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Alpine Gravel Challenge

September 08 2024
Champéry Switzerland
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Distances: 35, 70, 100 km
Difficulty: Moderate terrain with rolling short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs

The Alpine Gravel Challenge is the second last qualifier event for the UCI Gravel World Championships with a challenging course starting in the town of Monthey in the valley for a 100km course towards Champéry with a first passage near the finish line after 30km before entering a 15km loop through France with a 50/50 paved/unpaved surface.  The first 30km are mainly on the road, but once Champéry has been passed for the first time, the majority is on gravel!

The 70km course skips the first uphill climb from Monthey to do the same final 70km starting and finishing in Champéry.  65% of this course is pure gravel.

With a total elevation of almost 4000m, this is one of the most challenging courses in the UCI Gravel World Series with a first long 17.5km climb right from the start at 425m of elevation at 6.2% average.  Once Champéry has been passed for the first time, a second 16km challenging climb at 6.5% average, this time mainly on gravel is bringing riders to the French border and the highest point on course at 2096m above sea level.

In the second half of the race, two more climbs of 13.6 and 5.6km get riders back from France into Switzerland.  The last 10km towards Champéry or in downhill on paved roads.

The 70km course skips the long first climb for a total elevation of 2500m.

The Dents du Midi is a striking mountain range located in the Valais canton of Switzerland. Renowned for its breathtaking beauty and challenging alpine terrain, the Dents du Midi region is a popular destination for mountaineers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts.

Alpine Gravel Challenge

 
Start Located At: Champéry, Switzerland
 
 
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May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Neefies and Toon Aerts fastest at UCI Gravel Limburg in the Netherlands
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Cromwell and van Dyk fastest at UCI Swartberg 100
Apr 27 2024 - NEWS: Wertz and Rinehart fastest at 2024 UCI Highlands Gravel Classic
Apr 26 2024 - NEWS: Rassmann and Piana win inaugural UCI Giro Sardegna Gravel
Apr 20 2024 - NEWS: Alejandro Valverde defends title at UCI Gravel World Series La Indomable
Apr 09 2024 - NEWS: Schönberger and Borghesi fastest at Sold Out UCI Woerthersee Gravel
Mar 30 2024 - NEWS: 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships race course revealed
Mar 19 2024 - NEWS: 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships to be held in Flanders
Jan 19 2024 - NEWS: Two additional events added to the 2024 UCI Gravel Calendar
Nov 30 2023 - NEWS: 2024 TREK UCI Gravel World Series welcomes seven new events
Oct 11 2023 - NEWS: Big names return to The UCI Gralloch Gravel Fondo for its second year
Oct 08 2023 - NEWS: Slovenian Matej Mohoric wins UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 07 2023 - NEWS: Kasia Niewiadoma wins Women's UCI Gravel World Championships with Solo Attack
May 18 2024 - EVENT: The Gralloch
Jun 01 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk
Jun 09 2024 - EVENT: UCI Tugende Gravel
Jun 15 2024 - EVENT: Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo
Jun 16 2024 - EVENT: Wish One Gravel Race
Jun 16 2024 - EVENT: Safari Gravel
Jun 29 2024 - EVENT: Hegau Gravel Festival
Jul 06 2024 - EVENT: UCI Brwydr y Graean
Jul 06 2024 - EVENT: UCI Gravel Suisse
Jul 13 2024 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Jul 20 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Adventure
Aug 17 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Grit n Grind
Aug 24 2024 - EVENT: Houffa Gravel
Aug 31 2024 - EVENT: La Monsterrato-Strade Bianche
Sep 08 2024 - EVENT: Alpine Gravel Challenge
 
ucigravelws
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
May 12 2024 - NEWS: Johnston and Barrow fastest at UCI Seven Gravel Fondo in Western Australia
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Neefies and Toon Aerts fastest at UCI Gravel Limburg in the Netherlands
Apr 28 2024 - NEWS: Cromwell and van Dyk fastest at UCI Swartberg 100
Apr 27 2024 - NEWS: Wertz and Rinehart fastest at 2024 UCI Highlands Gravel Classic
Apr 26 2024 - NEWS: Rassmann and Piana win inaugural UCI Giro Sardegna Gravel
Apr 20 2024 - NEWS: Alejandro Valverde defends title at UCI Gravel World Series La Indomable
Apr 09 2024 - NEWS: Schönberger and Borghesi fastest at Sold Out UCI Woerthersee Gravel
Mar 30 2024 - NEWS: 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships race course revealed
Mar 19 2024 - NEWS: 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships to be held in Flanders
Jan 19 2024 - NEWS: Two additional events added to the 2024 UCI Gravel Calendar
Nov 30 2023 - NEWS: 2024 TREK UCI Gravel World Series welcomes seven new events
Oct 11 2023 - NEWS: Big names return to The UCI Gralloch Gravel Fondo for its second year
Oct 08 2023 - NEWS: Slovenian Matej Mohoric wins UCI Gravel World Championships
Oct 07 2023 - NEWS: Kasia Niewiadoma wins Women's UCI Gravel World Championships with Solo Attack
May 18 2024 - EVENT: The Gralloch
Jun 01 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Challenge Blaavands Huk
Jun 09 2024 - EVENT: UCI Tugende Gravel
Jun 15 2024 - EVENT: Blue Mountains Gravel Fondo
Jun 16 2024 - EVENT: Wish One Gravel Race
Jun 16 2024 - EVENT: Safari Gravel
Jun 29 2024 - EVENT: Hegau Gravel Festival
Jul 06 2024 - EVENT: UCI Brwydr y Graean
Jul 06 2024 - EVENT: UCI Gravel Suisse
Jul 13 2024 - EVENT: Gravel One Fifty
Jul 20 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Adventure
Aug 17 2024 - EVENT: Gravel Grit n Grind
Aug 24 2024 - EVENT: Houffa Gravel
Aug 31 2024 - EVENT: La Monsterrato-Strade Bianche
Sep 08 2024 - EVENT: Alpine Gravel Challenge