Mega What?
What’s the Mega Avalanche? It’s one of the toughest and longest mountain bike races in the world and is held annually in July in Alpe D’Huez in the French Alps. 
Wikipedia says:
The Mega Avalanche is an annual downhill cycling event that starts at the 3320m high ski station Pic Blanc, above the alpine towns of Alpe d’Huez (1850m) and Le Bourg-d’Oisans (701m) and finishes at Allemont (720m). It begins in snow and travels across a glacier to a black run which takes the riders down to Allemont. It has been featured in the British mountain biking magazine MBUK and a picture of the event has been used for the cover of one of the issues. It is one of the longest downhill races in the world travelling down 33km (20 miles) of mostly black run downhill. To compete in the Mega Avalanche, competitors must have a full-face bicycle helmet, suitable for downhill cycling, and suitable downhill body armour to protect them from any impacts they may receive from falling off. To qualify for the main event the competitors must first complete the 15km (9 mile) qualifying course after which if they finish in the allocated time and position they will be allocated a place on the starting grid for the race. It begins with a mass start (all of the competitors begin at once), which often results in many of the competitors falling over due to sliding into each other because of snow.
The 2008 Mega Avalanche takes place between the 7th and the 13th of July. This video clip gives a flavour of what it’s all about…
-
About
I started this website to record my progress as I try to compete in the Mega Avalanche in July 2008, said to be one of the worlds toughest mountain bike races. As I write this in December 2007 I have zero downhill racing experience and pretty mediocre fitness.
The reason for attempting this is to raise at least £2,500 for the Severn Hospice, a charity that provides fantastic care for those with serious illnesses in the Shropshire and Mid Wales area.
If you would like to donate then please visit my charity page, or to find out more look here.
And if you are wondering about the title of my site, it was the first words from the mouth of my best mate as I told him what I was going to attempt...
-
Sponsorship
