Mid-race action from the 2013 Air Tour
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St Hilaire Air Tour 2014: 14-22 June

5 June, 2014

The St Hilaire AirTour 2014 runs from 14-22 June this year.

The week-long hike-and-fly race starts and ends in St Hilaire du Touvet near Grenoble and will take the 51 pilots on a route through the French Alps.

Fifty-one pilots are signed up to take part. Live tracking and daily video is all on the comprehensive website at www.airtour.fr.

St Hilaire AirTour 2014
St Hilaire AirTour 2014

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