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CYKELNERVEN - STAGE 3 NEW - HUNTING THE ALTITUDE METERS
“Our planned route for stage three needs to be changed due to collapse of the roadway just before the summit of Cormet de Roselend. Passing the summit is impossible until July causing us to replace our planned two mountains. However, we will reach the same kilometers and elevation gains on two spectacular climbs to be challenged from Bourg St. Maurice.”
From our recent inspection trip to France just one and a half week before CYKELNERVEN’s arrival, the authorities unfortunately announced that major work on the roadway makes it impossible to pass Cormet de Roselend. As we do not want our riders to cycle 145 km to pass first COL DES SAISIES to Beaufort and then transfer on bikes all the way to Bourg Saint Maurice, we have changed the planned stage.
From Saint Gervais, we depart in busses Friday morning approximately at 08:00 for a transfer to Bourg Saint Maurice, which is an around two hours journey. Our coaches and truck drivers will organize the transfer of your bikes to be collected after finishing LE BETTEX on our second stage.
Arriving in Bourg Saint Maurice and at the Hotel Base Camp, our bikes will be ready for another day in the name of mountain cycling. First mountain will be CORMET DE ROSELEND, but the ascent will be from the other side than we originally had planned. This is nevertheless an extremely beautiful, but also challenging climb of nearly 20 km with an average grade of 5.7%. You will thereby succeed getting 1,095 meters of elevation gain on your charity highmeters account!
Damiano Caruso did this climb in September 2020 (when the Tour de France was moved to September) with an average speed of 24.8 km/h and average power of 382W - and reached the top after 46 minutes and 29 second.
CYKELNERVEN riders will most likely enjoy the ride during a slightly longer trip, but with same touch feeling throughout the the rough terrain towards the summit.
Enjoy a safe descent same way down as you came up. But take care all the way down as the whole group of riders will go up this mountain side meaning a busy road decorated with riders promoting all the sponsors for this years charity event.
When you get back to the roundabout in BOURG SAINT MAURICE, you take the first road on the right and drive 900 meters up to Hotel Base Camp through two roundabouts. Grab some water, enjoy an energy bar and get ready for the second climb, which is LA ROSIERE.
La Rosière was originally planned as a potential BONUS MOUNTAIN when arriving to Bourg Saint Maurice after stage 3 - but it is now part of the new official program. Read about the statistics and details for La Rosière in the forthcoming chapter BONUS MOUNTAINS.
After your descent to Seez, take the direction back towards Bourg Saint Maurice and you will return to the known roundabouts and can follow the road back to Hotel Base Camp for recovery, celebration and dinner.
If you challenge these two climbs, you will ride 90 km and 2,506 meters of elevation gain. Remember - choosing one or two climbs on this third day can make a difference for your fourth and last stage with COL DE LA LOZE as Grand Final of CYKELNERVEN 2023. It requires sufficient freshness and power to reach the the summit of the giant TdF-climb!
