A video where we find all the riders of EDF Énergies Rouvelables who participated in the Sun Trip Tour 2019 (realization by the organizing team of Sun Trip):
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A video where we find all the riders of EDF Énergies Rouvelables who participated in the Sun Trip Tour 2019 (realization by the organizing team of Sun Trip):
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A video made by the organization team of the Sun Trip:
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The photo album of the 9th day of the Sun trip Tour 2019: departure from the Bourg-Saint-Maurice campsite, stop at Val d'Isère in the electric and hybrid vehicle show, memorable meal between suntripeurs, ascent to the Iseran pass, beautiful descent to Lanslebourg Val Cenis and welcome to the cottage!
Pictures + short videos:
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Find all the atmosphere and landscapes of the 8th day of the Sun trip Tour 2019 in the July 13th photo album, from Chamonix to Bourg-Saint-Maurice: the repair of the shift lever, the climb to the Col des Saisies, the magnificent landscapes of Cormet de Roselend …
Pictures + short videos:
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Find the images of the adventures of the 7th day of the Sun trip Tour 2019: the quiet journey with Ralf, Divonne-les-Bains to Sallanches where Jean joined us, and after Sallanches, the course of the day which switches after an unfortunate passage at a bike shop, the necessary break at a village party, and the late arrival in Chamonix due to technical problems.
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It was the 6th day of the Sun trip Tour 2019, we all had the goal of arriving at Divonne-les-Bains in the afternoon: the soft morning light on the church of Villars-les-Dombes, meetings in Pont-d'Ain: Béatrice and Yannick, Antoine, Arnaud, Laurent and Corentin with their vintage tandem, the deep color of Lake Nantua …
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Find all the atmosphere of the first day of the Sun trip Tour 2019 in the photo album of July 6th: the presentation of the bikes on the place of the Town Hall of Puy-en-Velay, the first kilometers through the landscapes of the Haute-Loire, the valley of Allier until Saint-Flour.
Pictures + short videos:
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Some time ago a journalist came to interview me about my solar bike. We stayed for almost an hour discussing Sun Trip and traveling in a very friendly atmosphere. The report was broadcast today in a very dynamic 2 minute editing …
As a bonus, France Bleu dedicates a web page about!
See France Bleu Bourgogne's website
Thanks to Damien Mestre and Anne Pinczon du Sel of France Bleu!
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Rendez-vous from July 6 to 20: a tour of the Puy-en-Velay to Valence passing by the most beautiful passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes .
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The organization of the Sun Trip has just published the profile of the 55 participants of the Sun Trip Tour 2019. They come from France, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Italy, Germany. They are 4 years old to 72 years old!
This summer, there will be 12 official teams, 8 of which are made up of EDF and EDF Renouvelables employees.
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50 participants from 7 different nationalities will participate in the 2019 Edition of the Sun trip tour, from July 6 to 20! Some of us have already met during a very fruitful weekend of preparation, organised by the Sun trip team, in Lans-en-Vercors in April.
Find each participant on his social network or blog: discover his preparation, his expectations, his enthusiasm before the big start…
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Discover the route of Sun trip tour 2019: a solar bike route that crosses the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, from Puy-en-Velay to Valence, via the Monts d’Auvergne, Vulcania, Divonne-les-Bains, Chamonix, Val Cenis, Pinerolo (Italy) and Crest.
50 adventurers propelled by solar energy to attack the most beautiful passes of France!
a project in partnership with EDF, EDF renewables, the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and GEO.fr!
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The Sun Trip organization has published information on the Sun Trip 2020:
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Discover the Sun Trip 2018 adventure of on this 1 hour video, filmed by the participants and carried out by the organizing team!
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The Dutch do more cycling than the French. And there is a very good reason for that (and, no, it has nothing to do with the culture of the North …)
Les Néerlandais font plus de vélo que les Français. Et il y a une très bonne raison pour ça (et, non, ça n'a rien à voir avec la culture des pays du Nord…) pic.twitter.com/BBWmhSuEUA
— Brut FR (@brutofficiel) April 22, 2018
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Find the adventure of the Sun Trip 2018 seen by Zeppelin agency.
Report published by GEO Aventure.
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From July 6th to 20th the course of the Sun Trip Tour 2019 consists of 8 stages, always the same principle of freedom of route between each point. The course stretches on 1200 to 1500 km according to the most probable routes, with positive gradients that could exceed the 35,000 meters for the most daring!
Step by step, this is the presentation of this solar tower of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes:
From 6 to 7 July This introductory stage proposes a smooth start of adventure through hilly areas, in often unsung landscapes. The end of the stage will however be more robust for everyone, because the bivouac in the wilderness will be positioned on the other side of the beautiful Puy Mary. The exact location will be presented later. Immediate displacement ensured with this dive in what the center of France has more beautiful.
July 8th to 9th. The idea of this step is simple: propose a nearly complete ascent of the massif of the Monts d'auvergne! The participants playing the "challenge of the best climber" will find there a dream field to score big points, while those who want to avoid the mountains can shoot to the plain of Clermont-Ferrand. The 8 July accommodation will be held at Saint-Ours clear morning, but the real stage appointment will be well on the 9th of July in the morning on the site of Vulcania!
On July 9th, from 10am until 3pm the Sun Trip Tour will be in contact with the public of Parc Vulcania. A time of exchange and promotion of new energies. The opportunity also for the participants to know all about the volcanic activity of the mountains of Auvergne. In the middle of the afternoon the platoon was soar for the longest stage of the edition, through the departments of the Puy-de-Dôme, the Loire, the Rhône and the Ain. Two and a half days of road for 400 km relatively flat, with however the incentive to cross the mountains of Jura just before diving on Divonne-les-Bains (checkpoint at the viaduct of Cize-Bolozon).
On 12 July and after a musical bivouac on the shores of Lake Divonne, the Solar bicycle platoon will make a stopover in Switzerland, in the centre of Geneva. The opportunity to promote the Swiss teams involved and to talk about the Sun Trip in a country passionate about solar projects (solar Impulse, solar Planet, Solar Stratos…). The return to France will be through the Green lane connecting the town of Annemasse, then the participants will have the opportunity to complicate or not the task by going up the White Valley to Chamonix.
July 13th to 14th. Certainly the key step for the climbers, through the mountains of Savoy Mont Blanc (Ascent of Megève, col des seizures, Cormet of Roselend, etc…). The real starting point of the Sun trip 2018 to China, Chamonix will be for the adventurers of the Sun trip Tour 2019 The real starting place of the Alpine crossing. Some might also opt for a detour by Switzerland and Italy, taking the passes of the Grand and Petit-Saint Bernard, before joining the summit of the Alps on the Col de Iseran, at 2770 m altitude! It should be noted that those who want to save their strength can opt for the Albertville plain and the Maurienne Valley.
On 15 July the participants will be able to enjoy the grandiose landscapes of Haute-Maurienne, welcomed at the Gîte Ethic CIS stages of Val Cenis. This time of relaxation will be the occasion of planned animations with our partners. Also the opportunity for possible stragglers to join the group.
A short but explosive stage, programmed on July 16! The start will be marked by a passage imposed at the Col du Mont-Cenis, at 2081 metres above sea level. A climb that should be approached in a grouped platoon, for the first time on a Sun Trip. Beyond the dam of the Lac du Mont-Cenis, the participants will descend to Suze in Italy, and from this point the most courageous can try to climb the terrible Col de Finest, whose last 10 km are not paved. Pinerolo will be the only real step outside of France, a city that has already hosted the Tour de France and that receives the tour of Italy in May 2019. The meal will be held at the boulodrome of the Veloce Club and the night in the convent of the Sisters of the Visitation Santa Maria.
From 17 to 19 July, this stage is certainly the least predictable of adventure. The return to France can be done either by the very difficult Col Agnel (2744 m!), or by the "Sestriere – Col de Montgenèvre" web. The Massif of the Ecrins will then be bypassed by the south (more likely) or by the north, while some might have the idea of firing to the National Park of the provençales. Opportunities to go scratching points and visit breathtaking scenery will not fail! One thing is certain, coming to Die the difficulties will be passed.
A day of parade to close the loop, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The adventurers will be happy to find the plain and will be welcomed in the city centre of Valencia, capital of the Department of Drôme, a city at the crossroads of several major cycling routes in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A communication shot around the concept of solar bike and the Sun Trip will turn its gaze towards China, in view of the 2020 edition!
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The success of the Sun Trip 2018 Lyon-Canton was yesterday hailed by the Chinese Ambassador in Paris, its excellence Zhai Jun. French adventurers Mickaël Joguet and Eric Morel, respectively 2nd and 3rd in the solar challenge, were rewarded on behalf of all the participants.
This ceremony was organized at the opening of the 2nd forum of new silk roads, in the presence of Alain Galliano (Vice-President of Greater Lyon), Xing Qu (Deputy Director General of UNESCO), Pascal Boniface (President IRIS), Christian Cambon (Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee) and Xinchen Deng (European representative of our Chinese partner WAE Logistics).
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The portraits of 8 new Suntripers are published! Four of them had participated in the Sun Trip 2017, we had rode together: Jean-Louis The Super Fighter, Ryan who had repaired his trailer with old recycled skis, Francis and his trike "Tribellule", Alain who had unfortunately to give up because technical problems.
Welcome to the 4 new suntripers : Rain, Fabrice, Michel and Dario!
About forty participants are known, there are still a dozen more that we will soon discover.
For we will be 50 to take the start, on July 6 next in Le Puy-en-Velay, a record!
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Are all the next Suntripers present in this photo-montage?
No, if thirty are already posted, there are still about fifteen or twenty that we will discover soon.
They will probably be about fifty to take the start, on July 6 next in Le Puy-en-Velay, a record!
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Find the Sun Trip 2018 in the latest issue of @cycle_mag, available on newsstands! ttp://cyclemagazine.fr/c12/
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Sushil Reddy is a young Indian engineer who has carried out over 7500 km of solar cycling in India and in various contines. We participated together at the Sun Trip Tour 2017. He is now one of the “80 Day Race Ambassadors” alongside Bertrand Piccard (Solar Impulse) and many other adventurers.
More information: 80 Day Race Ambassadors
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