Day One is done so just who is leading? Here’s the first report from Trans Provence…
Prologue 2013 Mavic Trans-Provence
This year Mavic Trans-Provence begins before the race proper with a “fun” single stage race. With no points at stake, it’s a great chance for competitors who have travelled from far to join us, to stretch their legs and meet their fellow travellers and get the hang of timing system, all without any pressure and an introduction to a week of adventure.
Day one 2013 Mavic Trans-Provence
Clamensane -> Dignes-Les-Bains
In the description for Day 1 of Mavic Trans-Provence 2013 the route is described as a “baptism of fire”. While there was no brimstone or flames, like last year, this Sunday did provide riders with high mountain cols and more of that infamous biblical weather.
For 2013, Mavic Trans-Provence Day 1 has three new stages for riders. Spread over 50km with nearly 1800 metres of climbing, its a reminder to riders new to the event and seasoned vets, that Mavic® Trans-Provence is an event as much about fitness as downhill technical prowess.
Morning saw the first wave of riders up for breakfast at 6am and leaving base camp for the morning uplift, from the drop off, a 300m climb lead riders to the first col of the day and special stage one .
Special Stage 1 takes riders away from the traditional Mavic® Trans-Provence route and drops them into a new valley for the event. A loose exposed line of singletrack dropped riders via some very exposed right turn switchbacks in to path that traversed a broken river bed before finishing in lush meadowland and a fire road.
After dropping 400m on trails and then another 300m on fire road, to get to Special Stage 2 riders faced an 800m climb to reach a col between two hills and the next timing station (the timing device that riders press their timing chip against at the start of each stage).
A combination of tarmac, then broken fire road and finally a carry, saw the first wave of riders reach the col at 1700m and once again like last year, the skies opened and the wind roared, and continued like that for the next few hours.
Regardless of weather, Special Stage 2 is fast, after dropping across open hillside, the trail plummets through sparse woodland and through small rock gardens, before traversing along the river, with a now already notorious fast right hander, that despite warnings, had many riders off and over the edge of the track and having to climb back up from the hillside below to get back to the trail. After crossing the riverbed another long fast traverse finally dropped riders down the the road, and a chance to get some respite from the weather.
The final two stages of today see a Mavic® Trans-Provence classic revisited – Donkey Darko – but by a new route, and with a third Special Stage added in along the way – after some steep fire road, riders reach the traditional ridge that finally gains them access to Special Stage 4, to add a little more “spice” to the day a small trail off to one side of the ridge becomes Special Stage 3 via a wooded gully with a steep (or “physical section” as described in the route! ) climb to finish.
Special Stage 4 the classic. Donkey Darko. From high above Digne-Les-Bains, riders drop across meadow into a rock band before finally diving down a trail that drops steeply down the sides of a ravine. The only thing that we can think of that Donkey Darko doesn’t have is loam. Other than that, everything else that people love about riding is right there between the ravine walls. Switchbacks, rock gardens, fast straightways on ribbons of single tracks, open hillsides, and pine forests, all available to be taken at speed.
Tomorrow involves a slightly less gruelling day and we’re told good weather – stay tuned!
| LEMENTZ Jérôme | Cannondale Overmountain / Mavic | PRO | 00:07:40 (1st) | 00:12:08 (1st) | 00:05:48 (5th=) | 00:12:22 (2nd) | 00:37:58 (1st) | |
| LAU Nicolas | Cube Action Team | PRO | 00:08:03 (3rd) | 00:12:17 (2nd) | 00:05:34 (2nd) | 00:12:31 (3rd) | 00:38:25 (2nd) | |
| BAREL Fabien | Canyon Factory Enduro Team / MAVIC | PRO | 00:08:04 (4th) | 00:12:26 (3rd) | 00:05:54 (7th) | 00:12:20 (1st) | 00:38:44 (3rd) | |
| KABUSH Geoff | Scott-3Rox Racing | PRO | 00:08:09 (5th=) | 00:12:35 (4th) | 00:05:32 (1st) | 00:13:16 (5th) | 00:39:32 (4th) | |
| BAILLY-MAITRE François | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:07:57 (2nd) | 00:12:36 (5th=) | 00:05:43 (3rd) | 00:13:21 (6th) | 00:39:37 (5th) | |
| NICOLL Jamie | Santa Cruz Bicycles | PRO | 00:08:09 (5th=) | 00:12:41 (7th=) | 00:05:48 (5th=) | 00:13:11 (4th) | 00:39:49 (6th) | |
| GOLAY Florian | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:08:49 (15th) | 00:12:52 (9th) | 00:05:57 (9th) | 00:13:37 (9th) | 00:41:15 (7th) | |
| BALL Chris | Santa Cruz Bicycles | AM | 00:08:35 (11th) | 00:12:36 (5th=) | 00:06:13 (12th) | 00:13:57 (14th) | 00:41:21 (8th) | |
| WEIR Mark | Cannondale Overmountain / WTB | PRO | 00:08:34 (10th) | 00:13:10 (10th) | 00:06:19 (13th) | 00:13:27 (7th) | 00:41:30 (9th=) | |
| FUMIC Manuel | Cannondale Factory Racing | PRO | 00:08:36 (12th) | 00:12:41 (7th=) | 00:05:55 (8th) | 00:14:18 (16th) | 00:41:30 (9th=) | |
| CRAIG Adam | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | PRO | 00:08:31 (8th) | 00:13:21 (11th) | 00:06:00 (10th) | 00:13:39 (10th) | 00:41:31 (11th) | |
| CRUZ Ben | Cannondale Overmountain / WTB | PRO | 00:08:26 (7th) | 00:13:31 (13th) | 00:06:08 (11th) | 00:13:49 (12th) | 00:41:54 (12th) | |
| COOPER Anton | Cannondale Factory Racing | PRO | 00:09:28 (21st=) | 00:13:23 (12th) | 00:05:45 (4th) | 00:13:31 (8th) | 00:42:07 (13th) | |
| STOCK Alex | Kona | PRO | 00:08:32 (9th) | 00:13:40 (15th) | 00:06:29 (15th) | 00:14:07 (15th) | 00:42:48 (14th) | |
| DICKERHOFF Maxi | Canyon Factory Enduro Team | PRO | 00:08:47 (14th) | 00:14:25 (23rd) | 00:06:46 (20th) | 00:13:54 (13th) | 00:43:52 (15th) | |
| FARIN Guillaume | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:09:08 (17th) | 00:14:11 (22nd) | 00:06:33 (16th) | 00:14:43 (21st) | 00:44:35 (16th) | |
| DOLA François | la Roue Libre | M40 | 00:08:59 (16th) | 00:13:39 (14th) | 00:07:37 (39th=) | 00:14:30 (17th) | 00:44:45 (17th) | |
| MUNNIK Oliver | AM | 00:08:40 (13th) | 00:16:18 (50th) | 00:06:22 (14th) | 00:13:42 (11th) | 00:45:02 (18th) | ||
| MARTIN Sven | Santa Cruz Bicycles | M40 | 00:09:15 (18th) | 00:14:08 (20th) | 00:07:15 (26th) | 00:14:31 (18th) | 00:45:09 (19th) | |
| HAUKOM Tom | AM | 00:09:33 (24th) | 00:13:42 (16th) | 00:07:06 (24th) | 00:15:19 (22nd=) | 00:45:40 (20th) | ||
| THOMSON Stu | MTB Cut / Orange | AM | 00:10:22 (41st) | 00:13:56 (18th) | 00:07:03 (23rd) | 00:14:36 (19th) | 00:45:57 (21st) | |
| PRUDENCIO Nico | Team Giant Chile | PRO | 00:10:02 (32nd) | 00:14:47 (28th=) | 00:06:34 (17th) | 00:14:40 (20th) | 00:46:03 (22nd) | |
| GIBSON Nick | AM | 00:09:26 (20th) | 00:14:06 (19th) | 00:07:16 (27th=) | 00:15:19 (22nd=) | 00:46:07 (23rd) | ||
| KUPIAINEN Mikko | AM | 00:09:28 (21st=) | 00:13:53 (17th) | 00:06:45 (19th) | 00:16:16 (32nd) | 00:46:22 (24th) | ||
| FAGERLI Ole Christian | AM | 00:10:11 (36th) | 00:14:10 (21st) | 00:06:42 (18th) | 00:15:46 (28th) | 00:46:49 (25th) | ||
| SMAIL Paul | AM | 00:09:30 (23rd) | 00:14:39 (26th=) | 00:07:40 (42nd) | 00:15:19 (22nd=) | 00:47:08 (26th) | ||
| PATTERSON Matt | AM | 00:09:38 (26th) | 00:14:29 (24th) | 00:07:44 (43rd=) | 00:15:20 (25th) | 00:47:11 (27th) | ||
| SCHWAB Tilmann | AM | 00:09:24 (19th) | 00:14:53 (30th) | 00:07:34 (36th) | 00:15:44 (27th) | 00:47:35 (28th) | ||
| REITAN Gaute | AM | 00:10:08 (34th=) | 00:14:36 (25th) | 00:06:51 (21st) | 00:16:09 (29th) | 00:47:44 (29th) | ||
| ANGUS Paul | AM | 00:09:37 (25th) | 00:14:47 (28th=) | 00:07:27 (34th) | 00:16:13 (30th=) | 00:48:04 (30th) | ||
| BOWMAN Joe | AM | 00:09:49 (28th) | 00:14:39 (26th=) | 00:07:37 (39th=) | 00:16:21 (35th) | 00:48:26 (31st) | ||
| MORAN Kevin | AM | 00:10:05 (33rd) | 00:14:55 (31st) | 00:07:29 (35th) | 00:16:41 (37th) | 00:49:10 (32nd) | ||
| MARTIN Anka | Juliana Bicycles | WMN | 00:10:01 (31st) | 00:15:36 (38th) | 00:07:57 (48th) | 00:15:39 (26th) | 00:49:13 (33rd) | |
| EMMETT Kelli | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | WMN | 00:10:18 (39th=) | 00:15:09 (32nd) | 00:08:02 (49th) | 00:16:13 (30th=) | 00:49:42 (34th) | |
| FERREIRA Afonso | AM | 00:09:42 (27th) | 00:15:55 (48th) | 00:07:52 (45th) | 00:16:17 (33rd) | 00:49:46 (35th) | ||
| AAS Øyvind | AM | 00:10:40 (48th) | 00:15:31 (36th) | 00:07:16 (27th=) | 00:16:20 (34th) | 00:49:47 (36th) | ||
| WAGHORN Jonny | M40 | 00:09:51 (29th) | 00:15:41 (39th=) | 00:07:10 (25th) | 00:17:22 (45th) | 00:50:04 (37th) | ||
| RACING Plons | M40 | 00:09:56 (30th) | 00:15:49 (44th=) | 00:07:18 (29th) | 00:17:12 (41st=) | 00:50:15 (38th) | ||
| KUENZLI Othmar | M40 | 00:10:12 (37th) | 00:15:21 (33rd) | 00:07:21 (32nd) | 00:17:26 (46th) | 00:50:20 (39th) | ||
| HORRIDGE Emily | Transition Bikes | WMN | 00:10:18 (39th=) | 00:15:51 (46th=) | 00:07:53 (46th=) | 00:16:36 (36th) | 00:50:38 (40th) | |
| OCKELTON Will | Santa Cruz Bicycles | AM | 00:10:35 (44th) | 00:15:41 (39th=) | 00:07:26 (33rd) | 00:16:57 (38th) | 00:50:39 (41st) | |
| RAMSAY Seb | M40 | 00:10:37 (47th) | 00:15:28 (34th) | 00:07:00 (22nd) | 00:17:46 (47th) | 00:50:51 (42nd) | ||
| PERRY Lester | AM | 00:10:08 (34th=) | 00:15:29 (35th) | 00:08:11 (52nd) | 00:17:12 (41st=) | 00:51:00 (43rd) | ||
| IMBS Raphael | TannenBike | M40 | 00:10:36 (45th=) | 00:15:41 (39th=) | 00:07:39 (41st) | 00:17:07 (39th) | 00:51:03 (44th) | |
| SOHKANEN Simo | AM | 00:11:22 (56th=) | 00:15:42 (42nd) | 00:07:19 (30th=) | 00:17:08 (40th) | 00:51:31 (45th) | ||
| CANCELLIER Jon | SRAM | AM | 00:10:15 (38th) | 00:15:49 (44th=) | 00:07:19 (30th=) | 00:18:11 (51st) | 00:51:34 (46th) | |
| CALAM Jeff | AM | 00:10:50 (49th) | 00:16:08 (49th) | 00:07:44 (43rd=) | 00:17:21 (44th) | 00:52:03 (47th=) | ||
| KELTON Tim | AM | 00:10:53 (50th) | 00:16:19 (51st) | 00:07:35 (37th) | 00:17:16 (43rd) | 00:52:03 (47th=) | ||
| FAN Mickey | AM | 00:10:36 (45th=) | 00:15:47 (43rd) | 00:07:53 (46th=) | 00:17:57 (48th) | 00:52:13 (49th) | ||
| STEVENS Jon | AM | 00:10:27 (42nd=) | 00:15:51 (46th=) | 00:07:36 (38th) | 00:18:58 (53rd) | 00:52:52 (50th) | ||
| HARRISON Luke | M40 | 00:10:27 (42nd=) | 00:15:35 (37th) | 00:09:45 (60th=) | 00:18:10 (50th) | 00:53:57 (51st) | ||
| DIEFFENTHALER Pauline | Cannondale / MAVIC | WMN | 00:11:02 (51st) | 00:17:13 (56th) | 00:08:23 (55th=) | 00:18:08 (49th) | 00:54:46 (52nd) | |
| CABELLO Rodrigo | AM | 00:11:03 (52nd=) | 00:17:33 (57th) | 00:08:03 (50th) | 00:19:06 (54th) | 00:55:45 (53rd) | ||
| SAVELYEV Vadim | AM | 00:11:03 (52nd=) | 00:17:10 (54th=) | 00:08:16 (54th) | 00:19:20 (56th) | 00:55:49 (54th) | ||
| WATERMAN Andy | AM | 00:11:05 (54th) | 00:17:08 (53rd) | 00:08:12 (53rd) | 00:19:41 (58th) | 00:56:06 (55th) | ||
| GJESSVAG Tony | AM | 00:11:22 (56th=) | 00:17:10 (54th=) | 00:08:23 (55th=) | 00:19:17 (55th) | 00:02:00 | 00:58:12 (56th) | |
| BECKER Björn | M40 | 00:12:13 (61st) | 00:19:19 (62nd) | 00:08:10 (51st) | 00:18:52 (52nd) | 00:58:34 (57th) | ||
| SAPIN Nadine | la Roue Libre | WMN | 00:11:59 (58th) | 00:18:06 (59th) | 00:08:53 (57th=) | 00:20:04 (59th) | 00:59:02 (58th) | |
| SCHUELLER Jörg | M40 | 00:11:08 (55th) | 00:18:35 (60th) | 00:10:17 (65th) | 00:19:32 (57th) | 00:59:32 (59th) | ||
| LJUNGDAHL Tomas | M40 | 00:12:08 (60th) | 00:18:04 (58th) | 00:10:00 (62nd) | 00:21:37 (61st) | 01:01:49 (60th) | ||
| JORDAN Lee | AM | 00:13:02 (65th) | 00:19:40 (63rd) | 00:10:02 (63rd) | 00:20:31 (60th) | 01:03:15 (61st) | ||
| MARTIN Guti | AM | 00:12:05 (59th) | 00:19:04 (61st) | 00:12:37 (69th) | 00:22:57 (63rd) | 01:06:43 (62nd) | ||
| JUNGFER Helmar | AM | 00:12:22 (63rd) | 00:21:13 (67th) | 00:09:45 (60th=) | 00:24:35 (65th) | 01:07:55 (63rd) | ||
| MACINNIS Ben | AM | 00:12:21 (62nd) | 00:22:08 (68th) | 00:10:40 (66th) | 00:23:17 (64th) | 01:08:26 (64th) | ||
| HUNTER Mary-Anne | Juliana Bicycles | WMN | 00:19:46 (71st) | 00:20:03 (65th) | 00:09:03 (59th) | 00:22:15 (62nd) | 01:11:07 (65th) | |
| FOWLER Cooper | M40 | 00:13:58 (67th) | 00:21:12 (66th) | 00:10:11 (64th) | 00:29:14 (69th) | 01:14:35 (66th) | ||
| TIFFIN Paul | AM | 00:12:50 (64th) | 00:23:28 (69th) | 00:12:39 (70th) | 00:27:54 (68th) | 01:16:51 (67th) | ||
| SEPLAVY Todd | AM | 00:15:15 (68th) | 00:24:07 (70th) | 00:12:27 (68th) | 00:26:11 (66th) | 01:18:00 (68th) | ||
| CUNNINGHAM Fay | WMN | 00:16:47 (70th) | 00:19:49 (64th) | 00:10:51 (67th) | 00:32:20 (70th) | 01:19:47 (69th) | ||
| WEST Catherine | WMN | 00:15:35 (69th) | 00:25:09 (71st) | 00:12:41 (71st) | 00:27:13 (67th) | 01:20:38 (70th) | ||
| RIEBL Johannes | Orbea Enduro Crew | AM | 00:13:08 (66th) | 00:16:35 (52nd) | 00:08:53 (57th=) | 00:42:00 (71st) | 00:02:00 | 01:22:36 (71st) |
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This is probably the best race in the world! looking forward to more updates.
I Love Love Love this race!! Been looking forward to it since last September, doubt I’ll ever get the opportunity to be involved but hoping to try and do something along the same lines (trans savoie?) next year. Wonder if anyone can stop Jerome Clementz’s amazing year!