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THE NUMBER OF SWITCHBACKS WERE BEYOND COUNTING, AND ANOTHER INTRO
SUMMER STORM HAD JUST BLOWN IN, PUSHING US OFF THE TRAIL
AND DOWN INTO THE VALLEY FOR SAFETY. ALTHOUGH WE COULD RIDE THROUGH THE WEATHER ON MOST DAYS, THIS TIME WE HAD TO HEAD
FOR COVER. SHOOTING FILM HAD BECOME OUR “NEW NORMAL” BY THE END OF THE SECOND WEEK. COVERING THIRTY TO FIFTY KILOMETERS OF TRAIL PER DAY, THERE WERE ENDLESS MOMENTS THAT COULD BE
CAPTURED, HOWEVER, ONLY HAVING A FINITE AMOUNT OF FILM MADE
EACH SHOT MORE OF A DECISION TO BE WEIGHED RATHER THAN A WHIM TO BE INDULGED. THERE WAS NO KNOWING WHAT HAD BEEN CAPTURED
ALONG THE TRAILS IN THE ALPS, AT THE HAUSER FAMILY CABIN, OR
ALONG THE ROCKY RIVER CROSSINGS IN FRANCE. SNAPPING THIS SHOT WAS JUST ANOTHER GAMBLE, ONE THAT PAID OFF.
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THE DISTAMCE FROM CLAMENSANE TO SOSPEL IS A TOTAL OF 256 KM. WE PASS THROUGH TWO DISTINCT DEPARTMENT AREAS IN THE WEEK, BOTH WITHIN THE PROVENCE ALPES COTE D’AZUR” REGION. 1 ) T H E H I G H P R O V E N C E A L P S 2) THE MARITIME ALPS THE BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO PASSES IS THE COL DES CHAMPS PASS, A T 2100M, THE HIGHEST POINT REACHED ON THE ROUTE WHICH ALSO SERVED AS THE SHUTTLE DROP POINT ON DAY 3. THIS WAS PERHAPS THE MOST EPIC D E S C E N T O F T H E W E E K � I N T O T H E G U I L L A U M E S V A L L E Y .
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DAY 3: VILLARS-COLMARS TO GUILLAUMES _
START: C L A M E N S A NE (708M) T R A I L H E A D: L A C D E S MONGES (1544M) FINISH: D I G N E - L E S-BAINS (592M) R I D I N G D ISTANCE: 57.6 KM H E I G H T G AIN: 1879M H E I G H T D ROP: 2797M
START: DIGNE-LES-BAINS (592M) TRAILHEAD: LE SERRE (1103M) FINISH: VILLARS-COLMARS (1180M) RIDING DISTANCE: 44.1 KM HEIGHT GAIN: 1475M HEIGHT DROP: 1449M
START: VILLARS-COLMARS (1180M) TRAILHEAD: COL DES CHAMPS (2080M) FINISH: GUILLAUMES (793M) RIDING DISTANCE: 32.6 KM HEIGHT GAIN: 944M HEIGHT DROP: 2260M
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DAY 5: ST-DALMAS-VALDEBLORE TO SOSPEL _
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START: GUILLAUMES (793M) TRAILHEAD: BOUCHANIÈRES (1418M) FINISH: ST-DALMAS-VALDEBLORE (500M) RIDING DISTANCE: 43.4 KM HEIGHT GAIN: 1132M HEIGHT DROP: 2053M
START: ST-DALMAS-VALDEBLORE (1262M) TRAILHEAD: ST-DALMAS-VALDEBLORE (1262M) FINISH: SOSPEL (430M) RIDING DISTANCE: 47.80 KM HEIGHT GAIN: 1430M HEIGHT DROP: 3358M
START: SOSPEL (430M) TRAILHEAD: COL DE BRAUS (1002M) FINISH: MENTON (0M) RIDING DISTANCE: 30.7 KM HEIGHT GAIN: 849M HEIGHT DROP: 1847M
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_ PHOTOGRAPHY BY_ DAN BARHAM _ PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY_ MISSION WORKSHOP _ SPECIAL THANKS TO_ SANTA CRUZ BIKES: GEOFF CASEY SCOTT TURNER RUDY HAUSER TRANS-PROVENCE: ASH SMITH SRAM / ROCKSHOX: ELAYNA CALDWELL
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