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Mavic backs attempt next week to break Tour du Mont Blanc recordNicolas Roux (picture courtesy Mavic)

Mavic backs attempt next week to break Tour du Mont Blanc record

Brand ambassador Nicolas Roux takes on challenge to help mark company's 125th anniversary...
by Simon_MacMichael
Fri, May 30, 2014 10:57
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Mavic has revealed that its brand ambassador Nicolas Roux will next week attempt to set the fastest time for the “Tour du Mont Blanc” – a 330km ride on French, Swiss and Italian roads around the highest peak in the Alps.

The route of the ride, which is being done to help mark the French brand’s 125th anniversary, includes two cols that top out at more than 2,000 metres – the Great St Bernard Pass (2,469 metres) and the Little St Bernard Pass (2,188 metres).

Roux, who has won the past two editions of L’Etape du Tour, will have to tackle five hors-catégorie climbs, with a total height gain throughout the ride of more than 8,000 metres in his attempt to beat the current record of 11 hours 41 minutes.

He will be equipped and supported by Mavic throughout his ride, which you can follow on Twitter – with the hashtag #montblancrecord – Facebook and via GPS tracking on the website Map My Tracks starting at 6am on Monday 2 June.

The fifth edition of the Tour du Mont Blanc, with 300 cyclists competing solo or in relays, will take place on 20 July 2014.

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Nigel @bpmcoaching | 10 years ago
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Well I broke no records but I did finish yesterday, in some of the worst conditions I have ever ridden through, Five of the I think seven Cat 1 climbs in the pouring rain, The last two in a lightening storm, freezing cold with rock slides, fallen trees and rivers of water. Still I got the finishers Shirt but I am not sure if I should wear it or frame it 39

One interesting point with regard to the article, the organizers make a point of the riders being self sufficient except for the refreshment stops, But many riders where fully supported, I'm only jealous I could have done with 2 or 3 changes of kit 4

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monkeytrousers | 10 years ago
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If he's that good, how come he doesn't ride for a team? I mean, he "won" the Etape......

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bashthebox | 10 years ago
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Awesome/insane.

I'm staying in Chamonix in September actually - anyone know what the best/most famous climbs are around there?

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pwake replied to bashthebox | 10 years ago
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bashthebox wrote:

Awesome/insane.

I'm staying in Chamonix in September actually - anyone know what the best/most famous climbs are around there?

Check out www.cycling-challenge.com. Full of excellent information.

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