This Gatineau man is racing across the Pyrenees in a paraglider | Unpublished
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This Gatineau man is racing across the Pyrenees in a paraglider

June 4, 2026

Starting June 21, Benoit Brunet-Poirier is competing in the X-Pyr race for the second time. It’s a 528-kilometre race by foot and paraglider from one end of the Pyrenees mountain range to the other . He spoke with Ottawa Morning’s Rebecca Zandbergen from Spain.



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