If the conditions hold, we should have optimal conditions for the start of Pic Blanc, with a very nice snowpack for an anthology start!
Source: press release
The Mégavalanche is back from 3 to 9 July with a crazy programme: unlimited rides from Saturday 1 July, thousands of meters of negative altitude difference, crazy races and events, aperitifs galore, live music and an exceptional weekend of races to finish off on a high note!
Saturday to Tuesday
Start of the MEGAVALANCHE Skipass 9 – 6 days
Withdrawal at the cash desk of the plant with your identity document
Wednesday : training + Dual Slalom
MEGAVALANCHE free practice on all tracks
8:30-12:00 / 14:30-18 : ExpoVillage. MEGAVALANCHE License plate collection and ski pass collection – Place du Cognet – Alpe d'Huez From 14:00 to 16:00 : rehearsals free practice, Dual Slalom – (only 100 runners, on registration ) selected) – from 17:00 to 18:30 : dual slalom 18: 45: Aperitif and Dual Slalom award ceremony
Thursday: Practice + Girl Social ride + Bike Speed + No Chain Race + Funky Race
MEGAVALANCHE free practice on all tracks
7:30 am: girls' social round – DMC meeting
8am-30pm / 12pm – 00pm : License plate collection and ski pass collection – Place du Cognet – Alpe d'Huez 9:00 – 10:00: SPEED BIKE : speed record on the glacier, registration required 9:00 - 18:00 PM : Expo Village – Alpe d'Huez 14:00 - 16:00 PM : No Chain Race – DMC 2100 (registration required, 150 18:00 – 18pm: Funky Race – Expo Village ( compulsory registration, only 50 runners) 18:15 : Megavalanche Reunion Island Aperitif – ExpoVillage 18: 45: Speed bike, No Chain Race and Funky Race awards ceremony
Friday: QUALIFYING RUN and MEGA KIDS
MEGA KID by Commencal :
9:30 : 1st run MEGA KID by Commencal Minimes & Benjamins - DMC 2700
9:50 : 1st run MEGA KID by Commencal Poussins & Pupilles - DMC 2100
13:45 : 2nd edition MEGA KID by Commencal Minimes & Benjamins - DMC 2700
14:00 : 2nd edition MEGA KID by Commencal Poussins & Pupilles - DMC 2100
MEGAAVALANCHE QUALIFYING RUNS:
Departure from Dôme des Rousses (2810m) – Arrival at Alpe d'Huez (1800m)
From Alpe d'Huez : Compulsory access DMC Grandes Rousses up to 2100m, follow path n°11, and take the Dôme des Rousses cable car (2nd part) : 45min. at 1 hour. Compulsory ski pass.
Line up on the starting lines 20 minutes before the start.
10:30 Battery 1 n° 1 to 160
10:45 Battery 2 No. 201 to 360
11:00 Battery 3 No. 401 to 560
11:15 Battery 4 No. 601 to 760
11:30 Battery 5 No. 801 to 960
11:45 Battery 6 No. 1001 to 1160
1 2:00 Battery 7 No. 1201 to 1360
00:15 Battery 8 No. 1401 to 1560
00:30 Battery 9 No. 1601 to 1760
00:45 Battery 10 n° 1801 to 1760 1960
13:00 Battery 11 Women n° 2001 to 2099
13:15 Battery 12 e-bikes n° 2201 to 2360
From 10:30 : buffet on arrival at Alpe d'Huez, Place du Cognet 18:00 : MEGA KID awards ceremony and presentation of the top riders of line A
From 18pm: Apero and LIVE MUSIC Results of seeding sessions and collecting stickers for all participants, including MEGA Affinity, except row A.
Saturday: E-MEGA, MEGA LADIES, MEGA CHALLENGER and MEGA AFFINITY
Departure from Pic Blanc 3.300 m – Arrival Allemond 720 m
9:00 : start E-Mega
9:15 : start MEGA LADIES
9:30 : MEGA CHALLENGER starts from 36th to 70th of each qualifying wave
9:45 : MEGA AFFINITY 1 from 95th to 130th of each qualifying wave
10:30 : Glacier closing
10:00 – 13 pm: Arrival in Allemond – meal offered by Allemond & Alpe d'Huez.
From 18:00 : I open CHAIN REACTION and MEGA LADIES, MEGA CHALLENGERS & EBIKES awards ceremony
MEGA REUNION TRIP lottery draw
Sunday: MEGAVALANCHE, Mega AMATEURS and Mega TRAIL
6:00 : Boarding by letter
9:00 : Start MEGAVALANGE
9:30 : Beginning Mega Amateurs
9:45 : Start of the Megavalanche TRAIL
10:00 : Closure of the glacier slopes
9:30 - 14:30 PM : Arrivals in Allemond – Buffet offered Protocol Ceremony – Award Ceremony
