the questions, upload the health questionnaire certificate and only this one, which you will find at the link below. If you answer YES to one or more questions, you will need to provide a medical certificate less than one year old authorizing the practice of canicross/canimarche/canivtt... with the note "including in competition"

• A RUNNING MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR PPS WILL BE REFUSED!!

Questionnaire/health certificate/medical certificate

https://39d7510b-275b-435b-8299-9e61dd2b5025.filesusr.com/ugd/bdd1f9_463d4ffb2bbc42d1aa301cd717924cd3.pdf

For non-FFSLC and FFPTC licensees, a supplement of €5 will be requested, corresponding to the insurance to participate in our competition.

ATTENTION: Make sure you provide all documents and make payment before the registration deadline.

Any registration incomplete by the closing date will be refused.

Remember to bring your dog's health record and passport with you on the day of the race.

Vaccines

Dog vaccinations must be up to date. All dogs participating in the race must be vaccinated against rabies, parvovirus, leptospirosis, distemper, and kennel cough (including, without exception, the two pathogens: parainfluenza and Bordotella bronchoseptica).

The material

Each participant must have, for themselves and their dog, equipment suitable for the activity.

• Any participant who does not have the appropriate equipment will be refused entry to the event.

-Article 5.1 of the Technical and Safety Rules (RTS)

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/REG-08.A02-R%C3%A8gles-Techniques-et-de-S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9.pdf

Article 16 Muzzles
Article 17 Harnesses

https://ffslc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/REG-03.A17-R%C3%A8glement-Canicross-Canitrail-Ski-jo%C3%ABring.pdf

Provisional program which will be modified if necessary.

7:00 a.m .: Reception and equipment check opens for the morning
• Present yourself equipped and accompanied by your dog for the equipment check
• The juniors, their companions and non-licensed students go through the material control before collecting their bib at reception.
7:30 a.m .: Recognition of the 3.4 km course and the children's courses
• Recognition without a dog
8:30 a.m .: End of the course reconnaissance
8:45 a.m .: Canipedicycle 3.4 km
9:15 a.m .: Canivtt 3.4 km
9:45 a.m .: Canicross 3.4 km
10:30 a.m .: Canimarche 3.4 km
11:15 a.m .: Children's briefing
11:30 a.m .: Cadet and Minimes Canicross
12:00 p.m .: Canicross Benjamins
12:15 p.m .: Reconnaissance of the 4.1 km course
• Recognition without a dog
1:00 p.m .: End of the course reconnaissance
1:05 p.m .: Canibaby
1:15 p.m .: Canimarche 4.1 km
2:15 p.m .: Canipedicycle 4.1 km
2:45 p.m.: Canivtt 4.1 km
3:30 p.m.: Canicross 4.1 km
5:00 p.m .: Podiums
• The first three children in each category are rewarded
• The first three in each category of the canicross, canivtt and canipedicycle challenges are rewarded
• Canimarcheurs who complete and succeed in the challenge are rewarded