Race
Diagonale des Fous is a Grand Raid trail race across Réunion, starting in Saint-Pierre and finishing in Saint-Denis. The organizer’s 2026 course page lists roughly 180 kilometers and 10,200 meters of ascent.
13 TUM reports · Published coverage below
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TUM reported Tom Evans’s statement that he would not race again in 2026 after his Diagonale fall, with a clearer plan expected the following week. No medical diagnosis, recovery or future clearance is inferred.
Ruth Croft’s earlier lead became a 27:13:23 women’s win and 11th overall, ahead of Alyssa Clark and Agathe Bes. Robin Juillaguet and Jérôme Vanderschaeghe completed the men’s podium behind Hugo Deck. Tom Evans’s own account describes finishing after a fall.
Sander Boom reached La Redoute in 65:57:33 as Diagonale’s final finisher, the 2,126th person home.
Hugo Deck’s 22:54:20 win was announced. Ruth Croft led Alyssa Clark at 12:30 p.m. CDT October 16; this is not a final women’s result. Marianne Hogan had withdrawn and was crewing Thibaut Baronian.
TUM reported a conditional Roche Plate–La Brèche reopening and Marianne Hogan’s plan to start Diagonale. Her October 13 announcement supersedes that start plan.
TUM covered Grand Raid Réunion’s plans to confirm Diagonale des Fous and Trail de Bourbon routes after a trail closure.
TUM linked Marianne Hogan’s return-to-running update ahead of Diagonale. This is historical coverage, not a current entry confirmation.
TUM linked Hogan’s injury update and continued hope of starting. This precedes the October 13 withdrawal decision.
TUM linked Ruth Croft’s Grand Raid announcement and recalled Hogan’s Diagonale plan. These are historical plans, not later start confirmations.
TUM linked Marianne Hogan’s announced return to Diagonale. This plan predates her October 13 decision not to start.
TUM reported Katie Schide’s 2025 Hardrock win in 25:50:23 and a career sweep of Hardrock, Western States, UTMB and Diagonale des Fous. The prior Dauwalter record and Bowman’s interview terminology remain historical context.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025
TUM linked Dhiman’s first-person account under the source wording Grand Raid 100-miler.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 29, 2024
TUM reported the 2024 102-mile men’s and women’s podiums, naming the winners Mathieu Blanchard and Manon Bohard.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 22, 2024
The most-viewed module repeated Distances+’s Diagonale des Fous film from the previous issue. This is a carryover link, not new race reporting.
Repeated link to the previous issue’s Grand Raid tracker, separate from new reporting.
TUM reported the poll results and noted that Jim Walmsley had ruled out Diagonale for 2026, but had not named his October race. Reader choices were not entries.
TUM asked readers to choose among Javelina Jundred, Les Templiers, Diagonale des Fous or another race for Jim Walmsley. Poll options were not race entries.
Final results follow the separately dated October 16 checkpoint.
Reported October 20, 2026
Women’s podium
Ruth Croft won in 27:13:23, followed by Alyssa Clark in 28:26:53 and Agathe Bes in 29:05:19. Croft finished 11th overall.
TUM · Oct 20, 2026Reported October 20, 2026
Sander Boom reached La Redoute in 65:57:33, the 2,126th finisher.
TUM · Oct 20, 2026Men’s winner, covered in the preceding issue
Hugo Deck — Men’s winner, covered in the preceding issue at Diagonale des Fous. Reported October 20, 2026.
SourceWomen’s winner, 11th overall: 27:13:23
Ruth Croft — Women’s winner, 11th overall: 27:13:23 at Diagonale des Fous. Reported October 20, 2026.
SourceSecond woman: 28:26:53
Alyssa Clark — Second woman: 28:26:53 at Diagonale des Fous. Reported October 20, 2026.
SourceFinal finisher: 65:57:33; 2,126th home
Sander Boom — Final finisher: 65:57:33; 2,126th home at Diagonale des Fous. Reported October 20, 2026.
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Public bilingual caption checked October 13. Supersedes the October 12 start plan; it is not a published TUM mention.
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The published Kodiak preview. Plans and start lists are kept in their dated context.
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