June 27: Around Mont-Blanc and Discovering Beaufortin

Stage C / TREK 1: Around Mont-Blanc
The most challenging section of this 2022 edition. High mountain progression and mountaineering on a glacier at 3400m above sea level. A Via ferrata arriving just above the exquisite Roselend lake will resume this section.
This section is a highlight of the course due to it’s progression at high altitude. On the program : a succession of 4 mountain passes : the Petit Saint Bernard and a glacier section leading to the Petit Dome des Glaciers, culminating point of this adventure at an altitude of 3250 meters. And to finish, the difficult Via Ferrata of the Rocher du Vent overlooking the
Roselend lake below, the joy of the Northern Alps.
• 53 km
• 4 535 m D+ / 4 720 m D-
• Start : AT2/commune de Sainte-Foy
• Finish : AT3/Beaufort (parking du refuge du plan de la Lai)
Timing section
Time mini : 20h40
Time maxi : 31h10
Fist team AT3 : June 27 / 4h35
Last team AT3 : June 28 / 1h35

Stage D / VTT 2: Discovering Beaufortin
The race is moving to Beaufortin and will offer to racers a new side of the French mountains. This high altitude mountain bike section alternates large paths, nice single paths, carrying and crossing mountain passes : the Coin and La Bathie prelude of a scenic descent into the Isère valley. Very nice view point at the Saint Guérin Lake.
• 49 km
• 1 590 m D+ / 2 700 m D-
• Start : AT3/Beaufort (parking du refuge du plan de la Lai)
• Finish : AT4/Grignon (pont Albertin)
Timing section
Time mini : 7h30
Time maxi : 11h40
First team AT4 : June 27 / 17h40
Last team AT4 : June 28 / 18h05