La Marmotte GranFondo is the mother and father of all sportives cycling events. The route covers 174km of alpine cycling featuring the epic Col du Glandon and Col du Galibier.

After an epic 5,180m of climbing, La Marmotte finishes with the tortuos ascent of 21 hairpin bends to Alpe d’Huez (1,880m), scene of many literally breathtaking finishes in Le Tour de France.

The following cols feature in La Marmotte:

• 36km – Col du Glandon (1,924m)
• 92km – Col du Télégraphe (1,566m)
• 115km – Col du Galibier (2,645m)
• 122km – Col du Lautaret (2,058m)
• 174km  – Alpe d’Huez (1,880m)

Find out more on La Marmotte website.

http://app.strava.com/activities/65360210
Distance: 189km
Elevation: 4970m

Well done Tom ‘Epic Ride’ and the heat must have been unbearable. Look forward to hearing all about it.

COG Velo