A 30 years old adventure !

For its 30th birthday, the hardest MTB race of France is coming back to its originals tracks, from the Mercantour mountains to Nice beaches !

Since 1988, hundreds of riders meet every year to ride this famous event and get the “finisher” stickers. Known for the difficulty of its route, with really steep and technical dowhnill and uphills, the Transvesubienne is not one of the longest race in the world, but it is surely one of the hardest!

2018 route

TRANVESUBIENNE

For this 30th birthday, the Transv is coming back in the nicest, but also hardest riding spot of the French Riviera.

You will enjoy the first sea-view on the first Col des Deux Caïres, before to go throught the famous Brec d’Utelle, as hard to climb as to ride down, then pedal up to the Madonne d’Utelle, whith a crazy point of view, which may make you think you are almost at the finish line on the beach! But you will still have to cross the Vésubie river, keep up to Levens, and then the amazing Mont Chauve, with its stunning view on Nice during a long and rocky downhill, to finally ride in the Paillon riverbed and through its tunnel right to a well deserved beer on the beach finish line!

E-Bike Serie

90 km 3500 m D+ 5000 m D-

EBIKE riders will enjoy the extra loop in Levens to use the maximum of their battery capacity ! 3 batteries allowed for the E500 category, 2 for the E500 Plus. Rental available for 20€ here

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An exclusive finish!

The 2018 Transvesubienne finish will also be historical, as it will use the riverbed of the Paillon to cross Nice, as it did in the 90’s (see video below). So this is a 100% off-road adventure that awaits you on this race! Get your headlamp ready, because you will be riding in complete darkness throught a 2km historical tunnel and go out directly on the sunny beach to get your Finisher stickers and a well deserved meal & drink!

1990 Transvésubienne

Unfortunately, we haven’t got the 1988 edition movie, but here is some images of the 3rd Transvésubienne, in 1990. If the bike and equipment aren’t the same, this will be almost the same track in 2018! In the movie you can perfectly see the final tunnel (which was lit at this time, but the rest is still the same!)

A Vintage category will reward the brave riders who will ride the race in may with a bike from the 90’s 😉

Retour sur le parcours historique Transv

Pour sa trentième année d’existence, la Transvésubienne revient aux sources de sa légende, en reprenant son parcours historique des portes du Massif du Mercantour à la Baie des Anges, le 13 mai prochain.

Si cette épreuve hors-normes était l’apanage des pionniers du VTT, les progrès technologiques et l’évolution de la gestuelle de pilotage offrent désormais plus de réalisme à la performance, mais n’obèrent pas le défi personnel qu’elle représente.

Un nouveau classement et une boucle en plus pour les E-Bikes

Après trois décennies d’histoire, la Transvésubienne 2018 innovera encore avec notamment les nouvelles classes (E-Bike 500, E-Bike 500 plus) réservées aux VTT à assistance électrique, et un parcours spécifique pour cette famille de cycles.

Si le tracé reprend les fondamentaux depuis la Colmiane via le Col des deux Caïres, le Brec d’Utelle, la Madone, la traversée de la Vésubie, l’édition de cette année fera de la commune de Levens un pivot incontournable, avec sur les flancs du Férion un parcours qui offrira aux vélos électriques un secteur supplémentaire au programme de leur périple.

Transvésubienne EBIKE

La Colmiane – Nice

90 km
3500 m D+
5000 m D-