Bike races Rhône-Alpes

On 8 May 2009, Saint-Genix on Guiers and Yenne celebrate Cycling and cycling, a cycle trail linking the Mediterranean to the Mediterranean. You can test the portion of rides between Yenne and Brégnier Cordon by bike, roller, wheelchair. But also ask your cycle and go on canoeing on the Rhone. Competition for funny bikes. Contact tourist office Val Guiers at 04 76 31 63 16 or Yenne at 04 79 36 71 54.

25 th edition and 4 new exceptional courses. Usability is the watchword of the test. Entertainment, concerts and shows take place in Ambert and in the municipalities crossed, as well as the greedy refuelling on the 3 routes, and a village of know-how and gastronomy on the arrival stage… Since the creation of the test, 28 500 participants have shared these rare moments, together with the 600 volunteers involved.

The Black Woods Mountain Mountain Bike Area and the Black Woods Mountain Club organize every year, every last Sunday in June, the Bois Noir Oxygen whose starting point travels within Space over the years. It is a hike that breaks into several circuits with a raid of about 75 km and several courses for all levels, different from year to year, 15, 25 and 35 km.

This summer, the Tour de France passes through Praz de Lys Sommand and Taninges! It is on July 15th that the brave cyclists will face the famous Col de la Ramaz, in an idyllic setting for the spectators and sporting for the competitors. On July 16th, the Tour will pass through the village of Taninges. For this occasion, two animated evenings will take place. For the amateur cyclists, you have the opportunity to ride the Annemasse-Morzine stage on July 9th and to precede the champions.

Prior to arrival on the Champs-Elysées, the penultimate steps of La Grande Loop take place in Savoie Mont-Blanc. In perspective, great sports moments and outstanding suspens. On July 19, with the ascent of the Glandon, Madeleine and Fry passes, followed by diving on the Grand-Bornand, 12 km long. On July 20, the arrival at Lake will be the hold-up of the last chance after the climb of the ascents, including that of Mount Revard? Passage to Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines, the Chamber, Saint-François-Longchamp, La Léchère, Albertville on July 19 and July 21st to Bellecombe-en-Bauges, Le Châtelard, Aillon-le-Jeune, Saint-Jean-d'Arvey, La Féclaz and Trévignin.

Vélocio has been around for over 100 years. Several routes are on offer, ranging from 30 to 95 km. On the program: on closed roads, a 12 km climb in modo chrono or a hike uphill. The program attracts around a hundred cycling enthusiasts, who set off on the slope of the famous Col de la République, at the summit of which stands a monument to the memory of Paul de Vivie (1853-1930), a leading figure in French cycle touring nicknamed... Vélocio. This event is open to all - some participants are over 80 years old! Come as you are, trained or not, retro or not, on a bike, a unicycle or an electric bike - the only thing that counts is good humor. So saddle up!

Before the Grand Loop, the Front Tower is a festive, convivial, 87-km tour that gives rise neither to timing nor to classification. It is open to all cyclists from 18 years of age, made redundant or not. For this third edition, the cyclismes clubs of Albertville and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne propose to climb the Col de la Madeleine and its 1600 m distance by passing into sumptuous landscapes.

The idea of mountain biking in the city was born in 1995 with Bike in Lyon. 29 years later, the Lyon Free Bike is a not-to-be-missed event, with over 8,000 mountain bikers criss-crossing the streets of Lyon on a course that changes with each edition, with loops for all levels. It's a family-friendly event where everyone can find a course to suit their level: from the XL to the Discovery course, not forgetting the Rouler pour elles solidarity ride, open to men, to fight women's cancers.