Entries for HotChillee’s 2014 Alpine Challenge, taking place on September 3-7 next year, open at 12:00 on October 1. Part of HotChillee’s Global Event Series, the three day event pushes riders’ mentally and physically, with a gruelling 8000+ metres of climb across approximately 330kms. This year’s route gave riders a taste of some of the most notorious Cols featured in the Tour de France including, Col de la Croix Fry, Col des Aravis, Col de la Forclaz and the Forêt de Quintal used as the final climb to Semnoz in this year’s Tour de France and L’Étape du Tour.
The event sees riders of all abilities, from across the globe, tackle the demanding alpine route; some are there to race for the prestigious Red and Pink Leaders’ Jersey, while others have more recently taken to cycling and see the challenge as finishing. Rob Dewer, who completed this year’s Alpine Challenge, said: ‘After signing up to the Alpine Challenge I was relocated to New Zealand, but there was no way I was going to let a small detail of living across the other side of the world stop me riding the event. I’ve completed The London-Paris twice and was excited to be doing the event. The Alpine Challenge is exhausting, but coming into the finishing-straight is unbelievably rewarding. The organisation is second to none and I loved every section. And being able to socialise with riders of all abilities, from former Tour de France winners to those that are fairly new to riding, on the shores of Lake Annecy is great.’
For entry (from October 1) see thealpinechallenge.com and see the video below for highlights from the 2013 edition.
