My brutal Marmotte Granfondo Alps - how my Marmotte Granfondo UNRAVELLED 🏆 🏔 🇫🇷

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How hard is the Marmotte Granfondo? Riding and unravelling the Marmotte Granfondo Alps Essential watching for anyone considering riding the event. Join me for future videos / @cyclinginthealps&quot...
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This was onboard pov of my ride in the 2021 Marmotte Granfondo Alps. My 4th time completing the Marmotte.
Mike from Cycling in the French Alps was apprehensive to take to the start line for a 4th time.
Following my Guide to Ride La Marmotte 2021 Granfondo Alps, this is what I achieved on race day and the lessons I learned along the way.
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Welcome to Marmotte Granfondo Alpes Unravelled, the story of my ride in the 2021 Marmotte Granfondo which had been moved to September rather than July due to the Covid health crisis. This is the story of how the Marmotte gran fondo Alps unravelled and how my day started to unravel towards the end of the race.
Please ask away with any questions in the comments below
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Marmotte Granfondo Alpes Timecode
0:00 Marmotte Granfondo Alpes
2:15 Col du Glandon
4:10 Descending the Col du Glandon
5:42 The false flat
6:04 Col du Telegraphe
7:20 Col du Galibier
8:33 Plan Lachat
9:19 Marco Pantani memorial Col du Galibier
10:25 Descending the Col du Galibier
11:26 Descending the Col du Lauteret
13:15 Climbing Alpe D'Huez
18:05 Results
18:37 Lessons from the Marmotte Granfondo GCN
We hope to also give you inspiration and to climb the Col de Glandon, climb the Galibier and finally climb Alpe D'Huez of the Marmotte Granfondo. I hope I enforce the need to be prepared to road cycle the mountains of the Alps in the Marmotte Granfondo Alps and provide you with my experience in riding the Marmotte Granfondo for the fourth time. What I learned in multiple Marmotte finishes.
We have previously uploaded:
-marmotte granfondo alpes - a guide on how to plan your day from start to finish
-marmottes alpes - a guide to where the feed stations are - where it is safe to stop and drink - caution points along the route
~This isn't a Marmotte training plan - I am happy to answer any questions and also my Strava profile is public so by all means have a look at what I was doing in the lead up to the Marmotte Granfondo Alps. Click here
/ strava . and here / strava . and scroll back to the event dates 2July 2017, 5th July 2014, 2 July 2011, 4th September 2021.
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@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Hi all hope you had a good ride last Saturday if you participated in the Marmotte. It was a tough day out! I'm here to answer any questions - just drop them in below thanks Mike😀

@geertnoels7041 3 месяца назад

I did it on the same day, and I am even visible in your video (in the Valley at the railroad crossing). Congrats for the race and the video. It made me relive an extraordinary day!

@CyclingInTheAlps 3 месяца назад

Brilliant well done!

@rachelmortimer2676 2 года назад

Refreshingly honest analysis with some excellent lessons learnt. Bravo Mike - a real inspiration.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Rachel. There is too much 'false' positivity on the internet!!

@guy5paris 2 года назад

Excellent sir, well done! Did it last year and will probably give it a shot again next year! It's hell but I'll go again, of course you will.......!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thank you for watching. Its always a tough day out. Next year?...............

@leighgoodwin1726 2 месяца назад

Love this video. Watching for second time as great prep and realistic for cyclists of more advanced age like myself!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you found the video helpful.

@SPMech1 2 года назад

Awesome accomplishment ! ! ! ! Glad to see you were OK at the end....

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Bob

@lutterop Год назад

I told myself everytime "this is the last time I will do this event"...just like you...;-)..ended up doing this hell ride 6 times....huge effort on your part....kudos!!

@CyclingInTheAlps Год назад

Wow 6 x. Good effort!! I think this was my 4th and last......for now! Thanks for watching.

@billholmes6639 2 года назад

Great video Mike, omg that looked a tough ride, kudos for hanging in mate!!!!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Bill. My Whoop has only just returned to green!!

@tomfromnewgen 2 года назад

Well done for not giving up Mike. Great video. Thanks for making it. Watching it made me relive the day (at least the fun bits!)

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Tom - hopefully I brought the scenery to some riders who may have had there head down looking at the road!

@jonathanbaird2081 2 года назад

Brilliant result and superb effort Mike ! What an amazing insight into what was the original French Sportif and just how tough it is..brilliant video Thanks !!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks JB - not tempted then?

@pauldivers5786 2 года назад

Cracking video Mike, and greetings from New Zealand. Every one of your vids is just so honest, and none more so than this one. 30 years ago, I spent a week with mates in Sallanches, cycling some of climbs that are your locals. It's so cool seeing them again through your vids. Makes me so want to get back there, when travel becomes more realistic for us down under. Will you do it again...you know you will :-) Keep the vids coming!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Paul for your kind comments and great to here you've been to our valley. I hope you make it back once we are out of this mess!!

@AL-gf4nb 2 года назад

Another great video Mike. Looks like a really HARD day on the bike. Well done.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Art. Just about recovered!!

@reginaldmills628 2 года назад

Another Great video! Glad you are ok👍 Still a Strong Time 💪

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Reginald. It been a slow week this week!!!

@leegregory5597 2 года назад

Ooosh, that looked like purgatory, well done for even thinking about doing it not to mention finishing it as well. Chapeau……

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Lee. It was a grand day out!

@pastorste 2 года назад

Great video, so many good memories. You were so friendly on the glandon and alpe, really made a difference. So I'll see you next year 😉. Ste from Liverpool

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Great to meet you Steve. We will have to have that beer next year!!

@unkleman 2 года назад

Great video! Enjoyed this and 2022 is my Marmotte year. Seeing how you are at the finish is very sobering for me though! Well done and great inspiration.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Happy to answer any questions Good luck Mike

@richardbrighton3381 2 года назад

Course you will do it again! I'm back in Bourg d'Oisans next year so will see how this ageing body copes with the big Cols and altitude around there. Then maybe the following year I will return for The Marmotte - its been on my bucket list for a while so why not! Thanks again for a refreshingly honest video showing the highs and lows of this tough Grandfondo! 😃

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

If they send me an invite then maybe!! Thanks for watching!!

@TheGazavman 2 года назад

14:06 I like you too cheering each other, it is nice

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@FlyingVie 2 года назад

Very helpful Video !

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks. Much appreciated and thanks for subscribing Mike

@matthewbird2678 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this video. It was my first Marmotte (probably my only one!) and this brings back so many memories of the day. Great ride.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Matthew - how did you get on?

@matthewbird2678 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps finished in just about 11.5hrs. Blew up on the Alpe and it was a real struggle but overjoyed to have finished.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

@@matthewbird2678 Great effort - well done.

@neiltitterton1307 2 года назад

Brilliant video again, your previous ones helped me no end on the day. First time I’ve ridden in the Alps, what an experience!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Neil - I'm glad the Vids helped! How did you get on?

@neiltitterton1307 2 года назад

I was aiming for 9 hrs, got an official time of 9:07. (Bib 553) Pretty happy with that and plenty of lessons learnt for next time!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

@@neiltitterton1307 Well done. First one is the worst.......I think?!?

@ultimuneuron Год назад

Legend! What a fantastic result! and congrats for not giving up! I'm so nervous for my first Marmotte this year. Looking forward to being finished and not so much to going through the pain! :)

@CyclingInTheAlps Год назад

Thanks! That was my 4th!! My 3rd was more successful. Just go with the mantra of not going to fast on the Glandon/Croix de Fer and you will be fine. Just chant that on the way to the start!!

@ultimuneuron Год назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps saw your video on that advice. Will try to stick to it as much as possible. I think the course circumstances this year will force me to go slow anyway 🤣 Are you doing it this year?

@CyclingInTheAlps Год назад

@@ultimuneuron I'm doing the Etape this year as its in the next town down from where I live. I'll likely do the Swiss Marmotte in August for something different. At least with the change of course it reduces the ride into the headwind of the Maurienne Valley. Make sure you are in a group at the bottom of the Mollard. Good luck!

@ultimuneuron Год назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps Thank you! And best of luck for the Etape! 😊

@s0012823 10 месяцев назад

Great video thnx!

@CyclingInTheAlps 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@BikeRacingWithoutMercy 2 года назад

Very nice edit - and incredibly well done for seeing it to the end when you were not at all well up the Alpe 💪. And for sure the final 8km of Galibier feels a lot longer 😅. Great time 💪

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for that! Yes I was pleased to get over the line albeit much slower than 2017. Can only pin it down to altitude as much fitter this year!!

@Savonge 2 года назад

Thats great! I was also at this event. and you videos helped me prepare for it ! thank you for sharing and making great content!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks. Thats great to hear. How did you get on at the Marmotte? It was a tough day for me

@Savonge 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps started too hard, over shot my numbers, died on the Gailibier, resurrected on the way back to bourg d'oisons, only to die again half way up the alpe. worst pasta i've ever had at the finish line. was happy with my performance as i went sub 8 hours . hope to make it again next year...

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

@@Savonge Nice one! My 3rd Marmotte was my best. 4th not!!

@TheGazavman 2 года назад

Well done !

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for subscribing

@TheGazavman 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps my pleasure, gold content for a Cyclist who wants to have higher goal ! What is more your videos are very well done, music, comments, choice of content of the race, balance...

@adriantimmis9286 2 года назад

Good effort Mike, i'm sure you'll be back!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Adrian. You will know what was going through my mind on ADH. Higgsy was giving me a push up the last 2 bends.

@TribusMontibus 2 года назад

Great effort, Mike! Enjoyed the video. Made me wish I was there too (although you would have dropped me, with ease, probably and the Croix Rouge would have had to scrape me off the Alpe).

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thank you for watching! There's always next year!

@Requiredfields2 2 года назад

Great video. Seems like so much depends on the weather, including wind direction and finding a strong group of riders to work with. Factoring in these conditions, you could be fitter and still end up with a slower time.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Yes you are right. The wind is predictable in July but getting in the right group is critical to success if you are aiming for a specific goal. Are you doing it?

@Requiredfields2 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps I just learned about this race yesterday but it looks wonderful. I thought it was in October which is not manageable but July would work. So, who knows?

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

@@Requiredfields2 Yes its normally in July but last 2 years its been delayed to September with the health situation. I think there are some entries still available.

@Greg.Sutton 2 года назад

Well done - honest video. Having done the Glandon, Galibier and Huez (all on sperate days i may add) - no way i would attempt the Marmotte. I was surprised as a UK resident how much 2642m elevation sapped away my power and how it affected me. Doing that as the 3rd big col in a day - no thanks! Yoru right about the descent down the Lauteret proper technical to begin with off the Galibier - put the heebee geebee's up me i can tell you.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks Greg. Yes the Galibier is sketchy from the summit but the road surface is a lot better at the moment. Even living here I haven't been that high for 2 years. Altutude training for next year :-)

@brunoj6146 2 года назад

Well done. We were just side by side at the start (I could briefly see me on the left). Finished 3 min after you for my first Marmotte. I loved it and will probably do it next year with more experience and hopefully warmer conditions. However, hot weather must be a challenge too. Apart from the descents and the short stay in Alpes D’Huez, température was ideal to climb, don’t you think ?

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Thanks for that Bruno and thanks for watching. If ADH was another KM you would have caught me for that 3 minutes!! The hotter weather does has different issues but less clothing to worry about!! Good luck for next year!!

@abenogcyklen5785 2 года назад

Thank you for this video 🙂. We are doing the route at the end of August this year, how cold is it down there, I see a lot of riders in wests riding up ???

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Hi thanks for watching. The Marmotte is usually in July when its high 20's and scorching hot. Last year it was in September and very cold on the descents. August can be scorching, or it could also snow!! You need to be prepared for every eventuality when riding in the high alps. Last yuears Tour de France was a great example - the 2 days in the Alps it was raining and very cold.....in July!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

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@jamesunger8433 2 года назад

Wonderful tutorial video. I'm curious which gearing are you using. I have Compact Front and am currently running 10 speed 12-27 on the rear though I think I may require 11-28. I've been eyeing the Marmotte for some time and I would love to tackle it before I'm 60.. got a few years to add it to my Sportif Palmares! I've entered 15 Fondos and I echo your first statement...Don't go hard at the beginning. I've seen sooooo many knuckleheads shoot out of the gate and sprint the first few hills only to cramp up or bonk halfway throught the event...Wonderful video and love the 1st person camera footage!

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

Hi James thanks for watching. I'm no climber - more a rouleur - I'm currently using 52-36 11-34 11 speed. I did another video on gear ratios - you want want to have a click through the playlist. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4DE2mtF_Mj0.html In my experience - whatever gearing you think you need, then you need one in reserve for the Marmotte. I started riding in the Alps with a compact 50-34 11-28 and have progresively widened the gear ratio over the years. Hope this help. Good luck , Mike

@jamesunger8433 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps Thanks for your prompt response. I I ran the 12-27 on almost all of my events but obviously they do not come close to the epic climbs of the Marmotte. most of the events I entered have about a third of the total vertical of the Marmotte.... better get training and hit the hills.... take care.

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

@@jamesunger8433 This is the volume I did in 2017 for my most successfull ride www.breathebike.com/training-for-the-marmotte-granfondo-alpes

@enigma1000 2 года назад

La Marmotte used to go over Le Col de la Croix de Fer. Does it really go over Le Col du Glandon now, or do you leave that on your left as you continue up la Croix de Fer?

@CyclingInTheAlps 2 года назад

It’s about ten years ago that the event moved to the Glandon. I think it was due to roadworks originally. There was a proposal to go back over the Croix de Fer in 2021 however the local authorities wouldn’t sanction it. Thanks for watching.

@enigma1000 2 года назад

@@CyclingInTheAlps Thanks, I didn’t know that. Sadly it’s more than ten years since I rode it. A good day on the bike.