In the race village:

• The Friday before the event: from 14h to 18h45

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• Saturday morning: from 7.45 to 8.45 for the gravel event / from 9.00 to 18.45 for the Sunday events.
• Sunday morning: from 6.45am

An exceptional prize draw will be held for all participants wearing the event jersey. The draw will take place in the exhibitor villages at Pré la Joux Châtel, at around 3pm.

The winners must collect their prizes in person on presentation of their licence, identity card or race number. No prize will be sent or exchanged.

All the participants (cyclo+gravel) are included in the draw (under respect of the rules).
Rules and prize money can be consulted on the page practical information.

GRAVEL EVENT

• Arrival of all competitors before 3pm at the Stade municipal of Lons-le-Saunier

ROAD EVENT

• Passage at Clairvaux-les-Lacs before 11:10 am (for all routes)
• Passage to Chalain Lake before 1:45 pm (for all courses)
• Passage to Baume-les-Messieurs before 2:30 pm (long route)
• Arrival of all competitors before 3 pm at the Stade municipal of Lons-le-Saunier

At the time limits, the broom wagon will remove the participants’ bib numbers and pass them. The participants will then find themselves in normal traffic conditions (no signaleurs, but the course arrows will remain).

Participants still on the road will not be excluded from the raffle draw (3:15 pm – 3:30 pm).

The catering area will be located at the start/finish are and open from 11:15 am to 3:30 pm. A secure bicycle park will be available for participants near the restaurant area.

Each participant will be given a meal ticket. Additional meal tickets for accompanying persons can be booked at the time of registration.

Showers, toilets and dining room will be available in large numbers at the Stade municipal of Lons-le-Saunier.

We will have radio-connected drivers, motorcyclists and over 150 signaleurs.

A request for right-of-way regime has been filed with the prefecture, however each participant is required to ride on the right hand side of the road and to follow the highway code.

A mechanics stand will be at your disposal on Saturday 22nd May in the event village for last minute checks. That said, each participant is required to have a bike in good working order and carry his or her own basic repair equipment.

Private support vehicles are not allowed.

The organisation’s insurance does not cover material damage. It is up to each participant to insure his or her equipment for use in competition.

The official event jersey must be worn at all times during the ride and is a condition for participation in the raffle draw. In case of bad weather conditions, a jacket may be worn over the jersey.

The jersey will not be exchangeable or returnable after registration so please make sure to consult the sizing guide before registering.

Please note that the jerseys are form fitting. We recommend that you consider sizing up.

• Gravel: Gravel, CX bike (minimum 34mm tyre section recommended), E-Bikes & MTB. Participants on mountain bikes will be placed in a second pen.
• Cyclosportive : only traditional road bikes (no extensions or disc wheels). E-bikes allowed on the short course (hiking mode, without classification)

Yes. They will be marked on the maps and course profiles and reminded to participants at the start of the event.

Competitors may be supplied by their friends at any other point on the course, as long as that the provider is a pedestrian standing on the right-hand side of the road and that they do not affect the safety of the event and the other participants. The refueling of a rider from a moving vehicle is strictly forbidden and will result in the immediate disqualification of the participant.

if you have an Otakam index below 10 and are registered at least 15 days before the event you will automatically be given a priority bib number.

Otherwise, please tell us why you need a priority bib number by email.

Are you a FFC, UFOLEP, FSGT, FFTRI, or FF Handisport licence holder? If so your 2021 licence will serve as a medical certificate. Foreign, FFCT or FF Vélo licences will not be accepted.

If you are not a licence holder a doctor’s medical certificate less than a year old certifying that you are free of any medical contraindication to the practice of competitive cycling is mandatory. Without a valid medical certificate, you will not be given a bib number, nor be allowed to take the start. Liability waivers will not be accepted.

FFC regulation: a blank medical certificate model can be downloaded below.

Contact-free online registration will be open until the day of the event and we recommended that for environmental and health reasons but it will be possible to register on location on the day of the event with your smartphone or the tools provided by the organisation.

The event is open to riders of all levels, licence holders and non-licence holders, racers, cyclosportives cyclists or cyclotourists, aged 18 or above in the year of the event.

The gravel and short course are open to riders aged 16 years and above subject to the providing of a signed parental authorisation on the day of the event.