LE DÉFI CYCLISTE EXTRÊME

(THE MORE EXTREME CYCLING CHALLENGE)

The start of this stage goes on at 08:00 for the skilled and experienced riders, who want to ride the ‘Le défi cycliste extrême' stage and are fully aware of the prerequisites and requirements. The stage consists of the majority of the major challenges on the Tour de France's 15th stage. CYKELNERVEN's determined expedition is no less than 130 km with 3,202 meters of elevation gain.

The challenge naturally requires a great portion of experience, a really good physique and solid endurance. It also requires that this stage can be driven at a steady and constant speed on climbs and a secure good flow on descents. It will mean that we arrive in Saint-Gervais in reasonable time to be able to conquer the final climb 'LE BETTEX MONT BLANC’.

The jagged stage le picture shows the four hard climbs to be challenged. The stage starts from Les Gets and with the descent to Taninges.

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COL DE LA COLOMBIERE which is not included in this year's tour, but which is a mammoth of 17.3 km with an average 6.5% of increase. From the start in Scionzier and via Marnaz, the climb offers riders a climb of 1,127 meters up to a height of 1,618 meters. The first half is the least tough - and after 10 km the climb changes character. The percentages here are between 8-11% for the last 7 km and just before the top is reached, you should push through a section with 10.6% challenging increase.

Once we have crossed the DE LA COLOMBÍERE

23 km descent towards Thónes. This is where we again encounter the 15th Tour de France stage.

After a few kilometers of we drive directly up towards the town of Manigod and further towards the top of the LA CROIX FRY of 11.3 km increase of

With two big tour climbs behind us the expedition continues with a descent until we turn right and up towards the which is a summit at

Following the 12.2 km descent towards Flumet riders can look back at two significant mountains that have most likely left traces of exhaustion! Butthere must be energy for the ride through the valley to Megéve, and on towards the last summit -

The distance from Flumet to the start of the climb is 18.7 km and with 212 meters of elevation gain. Le Bettex itself is a 7.2 km ride up through small French winding country roads. The profile shows an average increase of