Sunday 5th July 2020

5 to 30 °C

Level : Advanced

Marmotte Granfondo Alps

Toughest Alpine Sportive in Europe

We do the logistics you ride the cols

Ride the mountains of the Tour de France

174kms, 5000 metres climbing

My Cycling Holiday::Discover this holiday...

My Cycling Holiday

My Cycling Holiday
Maps and Profiles

My Cycling Holiday

Look Marmotte Granfondo Alps: 5th July 2020

174 km, 5000 m climbing, 4 Major Alpine Passes. The last of the day: Alpe d'Huez!

Conquer the Cols of the Tour de France. You will climb the mountains that test the professional riders in the Tour de France. Can you ride col du Glandon, Télégraphe, Galibier, and Alpe d'Huez in one day? This is the toughest alpine sportive in Europe.

Test your Limits in the French Alps

Without question this sportive will test you. During the ride you will climb 5000m and have ridden the big four mountains of the French Alps. This sportive will test your limits.

High Altitudes

As you climb high into the mountains you will face the challenge of high altitude riding as the air thins! This and hors category cols in a sportive setting makes Marmotte Alps that little bit special.

Be Part of a Peloton of Thousands

The atmosphere and camaraderie of riding in the Marmotte peloton has to be experienced. As you ride you will come to rely on the peloton as you scale your first col. By the time you descend the last one you will share a mutual respect for every rider that has taken part. You will experience the big event feel, similar to riders who compete in the Tour de France!

Supported Tour de France Style

As well as riding the cols of the Tour de France, we support you like you were a pro rider in the great race. We use three back-up cars and back-up riders, so should you need fresh water, or a puncture fixed, we are here to ensure you stay on the road and finish the sportive. Support is given Tour de France style! We are an official tour operator of Marmotte Alps.

SportActive-Marmotte-Alpes-Tour-Operator-Stamp-Approved

Logistics - We've got you covered

Our logistical mastery secures your race number and entrance into Marmotte. We handle all airport transfers for you and your bike, and our mechanic helps you building your bike when you arrive, ensuring it is in full working order. All your accommodation is secured by us. We've got you covered.

Check out our exceptional assistance on the DAY!

With our growing reputation of quality and efficiency all you will have to do is turn up and ride. (You will need to have trained before though!). A SportActive team leader, a mechanic, and three back-up cars will give the SportActive riders support, coaching (if needed) and security. Martin, our expert SportActive pro cycling coach, will depart with the group offering coaching and pacing to those who require this help.

Secure your entry in 2019, book now with SportActive

The numbers of entries have been limited by the French Road Security Body to 7500. For this reason a lot of entry requests cannot be satisfied. Guarantee your place, book today!

The registration through the official website of La Marmotte will open on 6th November 2017. All places will be gone in a couple of hours. Sportactive have secured a number of guaranteed entries. Book yours now and start training!

Maps and Profiles

The sportive starts in Bourg d'Oisans, at the foot of Alpe d'Huez. You fly either to Lyon St Exupéry airport or to Geneva Cointrin airport and drive through Grenoble to Bourg d'Oisans. Airport shuttle services are available form both airports to Grenoble.

The toughest Alpine Cycle-Sportive in Europe

La Marmotte is a one day sportive, known as the toughest in France and in Europe: You will cover 174 km & 5000 meters climbing over 4 major alpine cols; le col du Glandon, le col du Télégraphe, le col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez. This is going to be a hard day and you need to be well prepared for it. But it's worthwhile. The scenery over these mountains and through the valleys is enchanting and will sometimes allow you to forget the effort; just one look around and you realise you are not alone as you see your fellow 7500 cyclists.

Marmotte-Alpes-SportActive-Cycling-Map

Profile

174 km and 5000 metres climbing. Just 12 km warm-up before starting the first climb, le col du Glandon. No point racing like in a 10m TT! Glandon is hard and will not forgive you if you don't manage your energies. The neutralized descend will allow you to recover . The ride through the vallée de la Maurienne is not all flat, but draging ; stay in a peloton and get mentally ready for Télégraphe. Galibier is a gem : look round you instead of focusing on your screeming legs. Enjoy (if possible) the 40 km descend to Bourg d'Oisans : Alpe d'Huez is waiting for you to come.

Marmotte-Alps-SportActive-Cycling-Profile

Itinerary

Thursday Arrival in Lyon airport

Flight to Lyon St Exupéry airport and transfer with private coach to our Hotel in Alpe d'Huez. The bus will leave Lyon at the arrival of the Dublin flight at 15:10. Should you arrive from a different airport please make sure you arrive in a time bracket of 1 h after the Dublin flight.

Friday

Time to build the bikes, explore the area, test some hairpins of Alpe d'Huez, if not all of them..., get used to the altitude.

Saturday

Another day to get used to the altidude and get your legs in shape for Sunday. We'll have an information meeting in the morning and give you your registration bags with the race numbers. Prepare your bikes, get your bags ready for the back-up cars and have an early night.

Sunday: the BIG DAY

You "free wheel" down to the departure in Bourg d'Oisans (16 km). Race start time will be 7:30 for the SportActive group. During the Sportive, you can manage your own ride (feeding stations available ; details will be provided) or you can stay with the SportActive coach pacing the group up the first climb. Two back-up cars for support will be on the course; you will have telephone numbers to call the drivers. At the arrival in Alpe d'Huez, a warm meal is served to the riders: Featuring a starter, pasta, cheese, dessert, drink. Our hotel is situated very close to the finish: a good incentive to ride up Alpe d'Huez to the finish line!

Monday: Flight home

Transfer to Lyon St Exupéry airport with private bus. Travel safe, see you next year!

Check out your time & Marmotte Alps Website

Official site for La Marmotte
To find your results

Dates and Prices::Dates, prices, and what's included...

Dates and Prices

Marmotte Alps SportActive Sportive Dates Prices

Prices shown per person sharing (pps) are based on 4 nights B&B, double occupancy, support, foods & drinks during the rides, transfers airport-hotel-airport
EB* = Early Bird for deposit received before 31.10.2019
R** = regular price after 1.11.2019

Date of the Sportive: Sunday 5th July 2020

The date is now confirmed !

4 nights package: Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th July 2019

EB*: 949 €/pps
R**: 999 €/pps
Single suppl. : 42 - 60 €/night according to room type

Ride both Marmotte Alps and Marmotte Pyrénées (30th Aug) in 2020. Receive 90 € discount on the sum of both package prices.

You will get:

Registration to the Sportive
Pre-event information meeting, on Friday morning, in which we hand out your race number
Full support including 3 back-up cars carrying your spare clothes, refreshments, spare parts, and drinking water
SportActive bike mechanic for assistance when assembling your bike
Secure bike storage
Transfers airport-hotel-airport for you and your bike. Check details

What is included

Marmotte SportActive Cycling Included Sportive Alps

What's included

Registration to the Sportive
Pre-event information meeting
Full support including 3 back-up cars carrying spare clothes, refreshments, spare parts, and drinking water
SportActive bike mechanic for assistance when assembling your bike
Secure bike storage
Transfers airport-hotel-airport for you and your bike. Check details
4 nights’ B&B in 3 star hotel in Alpe d'Huez, based on 2 people sharing room; Good comfortable large en-suite rooms
Pictures we take throughout the event
SportActive Marmotte high quality cycling jersey with full zipp

Not Included

Flights
Single Supplement: 42-60 €/night depending on room type
Drinks during the meals and other private expenses
Private medical & travel insurance
Bike hire (Talk to us)
Inner tubes and tyres for purchase

Hotel::Where you will live during your holiday...

Hotel

Hotel Alpe d’Huez ***

Hotel Le Dôme - Alpe d'Huez - ride Marmotte Aps with SportActive

We'll stay in a 3 star hotel in Alpe d'Huez, close to the finish line. The hotel offers very nice and spacious en-suite rooms with typical mountain decor. We book B&B with well-adapted breakfast menus for cyclists (even porridge!). On Sunday morning breakfast will be served from 5:00 am.

Alpe d’Huez offers a wide selection of restaurants in walking distance for the evening meals and lunches.
Single rooms available, but limited, from 45 € to 60 € / night - depending on room type.

Bike Hire and Garage::Hire a bike and safe storage for your own bike too...

Bike Hire/Garage

Bike Hire
Bike Garage

Bike Hire

Bike hire is available via a third party provider in Alpe d'Huez, located 200 metres from pour hotel:

Sarenne Sports, 33 rue du Pic Blanc, 38750 Alpe d'Huez

phone: +33 (0)4 76 80 44 76

website: www.sarenne-sports.com

e-mail: sarennesports@orange.fr

They offer the following bike:

Road bike LOOK 765 OPTIMUM RS, cull carbon

Ultegra Compact,11 spead, 50x34 and 11x32 cassette

sizes: 49/XS, 52/S, 54/M, 56/L, 58/XL

More Information::Flight, Transfers, Weather...

More...

Flights and Airport Transfers
Weather

Flights and Airport Transfers

Flights & Airport Transfers

Marmotte Alps SportActive Sportive Flights

The flights to use for this holiday, if flying from Ireland, are the following :

Aer Lingus

Thu 2nd July 2020, Dublin to Lyon St Exupéry, flight EI552, dep 11:40 arr 15:00
Mon 6th July 2020, Lyon St Exupéry to Dublin, flight EI553, dep 15:40 arr 17:00

For Uk Departures or from other countries, please try to get your flights close to these times in order to avail of our group airport transfers.

It is best and easiest for you to book the flights yourself.
For an admin fee of 25% we can take care of the hassle of booking your flight; we can book flights from most UK and Irish airports. Book the flights yourself you save the 20%.

Transfers

Private airport transfers for you and your bike, to and from your hotel, for the flight times indicated above, are included in the price.

Weather

Weather & seasonality

Marmotte Alps SportActive Sportive Weather

Due to high altitude temperatures and the weather can change quickly. It can be 30 °C in the valley to lower than 10 °C on top of the climbs.

We advise taking a range of warm clothing including:

Leggings,
Arm warmers
Gilet
Long sleeve wind/rain jacket
Light long finger gloves
Overshoes

Thunderstorms are likely to happen in this season. Be prepared!

Remember you will have the three SportActive back-up cars to carry your clothing items and have them available on top of the climbs.

Marmotte Alps SportActive Sportive Weather diagram

Orla Callender
Brian Kelly

Testimonials

Hope you are well and have recovered from the weekend.

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for a fantastic weekend and all the support. You were so kind and looked after me so well. I thoroughly appreciated it.

Without the support of Sport Active I could not have done this event. I will be highly recommending SportActive to all the cyclists I know.

Once again a million thanks and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Orla Callender - Dublin – Ireland - Marmotte 2016

Testimonials

Thanks for an unbelievable experience in the French Alps.

I had the time of my life. Please send on my best wishes and thanks to Martin and Stephen.

Please send me details of up and coming camps and trips as I would definitely like to go again.

Brian Kelly – Ireland - Marmotte 2017

Marmotte Granfondo Alps

Toughest Alpine Sportive in Europe

We do the logistics you ride the cols

Ride the mountains of the Tour de France

174kms, 5000 metres climbing

My Cycling Holiday::Discover this holiday...

My Cycling Holiday

My Cycling Holiday

Look Marmotte Granfondo Alps: 5th July 2020

Test your Limits in the French Alps

High Altitudes

Be Part of a Peloton of Thousands

Supported Tour de France Style

Logistics - We've got you covered

Check out our exceptional assistance on the DAY!

Secure your entry in 2019, book now with SportActive

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