1) Experience the legendary French Alps climbs and
2) Get you prepared for the race – mentally and physically.
This will be probably the best week of your life. Do not miss the chance of this extraordinary camp and live the GFNY experience at the French Alps. Register now at: https://gfnyfr.com/en/camp
GFNY Alpes Vaujany is a climbing race. At the GFNY Alpes Vaujany Camp, we will use the entire week leading up to race day to get used to climbing, and descending. Over the course of the week, you will get lots of climbing practice on many beautiful, famous climbs. You can expect to climb one Col every day. We will ride up several climbs that are directly near Vaujany, and for the climbs that we drive to, we will drive to the bottom of the Col and ride from there.
You will be back from cycling in the early afternoon so you can also enjoy non-cycling tourism activities. GFNY Camp is meant to prepare you for race day, not wear you out. By race day, you will get comfortable with taking on long climbs, with variable steepness, and be in peak condition to finish GFNY Vaujany strong.
The cycling kicks off on Sunday, August 23 and goes until Saturday, August 29. We will ride legendary climbs such as Galibier, Izoard, Croix de Fer, Alpe d’Huez and Lautaret.
Group leaders will speak French, English and Spanish.
For any questions about the camp, please contact
Reminder:
If you were registered for GFNY NYC 2020, you get a free entry to GFNY Alpes Vaujany (that’s in addition to the automatic GFNY NYC 2021 entry).
If you want to do the camp, you’ll get a discount (camp ticket less the general entry ticket cost).
Last week, an avalanche covered the road up to Col du Glandon on the GFNY Alpes Vaujany course. It’s a sign of the winter retreating up there, making space for summer – and us!
GFNY Alpes Vaujany is confirmed to go ahead as planned on August 30th following an announcement from French President Macron that events will be allowed from mid-July.
NEW YORK CITY, May 5, 2020 – Vaujany, in the French Alps, will host the 2020/21 GFNY Europe Championship on August 30 as scheduled. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office on April 28 announced that no events of 5000 persons, or more will be allowed before September 1st.
GFNY Alpes Vaujany has an expected starting list of 1000 riders and will mark the re-start of the 2020 cycling season on August 30th.
A new and improved route has been finalized which now also includes the stunning Col du Glandon. The competitive long course mimics a lolly-pop loop, 117km long with arguably the most challenging course of the GFNY calendar with 3925 meters of climbing. The non-competitive short course is point to point covering 40Km with 1707 meters of ascent.
The race starts in Vaujany with a controlled descent from the village of Vaujany to the base of the first challenge of the day, a 25km climb up Col de La Croix de Fer. On route to the peak at 2,067 meters, riders will pass by lush forest and lac de Grand’Maison. Upon reaching the peak there is a long descent into Saint Jean de Maurienne and a flat 10km through the Maurienne valley before starting the climb up Col du Glandon. The descent from the top will bring riders back to the bottom of Vaujany for the final climb, a short but technical 5km climb to the finish line.
“I can’t wait to host a GFNY in the French Alps and am especially proud of this Championship course,” said GFNY CEO Uli Fluhme. “Vaujany is a beautiful host location, surrounded by the most famous climbs in the world. It’s ideal for a summer ride, race and family vacation. And it’s a dream to re-start the 2020 GFNY season in a region that is loaded with cycling history.”
