We want you to feel comfortable during your incredible adventure, so the checkpoints/”Base de Vie” will be equipped with: showers, toilets, a place to sleep, drinks and supplies.
At some of the checkpoint you will also be able to find mechanical assistance.
The route is given to you when you register. If you leave the route at any time (e.g. to rest or resupply), you will have to rejoin the route at the point where you left it.
You will also receive a GPS tracker as part of your registration, which will allow the organisers to track you (and your friends and family!).
The road remains open to traffic. We ask you to remain vigilant and to respect the rules of the road during the event for your safety.
The time limits are accessible to all athletes who have prepared for this event physically and mentally, but also with the right equipment.
This year, there will be no disqualifying time barrier on our “Base de Vie”, but they will only be accessible during a defined period.
You will be able to continue the adventure even if you arrive after the base de vie closed.
If you finish the adventure outside the time limit, you will not be considered an official finisher but an unofficial finisher.
First of all, we remind you that you can subscribe to a cancellation insurance when you register which allows you to be reimbursed 100% up to 72 hours after your departure for any reason (valid for EU residents). However, if you do not opt for this insurance, the following refund policy will apply:
– From the opening of registration to 6 months before the event: 100% refund minus administration fee
– From 6 months to 4 months before the date of the event: 80% of the refund minus the administrative costs
– From 4 months to 2 months before the date of the event: 40% of the reimbursement minus administrative costs
– From 2 months to 1 month before the date of the event: 20% of the reimbursement minus administrative costs
– From 1 month to the date of the event: 0% of the refund
Administrative costs: €30
- Education Hub preparation platform
- Exclusive offers from our partners
- GPS tracker with alert button
- GPX Tracking platform and its 24-hour application
- Official event banner
- Dropbags: Transport & Returns
- Arrival bag: Transport & Returns
- 24-hour secure base with partner refreshments and drinks, showers, sleeping space and mechanical assistance (at some bases)
- 24-hour security centre: – 24-hour emergency number – 24-hour medical service – 24-hour participant information service
- A pre-event briefing and pasta party
- A post-event party at the finish
- Professional photographers and videos
- Finisher’s trophy
- Finisher’s t-shirt
- An exceptional group of staff and volunteers
- The chance to cross a beautiful country
- Memories that will last a lifetime
In pairs or in a team of four, you ride together for the duration of the event.
For your safety, we ask you to provide us with a medical certificate when you register. The medical certificate must state that you are not contra-indicated to practice ultracycling. Medical certificates will be accepted in French, English, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese.
This year, we are entrusting the management of supporting documents to Dokeop, a supporting document management platform designed to make your life easier when registering for sports competitions and/or taking out a club licence.
How does it work?
You will no longer be asked for a medical certificate or a copy of your licence when you register online for the event.
1/ Once you have registered for the event, you will receive an email from Dokeop inviting you to submit your document on its platform.
Please note: the email from Dokeop is sent to the email address you used to register for the event. Also remember to check your spam.
At any time, it is possible to receive a new document submission link from the email address you used to register for the event. Just go to the Dokeop homepage (click on “submit a document”) or directly to the link renewal page.
2/ As soon as your document is checked, Dokeop will inform us of its status (valid / refused / awaiting document / awaiting validation) so that we can update and, if necessary, finalise your registration.
Please note: The creation of a Dokeop member account is not mandatory to submit your document. However, we advise you to do so if you wish to benefit from all the advantages (recognition of your document for your next registrations / secure storage / reminder before expiry / personalised dashboard)
For any question or complaint related to the processing of your supporting document, we invite you to consult the Dokeop FAQ.
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By participating in the event you commit yourself to be insured on the day of the event (search / rescue / repatriation). Our partner Assur Connect offers you the possibility to subscribe to a contract specially negotiated for Race Across participants. We invite you to take note of it.
You can change your registration up to 30 days before departure to another distance or format for a transfer fee of 30 euros including VAT.
You can only change your registration once.
Please note that no changes will be accepted less than 30 days before the event.
It is allowed to transfer your registration to another RACE ACROSS SERIES event.
Finally, for any modification request, we ask you to contact us by e-mail specifying NAME/FIRST NAME/NUMBER
We accept licences from the following sports federations
o FFC
o FFtri
o FFVélo
o Fédération sportive de la police nationale (FSPN)
o Fédération sportive des ASPTT
o Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme (FFCT)
o Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail(FSGT)
o Union française des œuvres laïques d’éducation physique (UFOLEP)
Make sure you upload the current season’s licence so that it is validated.
In order for each participant to be able to take part in the race of their dreams one day and to ensure the safety of the participants, the organisation had to innovate and develop access to the 2500K and 1000K distances on our RACE ACROSS SERIES events. You will therefore need to have significant experience in order to be able to present yourself on the start line in a serene manner. For the 1000KM, you will need to meet one of these conditions:
- FINISHER 300 KM in the last 14 months
- FINISHER 500 KM in the last 24 months
- FINISHER 1000 KM in the last 36 months
- FINISHER 2500 KM in the past
- Reference on Event / Long distance cycling event (road, gravel, MTB, virtual) / BRM or a self-organised adventure of at least 500 KM
- Other references can be validated at the discretion of the organisation according to the profiles
In order for each participant to be able to take part in the race of their dreams one day and to ensure the safety of the participants, the organisation had to innovate and develop access to the 2500K and 1000K distances on our RACE ACROSS SERIES events. You will therefore need to have significant experience in order to present yourself at the start line in a serene manner.
For the 2500KM, you will need to meet one of these conditions:
- FINISHER 500 KM in the last 12 months
- FINISHER 1000 KM in the last 36 months
- FINISHER 2500 KM in the past
- Reference on Event / Long distance cycling event (road, gravel, MTB, virtual) / BRM or a self-organised adventure of at least 1000 KM
- Other references can be validated at the discretion of the organisation according to the profiles
Be assured, we will take care of your travel companion. With the shuttle option, your bike will be transported on a bike rack.
Here is the list of mandatory equipment common to all distances.
Attention on the 1000 and 2500 KM, we ask for additional equipment specified below:
– Approved helmet (CE STANDARDS)
– Front bike light *
– Helmet light (headlamp)
– Rear bike light x2 *
– High visibility waistcoat or visibility harness
– Gps meter with downloaded route in one or more segments
– Repair kits **
– Reflective strips ***
– Mobile phone with the number of the security headquarters ****
– 2 survival blankets (1.40m x 2m)
– Water reserve minimum 1 litre
– Food reserve (Recommendation: 400kcal)
*With batteries or spare battery for each lamp
**Multi tools / 2 chambers / 3 tyre changers / Pump / Patches and glue)
*** Rear shroud / front fork – Provided by our partner The Beam
**** keep your phone on, do not hide your number and do not forget to leave with a charged battery
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE 1000 KM AND 2500 KM :
– Jacket to withstand bad weather (especially in the mountains) type Gore-Tex
We ask that you have 2 survival blankets so that you can get to safety but also help a participant or have a spare if needed. With a bivy, you will not be able to help another participant, so the bivy does not replace the 2 survival blankets required.
All our team is concerned about your safety, so we will apply checks of your equipment at several moments:
1/ Control of all the mandatory equipment when the bib is distributed
2/ Control at each exit of the base de vie: 3 elements drawn at random
Note: a penalty of 2 hours will be applied for each missing item (in the start area or at the base de vie)
We provide a dropbag service for participants. Depending on the distance you are registered for, here are the conditions:
– 300 KM: 0 dropbag – 1 luggage (drop off at the start village / pick up at the finish village)
– 500 KM: 0 dropbag – 1 luggage (drop off at the start village / pick up at the finish village)
– 1000 KM : 1 dropbag (drop off at the start village / access to the Base de Vie St Jean en Royans / pick up at the finish village) – 1 luggage (drop off at the start village / pick up at the finish village)
– 2500 KM : 2 dropbags (drop off at the start village / access dropbag #1 Base de Vie Megève – access dropbag #2 Base de Vie St Jean en Royans / pick up at the finish village) – 1 luggage (drop off at the start village / pick up at the finish village)
The organisation will ensure the repatriation of the DROP BAGS to the finish village for riders who have abandoned. The repatriation period depends on logistical constraints and the organisation cannot guarantee the complete repatriation of bags before the end of the event.
As the content of the bags is not checked, no dispute over the content on arrival is admissible.
It is recommended that you do not place valuables in your bag.
As soon as your withdrawal is registered, members of the organisation team will contact the persons concerned to find out whether or not the DROP BAG can be pick-up on site or if the DROP BAG is sent by parcel post. This will be at the participant’s expense.