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Celebrating the finish. Time Megeve Mont Blanc Cyclosportif, June 2006 Photo: Richard Lundberg |
The Time Megeve Mont Blanc Cyclosportive |
A prestigious international event and alternative to the Étape du TourThe Time Megeve Mont Blanc is a prestigious French Cyclosportive that attracts 2500 cyclists each year and has three route options with the long course covering 4000 meters of climbing over 148KM. Among the cyclists regularly taking part in the event are Jeannie Longo (multiple world and French elite women's road race Champion) Alain Prost (ex formula 1 world champion) and the Professional cycling teams of Bouygues Telecom and Cofidis (both teams riding Time carbon bikes). The 2008 event will be limited to 3000 riders to maintain the excellent support the race is reputed for and based on the number of cyclists taking part in last years race it is expected to be fully subscribed soon after registration opens in January. There are rumors of a possible route change but this will be confirmed in January 2008. In return for help promoting this event in the UK GPM10 has secured a limited number of bibs for our clients to start with the pros in the first group of 300 cyclists! Our Package is all inclusive (excluding flights) of: 3 nights half board accommodation; airport transfers; local transportation; lunch; energy products from our sponsor Maxi-Muscle; race registration and entry; mechanical support with assistance for bike assembly and supported recon-training ride on the Saturday.
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SaturdaySaturday is our recon day. After breakfast we set off for a paced warm up ride to recce parts of the route. SundayAll the routes start from Megeve and head to Flumet before going up the Col des Aravis (1498m). From the Aravis all the routes head down to Thônes before looping back over the Col de la Croix Fry (1477m covered in the 2004 TDF) and returning over the Aravis and back to Flumet. The shortest route then returns to Megeve, while those who have opted for a bigger day start up the Col Des Saisies (1650m). At the top of the Saisies, the medium route returns to Megeve. The difficult route descends to Beaufort, before returning back over the Saisies to Megeve.
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Photography: Richard Lundberg |