RIDERS NEWSLETTER  #5

Hi rider,

Three weeks to go until the second event of the Haute Route 2022 calendar. Are you as excited as we are?

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Keep scrolling to find out more...

Ride safe and see you in the mountains,

The Haute Route Team

WHAT YOU WILL FIND BELOW :

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

WHAT TO PACK + MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

RIDE WITH GPS - ON-EVENT APP

PRE-EVENT RIDE

DISCOVER PAU

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

If any of your family members or friends are planning to support you at the event and join you at any of the Haute Route facilities (Pasta Party, Rider's Lunch and Closing Ceremony), they will have the option to purchase tickets at the Info Point .

The Race Support Briefing is mandatory for anyone following the race by car and will take place right after the Rider Briefing on the 4th of July. 

WHAT TO PACK?

It is time to get organised and prepare your kit! You can find a suggested list of items to take with you in the FAQ section below. Please note: You need to bring your own large towel for the post-stage massage.

It is mandatory for all riders to upload or come to the event with a validated medical certificate. If you have not done so yet, please press on the button below to access a template version of the medical certificate.

DOWNLOAD THE ON-EVENT APP

Follow the instructions below to download the on-event app. The Experience Package will provide you with event information and routes, alongside important updates such as start times, rider briefing, feed station locations and timed sections.

HOW TO GET THE APP

1. Download the Ride With GPS app from the App Store or Google Play on your phone.

2. Once the app is open, tap 'more'.

3. Tap 'Open Shortcut'

4. Enter the code: JTTBA

5. Tap 'Download' to save the event Experience Package to your phone.

Don't forget to activate push notifications to receive the latest updates such as route changes, start times and video briefings.

For the riders registered to the Haute Route Alpe d'Huez, please add the app for the Pyrenees after the 26th of Juin once the first event of the season is completed. The reason for this is because you will not be able to add two different events on the app at the same time.

PRE-EVENT RIDE

Get ready to conquer the Haute Route Pyrenees with a pre-event ride.
Led by Haute Route ambassadors, this ride will help you warm-up and prepare ahead of the event, whilst also giving you the chance to meet some of the peloton you will be riding with.

Date: Monday 4th, July

Start: 3:30pm at the event village

End: 5:00pm

Distance: 38km I 500m+

DISCOVER PAU

Welcome to Pau, the capital of the Tour de France and the stop over city for the 73rd time this year on Friday 15th July. As part of the Haute Route Pyrenees, you will be riding on roads and passes that have made up the legend of the Tour de France.

This includes the famous ‘Cirque du Litor’, a majestic balcony between the Col du Soulor and the Col d’Aubisque. It was here that Wim Van Est, the ‘Maillot Jaune’ fell into a 70-metre-deep ravine before being saved by support riders who used a chain of tyres to retrieve him. A plaque was then attached to the rock to remember this event, whilst Wim used it as part of his watch advertising campaign, stating ‘My heart stood still but my Pontiac never stopped.’

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