Over 1000 riders at 4th editon of GFNY Villard-de-Lans in the Vercors National Park
The mountainous Vercors national park hosted the fourth edition of GFNY Villard de Lans this past Sunday. With its 163.4 km with an elevation gain of 3973 m, the racecourse is one of the most challenging of the GFNY circuit
A breakaway of 40 riders had got a good gap at the top of the first major climb at La Croix Perrin.
Among the favorites in the breakaway were GFNY Grand Ballon 2023 champ Frédéric Glorieux (Belgium), GFNY Alpes Vaujany 2024 champion David Polveroni, Thibault Clément, GFNY Lourdes Tourmalet 2022 champion Julien Berard, and Mathis Desloges, the pro XC skier proudly representing Villard-de-Lans (all France). They were joined by Belgian Ward Wauters, who just last week raced the UCI pro race Gran Premio NYC, Benjamin Buchetet, and former pro Nicolas Capdepuy.
After Station de Fond d’Urle, only eight riders remained in the breakaway heading into the final climb of Col d’Herbouilly. It was there that Clément launched the decisive attack, soloing to the finish in a remarkable time, a full 15 minutes ahead of the 2024 benchmark.
In the women’s race, Camille Udny claimed victory with a time of 5:30:59, finishing ten minutes ahead of Zélie Bergsma. Charlotte Vernette secured third place, completing an all-French podium. The Watt Club Team dominated the race, sweeping the podium and demonstrating their impressive depth and teamwork.
Link to 2025 GFNY Villard-de-Lans Results: https://gfny.cc/results/2025/vdl
Next up on the GFNY calendar is the second edition of GFNY Paracas which will take place Sunday, June 8, 2025.