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Turcat and Gibb win inaugural Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc

They started from Megève, France, as Pioneers, they crossed the finish line as Heroes after riding the Tour du Mont Blanc gravel edition

Turcat and Gibb win inaugural Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc credit : Loris Von Siebentha

The route, designed by Nicolas Roux (co-organizers with Fx Blanc and Maxime Poisson from Wish One), is super challenging with 234km and 8,500m of climbing.
 
An ultimate race, therefore, which saw an incredible duel for victory in the men's category, between Emeric Turcat and the Swiss mountain bike legend Christoph Sauser. It was in the last part of the race that Emeric Turcat made the difference to put his name on the GTMB 2022 list with a stunning time of 12:15!
 
Photo: Emeric Turcat - credit : Loris Von Siebentha
 
Photo: Emeric Turcat - credit : Loris Von Siebentha
 
Among the women, Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing), the only woman at the start, pushed her limits and crossed the 8 passes on the course (including 2 at an altitude of over 2500m: The Col de la Seigne and the Grand Col Ferret) to arrive in Megève after 20h56 of effort.
 
Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing) - credit : Loris Von Siebentha

Photo: Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing) - credit : Loris Von Siebentha
 
A HALF format (140km - 5,000m of climbing) was also on the program with a start from Courmayeur in Italy. It was Frenchman Sébastien Jarrot (Assos) who won in 8h19..
 
On Sunday, a sporting ride of 75km 2,500m of climbing, the Gravel Tour du Mont Joly sponsored by Crédit Agricole des 2 Savoie offered a wider and more feminine public a gravel experience with breathtaking views of Mont Blanc throughout the route.

2022 Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc Podium

Women GTMB 2022
1 - Ali Gibb (Wish One Racing)
 
Men GTMB 2022 Hommes
1 - Emeric Turcat (Tribe Sport Group)
2 - Christoph Sauser (SPECIALIZED - HORIZONTE COFFEE)
3 - David KOECHLI (Go Fast) / Nicolas Hartmann (Go Fast)
 
Men HALF GTMB 2022
1 - Sébastien Jarrot (Assos)
2 - Ignacio Morales
3 - Blaise Raybaud

2022 Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc results: https://my.raceresult.com/216942
 
For more information, please visit: https://graveltourdumontblanc.com
 
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Sep 08 2022 - NEWS: Turcat and Gibb win inaugural Gravel Tour du Mont Blanc