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p è l e r i n a g eLa Chambre - La Chambre

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COL dE LA CROIX DE FER/COL DU GLANDON 7.70km - 6.9% AV

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LE GRAND DéPARTAlbertville - Ugine

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voie classiqueSt-Jean-de-Maurienne - Allemond

S AT U R D AYD AY O N E - A R R I VA L

Pick up from Geneva Airport in the morning with transfer back to our base Navette, a small mountain village close to the hub valley town of Moutier in the Savoie. Once everyone has arrived and settled, welcome drinks and dinner provide an opportunity to relax and meet the team.

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M O N D AYD AY t h r e e - L E G R A N D D é P A R T

And so it begins. With over one hundred miles of constant climbing or decending and 4 categorized climbs over one thousand metres, L e G r a n d D é p a r t will soon decide who is ready. This first stage is a beautiful ride, although not the steepest and not reaching the altitude of later stages it will certainly challenge.

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D I N N E R O N R E T U R N T O C H A L E T N AV E T T ES U N D AYD AY T W O - t o u r d e c a f é

A free day to explore or relax and a chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Savoie mountains. Particpants who wish to stretch their legs can join us on an organised cafe ride, which we can taylor to your requirements. Choose form a simple roll down to Moutier for a coffee or the challenge of cycling up the 33km ascent to Val Thorens! For those who feel they don’t want to peak too soon, you can always unwind in the jacuzzi pool or acclimatise on the sundeck provided at the challet.

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{ étape 1 }T U E S D AYD AY f o u r - v o i e c l a s s i q u e

This daunting classic route takes on the fabled trinity of the c o l d u T é l é g r a p h e ( c at 1 ) , the c o l d u G a l i b i e r ( h c ) and the iconic A l p e D ’ h u e z ( h c ) . Test yourself on the stage where many a Tour narrative has been set and several winners crowned. The V o i e C l a s s i q u e at 134kms but may provide the toughest test in terms of climbing, but be warned at this early point in the P è L e r i n a g e don’t burn all your matches. After the stage we will celebrate with a meal out before we return with tired legs to the chalet for some well earned rest. D i s ta n c e . 1 3 4 k m - G A I N . 3 7 0 0 m - M a x e l e vat i o n . 2 6 7 6 M

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W E D N E S D AYD AY F I V E - P é L e r i n a g e / F R E E D AY

At the midway point things begin to slow down. Although many may see the 34km P è L e r i n a g eas a recovery day, it’s what we think cycling in the alps is all about. A chance to take in the views, stop and reflect, whilst climbing one of the most stunning roads of the region.Be excited if you like hairpins and half days!

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p è l e r i n a g eLa Chambre - La Chambre

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COL dE LA CROIX DE FER/COL DU GLANDON 7.70km - 6.9% AV

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gâteau de ferSt-Marie-De-Cuines - Aigueblanche

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DésertNavette - Bourg-Saint-Maurice

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{ étape 3 }PèLerinageT H U R S D AYD AY s i x - g ât e a u d e f e r

A truely epic route, you’ll need a strong stomach to devour stage 3, as the g ât e a u d e f e r visits some of the Tours most famous climbs via alternate lesser known routes. The penultamate stages finale, climbs the infamous southern ascent of the c o l d e l a m a d e l e i n e via Montgellefray, before finishing back down in the valley of Aigueblanche, with the option for those strong enough to climb up the c o l d U N AV E T T E all the way to the front door. D i s ta n c e . 1 3 0 k m - G A I N . 3 6 0 0 m - M a x e l e vat i o n . 2 0 6 7 M

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{ étape 4 }F R I D AYD AY s E V E N - D é s e r t

The longest and the toughest stage means an early start for all and lights on bikes. As we follow the cars down into the valley from Navette, we prepare for another assualt on the c o l d e l a m a d e l e i n e this time on the classic route from the north. We aim to reach the summit at sunrise and a chance to experience the view over a second breakfast. The final challenge really begins as we continue on the historic (214km) stage of the P è L e r i n a g e . The route continues to roll upwards as we climb the C O L D E L’ i s e r a n the highest paved mountain pass (2770m) in the alps and our final summit. After a quick celebratory coffee we roll down to Bourg Saint Maurice and to the end. Pilgrimage complete. P é l e r i n a g e f i n !

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“Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”

Greg Henderson

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LE GRAND DéPARTAlbertville - Ugine

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LE GRANDE DéPARTAlbertville - Ugine

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After a brief coffee we head out from Albertville along the main rolling road towards Ugine. This is one of few flat-ish sections along the entire parcours of stage one of Pèlerinage, so take time to warm up and prepare for what is to come.

At the 10kms mark the road turns sky wards and we begin to ascend our 1st Category One climb. At 12 km long with a 5% average gradient this will end our warm up. There is a brief moment of respite as we reach Flumet and a chance for water, before we turn off the main road onto the D909, the slightly quieter tarmac that leads us up towards the Col Des Aravis(1464m).

Once over the summit we can enjoy our first proper alpine decent, an open10km stretch that passes the skiing resort of Clusaz, with open meadows and forest in abundance. Saint-Jean-De-Sixt is our next stop and from here we regroup before we turn onto the D4 and the beautiful 12km climb of the Col de La Colombière and its reaching panoramics. Once a photograph has been taken and supplies refilled we drop once again before turning off the main mountain road and onto the more tranquil D119 at Le Reposoir.

Leaving the small town below us as we enter a forested section that offers shade as we wind our way up the much steeper ascent of the Col de Romme. Although only 4.5kms long, the tougher gradient will be noticeable in the heat of the day. As we reach the top the views open once more before we head down the fast and very technical 10km decent into the valley below.

At Cluses we will break and refuel. We then travel west through a built up area of the plateau towards Bonneville and ascend again away from the valley on the D12. With all the major climbs completed in the first half of the stage, it’s time to work together as we continue south, back to the junction town of Saint-Jean-De-Sixt.

Although we don’t go over 1000 metres in elevation again, the constant rolling terrain will be truely draining and disrupt the rhythm of the group. As we join the D909 and roll towards Thones it will be one of the last opportunities to labour en masse and enjoy the draft.

After Thones there are still two Category 3 climbs to come. A sting in tale as we continue south on the D12 and the stage refuses to let you relax. As you struggle over the final Cat 3 at an elevation of 971 metres with 150 kilometres already in your legs we divert onto D162 and the parcours finally relents.

Now is time to enjoy all the toil, as we roll down the twisting tarmac off the mountain and towards the stage finish at Ugine, Le Grand Départ complete.

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