Performance yes, but pleasure first !

Dear Cyclist,

Welcome to L’Alsacienne! We hope you will have as much fun taking part as we have had organising it !

This fact sheet will give you all the information you need for your participation in the COL AMIC randonnée to go smoothly.

We hope you will share your emotions and efforts with friends, at a leisurely pace, in this mountain range that abounds in so many treasures. Take the time to notice them !

200 volunteers are joining forces for the event. They are the most For safety reasons, please do not to join the groups starting the important partners of L’Alsacienne and each of them deserves PLATZER and BRAMONT courses. your encouragement, smiles and thanks. We thank you, AND THEM! After 10 am, the signs may be removed and you may arrive late at the feed zone. The times are indicated in the road book below. PROGRAMM SATURDAY 26 JUNE 2021 From 1 pm to 6 pm : Collection of wristbands From 1 pm to 6 pm : Exhibitors' Village EQUIPMENT 2 pm / 4 pm : Presentation of the courses All types of bikes can be used on the randonnée, including e- bikes. You must be completely self-sufficient on the ride. We SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2021 therefore recommend that you have a bike in good working From 6 am to 10 am : Collection of wristbands order, and at least have a puncture repair kit. From 8 am to 10 am : Free choice of start times

DEPART On Sunday morning, the reception area can be accessed via the south entrance.

The starting point of the ride is at the entrants’ discretion. The The wristband given to you in the reception room must be worn route of the ride is marked from the reception area of the event. on your wrist. It will enable you to go wine tasting in the Vieil Armand wine cellar and receive varied and copious supplies at the Col Amic feed zone.

COURSE ROADBOOK COL AMIC crosses fields and vineyards on a separate cycle path, before tackling 10 km up a gentle slope on a shady narrow km Début Fin mountain road, before reaching the low pastures of the Mountains and a memorial site. 0,0 Cernay 08:00 10:00 2,7 08:06 10:09 The course starts with 11 km in the plain, and follows the “Montée des Malgré Nous”. This shady and gently rising lane 2,9 Uffholtz 08:06 10:10 shelters cyclists from the wind. When you arrive at the Col Amic, 8,1 08:15 10:28 there is a magnificent panorama of the plain and the Black Forest, a mountain range in . 8,6 Berrwiller 08:16 10:30

Two kilometres further on there is an extensive view of the Grand 9,1 Berrwiller 08:17 10:32 Ballon, the highest summit in the Vosges, as well as of the French 10,7 08:21 10:39 and Swiss Alps. This viewpoint should not be missed. 11,0 Hartmannswiller 08:21 10:41 The Vieil Armand, or Hartmannswillerkopf, a memorial that is 12,3 Cave 08:26 10:48 worth visiting later, marks the end of your efforts. A 10 km descent, that should be negotiated carefully, leads the cyclists to 13,8 Rote-Rain 08:30 11:00 Uffholtz and Cernay. 24,0 Col Amic 09:11 12:16 Montée km D+ m % moy % max 26,1 Freundstein 09:17 12:32 Wuenheim 0,8 38 4.7 % 8% Rote- Rain 0,4 32 7.1 % 11% 28,3 Vieil Armand 09:22 12:40 Col Amic 10,3 485 4.7 % 7% 30,7 Herrenfluh 09:26 12:47 Freundstein 2,0 89 4.5 % 7% Herrenfluh 0,8 24 3,0% 5% 39,1 Uffholtz 09:37 13:07

41,8 Cernay 09:44 13:16

STICKER You will be given the sticker when you collect the personalised wristband. It can be stuck to the top tube of your bike.

0,0 Cernay 0,7 Cernay 2,7 Uffholtz 2,9 Uffholtz 8,1 Berrwiller 8,6 Berwiller 9,1 Berwiller 10,7 Hartmannswiller 11,0 Hartmannswiller 12,3 Cave Wuenheim 12,9 Wuenheim 13,8 Rote-Rain 24,0 Col Amic 26,1 Freundstein 28,3 Vieil Armand 30,7 Herrenfluh 39,1 Uffholtz 41,8 Cernay

ORIENTATION ENVIRONMENT You can download the GPX map of your course on L’Alsacienne courses have the privilege of crossing a mountain www.alsacienne.org. When you collect your welcome bag, you range that is protected, but is nevertheless fragile. For this will also receive a sticker that shows all the stages of your course. reason, we ALL have a duty to RESPECT these magnificent sites.

In addition to this information, signs on the ground or along the For us, the organisers, this respect results in naturally adopting route will guide and inform you on the way. an eco-responsible and eco-logical approach.

For you, cyclists, this respect results in particular in keeping your waste in the pockets of your jersey, as you do during training rides.

The road is open to traffic. You must follow the highway code, as a good road user.

RAVITAILLEMENT FIRST AIDE ASSISTANCE The feed zone is located in an On your return to the reception room, BRETZEL unprotected natural area, easy to if necessary you can seek assistance If you register at L'Alsacienne before access and maintain. from the first-aid workers. saturday 12 am, you will receive a “Bretzel” coupon. You can exchange Sufficient quantities of varied products this at the refreshment stand, to enjoy are provided, which are not wrapped in the famous Alsatian savoury speciality, packaging. This limits any waste left baked in the baker’s oven on Sunday behind in the natural environment. morning.

MEAL If you reserved a meal when you registered for L’Alsacienne, you will be able to enjoy this sophisticated meal in exchange for the “Meal” coupon provided when you collected the wristband..

SATISFACTION We hope that this fact sheet, together with the information available on the website, answers all your questions about your participation in the COL AMIC course.

We forgot to mention something, or made a mistake ? That’s possible. Please inform us via the form on the

Contact page of the website.

RETURN TO CERNAY See you very soon at L’Alsacienne ! Men’s and women’s toilets and COFFEE showers are available. Please keep If you register at L'Alsacienne before The Organising Committee them clean. saturday 12 am, you will also receive a

“Coffee” coupon. You can exchange this at the refreshment stand, to enjoy the recognised know-how of our

Alsatian partner. Performance yes, but pleasure first !