The 175km Marmotte is the hardest of
the sportives with its 5000m of climbing up the Col de Glandon, Col
de Telegraphe, Col du Galibier and the final 21 hairpins of Alp
d'Huez.
Results from Frankfurt indicate that:
Chrissie Wellington won the ladies race in the 2nd fastest ever time by a women 8:51 odd and Chris McCormick won the mens race in a sub 8 hour clocking.
Regular composite tandem pairing of North Bucks RC's Kevin Stokes and TMK's Ian Marshall have been ripping up the field this year and caught the eye of local sports photographer Sarah Brooke and the renowned cartoonist HELMS of Cycling Weekly fame.
In the latest round of the LVRC MK Bowl points series, Campbell Noon gave a faultless display with a fine win racing on a revised Bowl circuit, due to a forthcoming concert.