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They left Megève on Saturday, September 3, at 5 AM as Pioneers, and returned as Heroes after completing the Tour du Mont Blanc gravel ride and the 234 km – 8500 m D+ course designed by Nicolas Roux (Co-organizer of the race with Fx Blanc and Maxime Poisson from Wish One).
Source: Press Release – Photos: ©Loris Von Siebenthal
It was an ultimate challenge that saw an incredible duel for victory in the men’s race between Emeric Turcat and Swiss MTB legend Christoph Sauser. Emeric Turcat made the difference in the last part of the race to engrave his name on the GTMB 2022 winners’ list with an impressive time of 12h15!
In the women’s race, Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing), the only woman at the start, pushed her limits and crossed the 8 passes on the course (including 2 at over 2500 m altitude: Col de la Seigne and Grand Col Ferret) to arrive in Megève after 20h56 of effort.
A HALF format (140 km – 5000m D+) was also on the program, starting from Courmayeur, Italy. Frenchman Sébastien Jarrot (Assos) won in 8h19.
On Sunday, a 75 km and 2500 m D+ sportive ride, the Gravel Tour du Mont Joly, sponsored by Crédit Agricole des 2 Savoie, offered a wider and more female audience a gravel experience with breathtaking views of Mont Blanc throughout the course.
Winners
GTMB 2022 Women
1 – Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing)
GTMB 2022 Men
1 – Emeric Turcat (Tribe Sport Group)
2 – Christoph Sauser (SPECIALIZED – HORIZONTE COFFEE)
3 – David KOECHLI (Go Fast) / Nicolas Hartmann (Go Fast)
HALF GTMB 2022 Men
1 – Sébastien Jarrot (Assos)
2 – Ignacio Morales
3 – Blaise Raybaud
Full results >>> https://my.raceresult.com/
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