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Raid Valence-Gap 2004

Mountain Bike Raid Valence-Gap 2004

in the French Alps

May 21, 22, 23, 2004

(Some photos courtesy of Rodge and Marmotte)

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166 miles and 20,700 ft of uphill
 
 
The Frappadingues Team: Denis, ROdge, Matthieu, Tonio, Bertrand,
Fabien, Bruno, Herve, Fabrice, Mehdi, Felipe
Sitting: Marmotte, Cyrrus

My goals:

● Arrive in Gap
● In one piece
● Before the month of June
● June 2004, that is...
 

The days before

Preparing hard

 The bikes on the ROdgemobile First night camping
 
Last dinner before the event Denis and partner Bruno


First Day: Valence to Saillans
Departure from Portes-les-Valence. 110 teams of 2 are registered My partner Bruno. We are Team 142.
My partner Bruno and Fabrice Ready to go Which way is Gap?
Taking a break
Lunch time
Still a bit flat, but the mountains are in the horizon
Speaking of flat...
Sweaty... High-tech Frappadingue
Camping in Saillans
French tree... Our bikes
Relaxing in Saillans, and preparing for the next day...
 

Total after Day 1:
Trip hours: 9am-4pm
Distance: 80 kms (50 miles)
Trip time: 7 hours
Biking time: 5h18 mn
Total uphill: 1,850 m (6070 ft)
Avg speed: 14.72 km/h (8.75 mph)
Max speed: 64 km/h (40 mph)
Calories used: 5,600
 

Day 2: Saillans to Lus
In the morning, towards the town of appropriately-named Die
Enjoying Clairette de Die during a food-stop (5 hours done, 6 to go...)
Tonio Denis Bruno, doing the hike-a-bike thing
Climbing the Col des Tours
Flat, about 5 miles from Col de Lus Tonio, going up and down Climbing
Single-track delight
At the top of Col de Lus, enjoying a fire with the firemen...
At the top of Col de Lus
Enjoying a break

Total after Day 2:
Trip hours: 8am-7pm
Trip time: 11 hours
Distance: 85 kms (53 miles)
Biking time: 7h19 mn
Total uphill: 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Avg speed: 11.5 km/h (7.19 mph)
Max speed: 51 km/h (32 mph)
Calories used: 8,000
 

Day 3: Lus to Gap
Felipe, ready to go in the morning a good summary of the whole thing... Climbing the Col des Tours

Still climbing the Col des Tours

 At the top of the Col des Tours
At the top of the Col des Tours, above the clouds
At the top of the Col des Tours
The other side of the Col des Tours
Going down
Various obstacles
Arrivee. We did it! Final meal


Total after Day 3:
Trip hours: 7am-3pm
Trip time: 8 hours
Distance: 65 kms (41 miles)
Biking time: 6h15 mn
Total uphill: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Avg speed: 10.4 km/h (6.5 mph)
Max speed: 52 km/h (33 mph)
Calories used: 6,000


Total after all 3 days:
Trip time: 26 hours
Distance: 230 kms (144 miles)
Biking time: 18h52 mn
Total uphill: 6,650 m (21,800 ft)
Avg speed: 12.2 km/h (7.7 mph)
Max speed: 64 km/h (40 mph)
Calories used: 20,000
 

(Thanks to Rodge and Marmotte for many great pictures in this page)

My mountain bike friends the Frappadingues
Mes amis vetetistes les Frappadingues