Publié le Tuesday 7 September 2021
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©Les Orres - Remi Fabregue

After Les Arcs and Les Ménuires, the French Downhill Mountain Bike Cup moved to Les Orres on September 11 and 12 to determine the winners of the 2021 event.

235 participants gathered in Les Orres to race down the French Cup track specially laid out for the occasion. With forest sections, several jumps (including 2 raod gaps ) and a rock garden, the course is as varied as a World Cup race can be. Top riders will need between 3 and 4 minutes to complete it.



Number 1 Dylan Levesque, freshly selected for the French team at the World Championships in Val Di Sole, Italy, in August, will be the last rider to start the placement round on Sunday, September 12. After his 21st place on the international circuit, he will be keen to confirm his performance in the Coupe de France. But our eyes will be particularly on Ian Guionnet, Bike Park des Orres ambassador since last year.

With his number 5 bib, he'll also be one of the drivers aiming for a podium finish. He too has recently had a taste of the international circuit, having been selected for the World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia. He narrowly missed out on qualification for last week's final in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. But despite the disappointment of coming so close, the Haut-Alpin is happy to be back at his best at the end of the season. In the women's category, Mathilde Bernard, more accustomed to international competition, recently distinguished herself with a 14th-place finish at the World Championships in Val Di Sole and a 12th-place finish at the World Cup in Lenzerheide. Already a silver medallist in the four-cross event in Italy, the Vauclusienne will be a tough opponent. But our hearts will go out to Laura Peythieu, bib no. 206, a local of the event and also the new ambassador for Les Orres Bike Park.

But the French Cup final means the overall title. And in this game, the leaders of the rankings will also be to watch:

  • Elite Women: Mariana SALAZAR (bib 203)
  • Cadet Men: Hugo MARINI (bib 18)
  • Junior Woman : Lisa BOULADOU (bib 208)
  • Minime Man: Max ALRAN (bib 501)
  • Minime Girl: Cassandre PEIZERAT (bib 551)
  • Junior Men: Arsène GILBERT (bib 19)
  • Master 5: Stéphane ROUTIN (bib 379)

Ranking leaders not mentioned above will not be present in Les Orres.

Key figures for the course :

  • Start altitude: 2165m
  • Finish altitude: 1689m
  • Negative vertical drop: 476m
  • Trail length: 2200m
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PROGRAM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Number & transponder pick-up
  • 15h00 - 17h00: Reconnaissance on foot
  • 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Race meeting / Teams

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH

  • 8h00 - 12h00: Number & transponder collection
  • 8.30am - 9.30am: Training Group C * (U15 Men and Women)
  • 9h30 - 13h00 : Training Group A & B
  • 13h00 - 14h00 : Training Group C * (U15 Men and Women)
  • 14h00 - 16h00 : Training Group B
  • 15h30 - 17h30 : Training Group A
  • 17h30 - 18h30 : Training Yellow Plate

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12

  • 8h00- 8h30: Reconnaissance C * (U15 Men and Women) (1 run max)
  • 8h30- 10h00: Reconnaissance A & B (1 run max)
  • 10h30 - 13h00: PLACEMENT RACE
  • 1:30 - 4:30 pm: FINAL RUN & PODIUMS
  • 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Return of transponders to finish racket

GROUP C: FOR ALL MINIMES

* gROUP C: TRACK WITH COMPULSORY ESCAPE ROUTES ON THE MOST DIFFICULT SECTIONS

Download the official program

PRACTICAL INFO

SKI LIFTS

For the French Cup, the Bike Park will be open to all from Friday September 10th to Sunday September 12th.

Some mountain bike trails will be closed and reserved for the Coupe de France from FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 to SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10

  • Chairlifts open: Prélongis & Pic Vert > 9h/17h
  • Tracks closed: Coupe de France, Gawaline, Vallon, Ride & Red, Magic Wood, Pédale Douce.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11

  • Chairlifts open : Prélongis 7:30 am > 6:30 pm / Pic Vert 8 am > 6:30 pm / Pousterle 9:15 am > 4:40 pm
  • Closed runs: Coupe de France, Gawaline, Vallon, Pédale Douce.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12

  • Chairlifts open : Prélongis 7h > 17h / Pic Vert 7h30 > 17h / Pousterle 9h15 > 16h40
  • Tracks closed: Coupe de France, Gawaline, Vallon, Pédale Douce.

SPECIAL WEEKEND RATES :

  • 4 h MTB package: 20€ (instead of 22€)
  • All-day mountain bike package: 23€ at the cash desk and 20€ online
  • (instead of 25.50€)
  • Weekend or 2-day mountain bike package: 39.50€ at the cash desk and 34€ online (instead of 44€)
  • 3-day mountain bike package: 59.50€ at checkout and 51.50€ online (instead of 66€)
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PRESS INFORMATION

  • Press room available to journalists on Sunday September 12 at the SEMLORE administration building (at the foot of the Prélongis chairlift departure point)
  • Contact: Pamela LEMONNIER - p.lemonnier@lesorres.com - 06 66 53 42 37