News from Chatel and the Valley d'Abondance
If you are looking for a mountain bike holiday with a difference, look no further than White-Peak Holidays. We are offering fully guided mountain bike holidays staying in beautiful luxurious chalets with garden hot tubs.
You can choose self catered, B&B, fully catered or a mix of the three. The choice is yours.
Come and explore this excellent mountain bike playground on a hassle free White-Peak Holiday.
Chatel Mountain Style Contest
After a first amazing and different contest in 2007, Châtel has decided to organize a second session of its
MOUNTAIN STYLE CONTEST
The motivated and passionate partners are involved at 100 % to get a maximum of professional riders and to shape a terrific site with the help to the “Kranked 8” Riders!!!
15 pro riders coming from all over the world are already registered to enter the event, as :
Timo Pritzel (All) , Lance McDermott (GB) , Christopher Hatton (Fra) , Kyle Norbraten (Can) , Kyle Jameson (USA) , Kyle Ebbeth (USA) , Damien Huszsc (Fra) , Dylan Dunkerton ( Can ) , Curtis Robinson (Can) ,Etienne Perron (Fra) , Niki Leitner (Aut) , Julien Fournier (Sui) , Yoann Paccard (Fra) , Damjan Siriski (Cz) , Phil Meier (Sui).Â
Program:Â
Friday 4th July
9am-5pm Run inspection for pro & am
Saturday 5th July
Morning Run inspection for pro & am
Afternoon Qualifications in 2 runs for professional and amateur riders.
4pm Dirt Contest
6pm Partner’s special evening.
Sunday 6th July  Â
9am Run inspection.
10.30am 1st final for pro & am
2pm Final
€ 6000 Prize money and lot of partners’ prize to share !
The “Passportes du Soleil VTT” is first of all a convivial ‘rendez-vous’ for mountainbikers who want to ride for fun! It’s a moutain bike excursion based on the descovering of a territory landing over two countries. The lifts making this mountain circuit accessible.
Remember that the Passportes is :
– 3 circuits of 35, 50 and 75 km
– 7 resorts with simultaneous starts in France and Switzerland
– 13 ski-lifts
– 6000 metres of total vertical descent
– Different routes for cycling uphill on bikes for the more courageous,
– Optional downhill race tracks …
The extras for 2008:
Special rates for girls !
A special price for girls’ entries: € 30 instead of €35.
The Kids Passportes!
Professional teachers will guide children aged 9 to 14 years old (by group of age and level) on a circuit espacially made for them.
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To find all information, to get details about the event and see a video to present it, please visit the website : www.passportesdusoleil.com .
Entries:
Bookings are open from February 2008 the 10th on www.activeeurope.com
2008 Prices :
€ 35
€30 for girls
€15 for kids (including accompaniment by professional, snack, and a Portes du Soleil present).
Your entry includes:
access to the lift,
a number plate,
local produce refreshments,
a logbook,
a voucher for a day’s lift-pass in the Portes du Soleil,
and as always a special Passportes surprise present !
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During three days Champery in Switzerland will host the VTT Fair.
Numerous stands where professional will be there at your disposal and numerous entertainment for all, a concert… a whole program !
Also other resorts of the Portes du Soleil hosting the competition will have a special entertainment program during the weekend.
Although there is still a lot of snow on the north facing slopes, since the lifts shut at the end of April, the weather has been gorgeous, sunny & hot.
The bike is out and more trails are losing their snow cover on a daily basis…