Programme for Sunday 19 April:
From 6.30 am: Collection of mountain bike number plates in the Croisette hall.
The covered car park at La Croisette is free.
7.20 am: Access to the race start by the Verdons gondola, then Saulire.
8.00 am: Access for pedestrian spectators to the fan zone by the Verdons gondola (after the last mountain bikers and marshal volunteers). Please note: access is forbidden to skiers, pedestrians only. Free passage provided by S3V.
8.15 am: Safety briefing at the start
8.30 am: Race start
8.45 am: First participants arrive in Courchevel Le Praz You can go back up to fetch your vehicles by the Praz gondola after the race (mountain bikes will be stored in the Alpinium hall). A brunch is offered to all participants and volunteers after the last rider has finished.
The morning’s programme has not yet been finalised, but it will include at least the prize-giving and a trial show.
► The race is open to both muscle-powered and electric mountain bikes with no distinction in the standings. Competitors must make sure their bikes are in good working order before the race, particularly the brakes, for everyone’s safety.
Wearing a helmet, a bib and gloves is compulsory; a full-face helmet is strongly recommended, as are knee and elbow pads.