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After gathering over 14,000 participants in 2024, the Cycling Challenge returns in 2025 with a program including 6 road sportive events, 8 gravel events, and 6 mountain bike events. The season will kick off on May 1, 2025, exactly one month from now, offering a series of varied challenges across France.
A DISTINCTIVE CONCEPT
The Cycling Challenge aims to bring cycling enthusiasts together around major events on the French calendar, while highlighting remarkable territories and landscapes. Since its launch in 2021, the event has evolved, increasing the number of events and participants, and expanding to the three main cycling disciplines: road, gravel, and mountain biking, integrated since 2024. The routes traverse some of France’s most notable roads, passes, trails, and forest tracks, offering an experience that combines discovery and exchange within a community of riders.
In 2025, a new feature is introduced: the MTB’Tour Cycletyres becomes the French Marathon MTB Challenge, adopting a more competitive dimension.
A STRUCTURED SEASON
The Cycling Challenge attracts regular participants, who have been present for several years, and who contribute to its identity. To reward their loyalty, as well as those registered for the season pack (allowing participation in multiple events), an official jersey will be offered to the participants concerned. This jersey symbolizes commitment to the event’s values: cycling, exploration, and conviviality.
COMMITTED PARTNERS
The Cycling Challenge collaborates with recognized players in the cycling sector to enrich the participants’ experience. These partnerships make it possible to offer accessible and convivial events, fostering exchanges with passionate practitioners. Among them, Classified continues to support the Cyclo’Tour with its Powershift drivetrain system, available for trial. Cannondale renews its commitment to the Gravel’Tour, while Cycletyres supports the MTB’Tour to advise participants on tires suitable for MTB events.
THE CLASSIFIED CYCLO’TOUR
This national challenge brings together 6 major cyclosportives:
- Cyclo Sud Bourgogne (April), in the Burgundy vineyards;
- Lozérienne Cyclo (late April), in the Gorges du Tarn and the Grands Causses;
- GF Les Sybelles La Toussuire (mid-July), in the Alpine passes of Maurienne;
- Etape Sanfloraine (mid-August), near the Garabit Viaduct;
- dVélos Lac d’Annecy (end of August), in the Bauges Massif;
- Raid des Alpilles (October 5), in Maussane-les-Alpilles, at the foot of Les Baux de Provence.
Open to all, this challenge offers a season-long ranking, with 4 out of 6 events counted (2 bonus events).
THE CANNONDALE GRAVEL’TOUR
France’s first gravel challenge, it includes 8 stages:
- Gravel Sud Bourgogne (April), between vineyards and castles;
- Lozérienne Gravel (April), in the Gorges du Tarn;
- Roc Laissagais (end of May), on the Causse and the Source of the Aveyron;
- Cap Nore (mid-June), in the Montagne Noire;
- Transmaurienne Vanoise (July), in Haute Maurienne;
- Etape Sanfloraine (July), in the Cantalou region;
- dVélos Lac d’Annecy (end of August), between the lake and the Bauges Massif;
- Raid des Alpilles (early October), in Les Baux de Provence.
A touring format is also offered. The ranking is based on 5 events (3 bonus), with navigation via GPX track, communicated one week before each event.
THE CYCLETYRES MTB’TOUR
This MTB challenge, now a national marathon, brings together 6 events:
- Lozérienne VTT, in the Gorges du Tarn;
- Roc Laissagais, on the Aubrac;
- Cap Nore, in the Montagne Noire;
- Super Besse Bike Festival, in the Massif du Sancy;
- Transmaurienne Vanoise, in Haute Maurienne;
- Corsica Bike Festival, in Corsica.
It includes various disciplines (cross-country, enduro, touring) and a seasonal ranking.
Each discipline offers options for competitors and amateurs, with routes highlighting French regions.
More info: cycling-challenge.fr
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