Celine Gros in Australia for Downhill World Cup

Programme for next week in Australia;

For more info on this competition, click here

Update on Morzine local in UCI Downhill World Cup

Céline Gros is powering on at the UcI Downhill World cup this year making it on the podium again in both Mont-Saint-Anne with 4th place and 5th place in Bromont, Canada!

Mont-Saint-Anne Women’s Results;

 

 

 

Bromont Women’s Results;

For more on the Nissan UCI Downhill World Cup, visit www.uci.ch

Bike Fax Route Book – Morzine & Portes Du Soleil

Product Description
Morzine in the Portes du Soleil has long been known as ‘the’ summer destination for mountain bikers from all over Europe. Increasingly popular with British mountain bikers, the area sports purpose built, lift served downhill and competition standard trails, as well as long challenging cross country circuits. This guidebook is the first to provide information on a wide selection of rides in the area. Containing information on all the popular Downhill Trails, as well as a selection of challenging Cross-country circuits and gentle family rides, the guide is sure to offer something for everyone. The guide contains detailed maps and full route descriptions on 24 trails in the area. Section introductions provide information on local services and useful contacts to help with planning and getting the most out of any visit to the area.

 

Review
“A very good guide, certainly well worth the money if you’re planning an unguided trip to the area and you’re not familiar with it. It’ll point you in the right direction for some exploring, too”. Mike Davies, Editor, Bikemagic.

This book can be bought from Amazon!!

After buying this book, you plan on heading to the Morzine/Les Gets area check out MountainXtra for accommodation and everything else you want to know about the place

Avoriaz Bike Park

This summer Avoriaz opens a new bike park accessible to all levels and ages

3 different trails (green, blue, red)
1 expert trail
1 woops zone (Airbag)
1 boarder cross
1 mountain bike trail
Minimum age: 10 years; accessible by a chair lift near the centre of the resort.

 For the map of the Bike Park, Click here

For the map of the Bike Zone in Avoriaz, Click here

Télésiège des Lindarets

from 9.30am to 5.15pm

Every day from 27/06/09 to 30/08/09

Mountain Bike Prices for Chair lifts in the Portes du Soleil, Summer ‘09

Morzine local on Podium again!

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: French celebration in Maribor
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Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) increased her lead in the women’s downhill standings with a fourth consecutive victory in the UCI Nissan Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. It was France’s day, as Jonnier was the first of four French riders on the podium.

Meanwhile, three times World Champion Fabien Barel (Subaru) announced his return from a knee injury by becoming the first non-Sanata Cruz Syndicate rider of the year to win a World Cup race. Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took over the World Cup lead from his team mate Steve Peat after the Englishman flatted on his run.

Floriane Pugin sets the pace

Although rain played havoc with the qualifying rounds the previous day, the finals of the downhill competition on Sunday were run in sunny conditions.

The tenth rider down in the final, Floriane Pugin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) set the first fast time of the day for the final, more than 20 seconds ahead of the previous best time of Fionn Griffiths (Norco World Team). Pugin’s time was so fast that only two riders would beat her – Jonnier and Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center).

Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing), the winner of round one, was well back after crashing near the top of her run and Myriam Nicole, of France, came within 12 seconds of Pugin. But it took Jonnier to finally displace her young French rival, and she did it with the first sub-3min 40 ride, at 3mins 39’59. There was only one rider left by this time – former Juniors World Champion Ragot. She came through the first intermediate timer two-hundredths of a second ahead of Jonnier. However, Ragot lost four-tenths of a second in the lower portion of the run, to finish 0.31 seconds down on Jonnier. Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz 74) took fourth, while Mio Suemasa of Japan took the final podium spot, breaking the French stranglehold.

Click here to read more of the report from Union Cycliste International

Women’s results        Men’s results

Nissan UCI Downhill World Cup @ Maribor, Slovenia

Maribor, Slovenia, once again hosts the UCI World Cup this year, this time with a double event: 4X and downhill. Maribor returned to the Nissan UCI World Cup calendar in 2007, hosting the season’s final triple event. It went on to be voted second best downhill and 4X World Cup organizer of the season.

Maribor is a lively city with a population of more than 100,000 – that figure doubles when the surrounding area is taken into account. The advantage of this World Cup venue is the mixture of cosmopolitan life and open air facilities. Accommodation varies from ski chalets on the mountain to downtown hotels. After training on the mountain bike course, teams have the opportunity to hit some city shopping, restaurants and cafés.

Mountain biking has a long tradition in Maribor. The first cross-country races were already held on Pohorje in the early 90’s, but the sport really boomed after the first World Cup was organized here in 1999. Since then, Maribor has become one of the most visited events in the MTB World Cup series. Passionate bike fans flow in from all over the country as well as from neighboring Austria, Italy, Croatia and Hungary. Spectator numbers often exceed 11’000 per day, especially for the most popular attraction – the downhill race day.

For the programme click here

Morzine local on Podium @ Fort William!

Congratulations to Céline Gros who has yet again finished her race on the podium!

Finishing in 3rd at 5:30:60 behind fellow Frenchies JONNIER Sabrina and RAGOT Emmeline

English Tracy Moseley coming in 8th at 5:33.16

For more on the Women’s results of the UCI Nissan Downhill World Cup please click here

Summer Activity Holidays in Morzine

Morzine is abundant with activities for your summer holiday ranging from extreme sports, to family activities and more leisurely pursuits.

Some of the many activities include; Mountain Biking, Swimming, Golf, Climbing, Via Ferrata, Water-skiing, Canyoning, Parapenting, Rafting, Sightseeing, Hiking, Road Biking, Wakeboarding, Mountain Boarding, Adventure parks, Go Karting, Paintball Skirmishing, Horseback Riding, Tennis, and much, much more!

Example of an activity week in Morzine

Day 1: Mountain biking around Morzine, Les Gets & Mont Chery, finishing with a refreshing dip in Lake Montriond before heading to Bar Robinson for a well deserved drink.
Day 2: Hike one of the many mountains the area has to offer such as Ressachaux where you have spectacular views from Lake Geneva, Switzerland to Mont-Blanc and the Grand Massif.
Day 3: Go canyoning through the cascades Nyon has to offer, have lunch at the restaurant du cascades de Nyon where they pick their own mushrooms before finishing off the day doing the adventure course with the zip wire over the cascade.
Day 4: Play a round of golf either in Les Gets or Avoriaz, go mountain boarding, relax by the Olympic sized swimming pool or go visit the Devil’s Gorges.
Day 5: Mountain Bike around the whole Portes du Soleil using the vast lift system available.
Day 6: White water raft, hot dog or hydro speed down the river Dranse in the morning followed by a tandem paraglide over Morzine and summer sledging in the Afternoon.

 

Morzine Outdoor Sports Festival

 A unique multi-disciplinary event open to all, showcasing top athletes and fun family activities

The principle is simple: every day from 5pm a sport will be showcased in the village centre.

The outdoor sports fair planned outside the Tourist Office will feature the main players in the field who are taking part in the Festival with their latest gear on show.

Morzine has great respect for the mountains and an ecology exhibition is planned to raise awareness on the subject.

Sport is one vital ingredient of the Outdoor Sports Festival, However, having fun is another. Concerts, shows, theme nights… in short, a coordinated entertainments programme to ensure a friendly atmosphere!

 

For accommodation in Morzine, Click here.

For a list of activities in and around Morzine, Click here.