Tour de France 2019 in the Hautes-Alpes: Embrun => Valloir

On Thursday, July 24, 2019, from Embrun, climbers will have an opportunity to express their abilities in the high mountains on this first major alpine stage, where they will have to climb three times beyond the 2,000-meter mark. altitude ... a rarity on a stage of the Tour de France. In this case, the triptych is made up of the climbs of Vars Pass (2109m), Izoard (2360m) and Galibier (2642m)!

Hautes-Alpes: a new trail "Grande trace" will be launched in September in Dévoluy

We knew "La Grande trace" winter ski race mountaineering renowned in Superdévoluy. Here, his little sister, trail version, called "The Great Devoluy trace summer". The first edition will take place on September 7th and 8th.

Registration will open Monday, April 1st. Supported by the Tourist Office and a local organizing committee, the new trail devoluard promises the participants a race punctuated by several air passages and techniques. Helmets and shoulder harnesses will be required, especially for passages in the famous choura, natural cavities specific to the Dévoluy massif.

Information and inscriptions on lagrandetrace.fr from monday april 1st

Sources : La Provence – Par Thomas Blanchon

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