Mavic Trans-Provence 2017 Mid-Point Recap - Video

Mavic Trans-Provence – Day One

What a scorcher to start the week! Day 1 saw a complete contrast to last year's opening four Special Stages at the Mavic Trans-Provence 2017.

If yesterday was a day for spinning out the legs or chilling out, today threw everyone in at the high end. Col des Orres saw wheels turning over the highest point of the week at a cool (but still actually pretty flippin' warm) 2613m. Gone was the snow of 2016, replaced by temperatures marching past the thirty-degree mark in the glacier-carved Ubaye Valley

Day One Results



Mavic Trans-Provence – Day Two

Day one ended with cloud building over Les Thuile, threatening rain that never came. The 44 kilometers to Villars-Colmars would be done under clear skies once the cloud had been burned away at the top of Col d'Allos.
Despite hints of the South in the terrain, there is still a very Alpine feeling to proceedings. While the Verdon might be well known for its precipitous limestone gorges, there's plenty more on offer in the higher reaches of the valley.

Day Two Results



Mavic Trans-Provence – Day Three

Col des Champs was immortalized as soon as the Trans-Provence media team started snapping away as the sun broke its first rays of light. It would be here where racers with bikes and bodies in varying states would start the 47.78km Day three here at Mavic Trans-Provence 2017.

A long, loose descent into Embraunes would blow away the cobwebs before the longest climb of the day began, followed by the riders' favorite, Grey Earth and some more switchbacks in the Maritime Alps.

Day Three Results



Mavic Trans-Provence – Day Four

Day 4 of Mavic Trans-Provence would put riders up against the greatest vertical descent of the week so far under the most firey summer sun.

No hydration pack, it would seem, could hold enough liquid to see riders comfortably through to the next water stop, but the unique vibe of the race sees riders coming together to help each other through.

Day Four Results

Overall Results After Day Four