Time-Megeve-Mont-Blanc
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The Time-Megeve-Mont-Blanc is a cyclosportive
that takes place early June in the northern part of the French Alps
, 45 km from Geneva
. This cycling event attracts 2,000 riders on a 140-km route that starts from the valley town of Sallanches
and includes three passes: Col de la Colombiere
, Col des Aravis
, and Col des Saisies
. The event finishes in the ski resort of Megève
.
There are three choices of circuit: 80 km (Colombiere, Aravis — climbing 2850 m); 110 km (Colombiere, Aravis, Saisies — climbing 3930 m); 140 km (Colombiere, Aravis, two different ascents of Saisies — climbing 4810 m).
The route is designed so that the total amount of climbing on the longest course exactly equals the height of nearby Mont Blanc
, the highest mountain in the Alps and for which the event is named. To complete this long course participants have to have reached control points before certain cut-off times, otherwise they are re-directed on to the shorter versions of the route. This is possible because the routes of the three courses share the same initial and final sections, but the longer routes also incorporate various additional detours on the Col des Saises.
Cyclosportive
A cyclosportive, or often simply sportive, is a short to long distance, organised, mass-participation cycling event, typically held annually....
that takes place early June in the northern part of the French Alps
French Alps
The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions....
, 45 km from Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. This cycling event attracts 2,000 riders on a 140-km route that starts from the valley town of Sallanches
Sallanches
Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Media:Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.-External links:*...
and includes three passes: Col de la Colombiere
Col de la Colombière
Col de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Borne valley...
, Col des Aravis
Col des Aravis
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1486 m...
, and Col des Saisies
Col des Saisies
Col des Saisies is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette and Chard du Beurre to the east....
. The event finishes in the ski resort of Megève
Megève
Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps...
.
There are three choices of circuit: 80 km (Colombiere, Aravis — climbing 2850 m); 110 km (Colombiere, Aravis, Saisies — climbing 3930 m); 140 km (Colombiere, Aravis, two different ascents of Saisies — climbing 4810 m).
The route is designed so that the total amount of climbing on the longest course exactly equals the height of nearby Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
, the highest mountain in the Alps and for which the event is named. To complete this long course participants have to have reached control points before certain cut-off times, otherwise they are re-directed on to the shorter versions of the route. This is possible because the routes of the three courses share the same initial and final sections, but the longer routes also incorporate various additional detours on the Col des Saises.