The mountain is calling! The Tour du Grand Combin is just around the corner.

Ride starts on September 10 for a three-day tour around the Grand Combin. From Valais to the Aosta Valley and back again, surrounded by the mightiest four-thousand-meter peaks in the Alps. There are still two places available in the ride camp - the opportunity to get in the highlight of the season at short notice.

The Tour du Grand Combin ridden at the Ride Camp is a thing of superlatives. On the first day, the legendary Col de Mille is on the program, as a warm-up route so to speak. The really big show begins on Saturday with the ride over the Fenêtre de Durand and the optional ascent to Mont Avril (3346 meters above sea level) directly opposite the summit of the Grand Combin. The bike climber's camp is not called that by chance: the bike usually rests on your shoulders during the ascent. In addition to the phenomenal scenery, the second stage rewards you with a world-class descent down to Etroubles.

The third stage is the pièce de resistance of the three-day tour with the Col Malatra and the Col Ferret. This adds up to 2615 meters of ascent (the ascent is shortened by a shuttle if necessary). However, the scenery is almost more impressive than on the second day, as Mont Blanc now takes center stage. The finissima of the Tour du Grand Combin is the descent from Col Ferret through the Val Ferret back to Orsières.

On the three-day tour, all luggage is stowed in the day pack, there is no luggage transport by car or bus. Instead, the hotels have been chosen to provide the comfort required for the necessary rest between the sporty stages.

Programme

Friday, stage 1: Orsières - Col de Mille - Lourtier, 31 km, 1715 m elevation gain, 1530 tm
Saturday, stage 2: Lourtier - Fenêtre de Durand - Etroubles, 44 km, 1860 m elevation gain, 2454 tm
Sunday, stage 3: Etroubles - Col Malatra - Col Ferret - Orsières, 57 km, 2615 m elevation gain, 2980 tm (can be shortened by around 1000 m elevation gain with shuttle)