4 Day Race Package
Date: 6 - 9 July 2012
Price: 335€ per person
This is a great package for runners or their supporters wanting a quick weekend running challenge in the Alps with a few added extras to make the most of your time here.
• 3 nights half board accommodation (evening meal and breakfast) staying in the
On an Alpine Plateau chalet style youth hostel. You will be in dormitories sleeping up to 6 people. It is possible to upgrade to a private room. Please ask for details.
• For runners - race entry for either
The UltraChampsaur,
The Champsaurin or
The Trail Decouverte trail race
• For supporters - a place on the supporters bus and a supporters kit bag. The bus will take you to where you can walk up to the best viewing points to cheer on your athlete including a breakfast in a mountain refuge! You will also get SMS messages of your racer's progress during the race.
• 4 UltraChampsaur points which you can use to exchange for a range of
outdoor activities or body pampering treatments to make the most of your time here.
• Transport to and from the race / supporters bus and transport to and from organised activities.
• Return transfers from Gap train station
The Accommodation
The
On and Alpine Plateau is a great place to stay if you want an easy run or stroll straight from your door with mountain views. It is also on the edge of the race finish village so a perfect location.
The rooms are all newly renovated in a chalet style are clean and comfortable. You will be in dormitory accommodation sharing with up to 6 other people and will be using communal sanitary facilities, which again are well maintained and clean. It is possible to upgrade to a private room.
There is a great little sun terrace, lounge area with leather sofas a bar and good restaurant with local specialities served in a buffet style.
The building is situated on the edge of the pretty alpine village of Ancelle which you can walk to. This is also the finish point for the races so you are in the heart of the UltraChampsaur race village.
The ambiance is fun and friendly and the race will normally be the talk of the table!!!
Race day
For participants of the Trail Decouverte race, we will collect you at 16hrs on the 7th July to take you to the start of the race. Supporters will be able to watch their racer coming through Ancelle and join them at the finish for the pasta party.
For Champsaurin and UltraChampsaur racers on the 8th July, we will collect you in good time before the start of your race (4:15 for UltraChampsaur and 7:30 for Champsaurin racers) to take you to the start and give you time to have that last pee and warm up before you set off.
Once the runners have set off, we will take supporters in the bus up to the walk in to the refuge (this is for UltraChampsaur supporters) where you can have breakfast whilst waiting for your competitor to pass through. After that you will be taken up to the ski lift for a lift up to the top of the Cuchon for the next viewing RDV (both UltraChampsaur and Champsaurin supporters). This is a great place to be to watch the runners as you get a good view and there is a fun ambiance as well as a refreshment stop for the runners. We will arrange an appropriate time to collect you and take you back down in time to watch the finishers.
After there is a lunch provided by the race organisers (both supporters and runners will have a lunch ticket with this package) and then there is prize giving.
If you have booked an afternoon sauna or steam room we will drop you off for that. Otherwise we'll arrange a suitable time to take you back to your accommodation for a well deserved evening meal and sleep!!
Organisation
When you make your booking we will ask you which trail you would like to do or whether you are a supporter and you can choose what you want to spend your UltraChampsaur points on.
All you need to do after that is get your medical certificate. All race participants must provide a medical certificate stating they have no contra-indications for participating in a long distance mountain running race competitively (we will need this two weeks before the race). Then you just need to arrange how you are going to get to Gap and we will look after the rest.
When you arrive, we will collect you from Gap train station and take you to your accommodation where we will give you your race entries and go through the organisation of the weekend with you. We will also give you ideas of local walks and information about where you are staying so you can do your own thing when not on organised activities or racing!
Getting here
Gap is a local train station on the SNCF train line. It has rail links from Marseille and Grenoble, which are accessible by plane or Eurostar and TGV from the UK. There are also rail links from Valence and Aix-en-Provence TGV stations which link in with the Eurostar.
There is also an overnight sleeper train from Paris which is a popular mode of transport for a short weekend as your traveling time is spent sleeping! This train leaves Paris at 22hrs and arrives in Gap at 7am giving you a full extra day to enjoy yourselves! You can either fly to Paris or get the Eurostar.
Please note we will put up the timetables for the local trains and overnight sleeper as soon as they are released 3 months before so you can plan your journey. For the overnight sleeper, it is advantageous to book in advance to get cheap tickets (cheapest tickets are 20€ for inclining seat and 35€ for a bed with 60€ for first class bed).
Other Options
If you would like to participate in the UltraChampsaur race but would prefer different
accommodation, be independent transport wise, would like to extend or shorten your stay or would like to purchase more UltraChampsaur points please let us know when you make your enquiry and we can tailor make a trip for you.
The Alps is an adventurer's playground and a trip out here to do the UltraChampsaur trail race, either as a runner or a supporter, is the perfect opportunity to try out some of the activities on offer.
We have included 4 UltraChampsaur points with your package that you can exchange for a range of activities from our
UltraChampsaur Activity List and really make the most of your time here.
If the race is enough of an adventure for you, we have also included some body pampering treatments and cultural visits in our list to complete your alpine running experience.
