La Marmotte 2012
steadyuk
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Looking to sign up for La Marmotte 2012 and just started doing some research on options of buying a package or doing all the travel, accommodation and entry bookings myself. Be grateful for any recommendations.
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Entering yourself is very easy - this year you had several days or maybe a week or so to enter before it filled up so as long as you know when entries open there is no panic so long as you act fairly sharpish. I don't speak French and it was very easy to do.
We stayed at the municipal campsite in Bourg - very nice I thought though they did insist we booked for a week because it gets busy. They do chalets but we camped - you get a well defined pitch so no scramble to find a spot. You can book it on line. They speak English and I was quite impressed with the place - right next to the town so easy walking distance to shops, restaurants etc and a short roll out to the start in the morning.
We drove down - sharing the driving not too bad wouldn't fancy doing it all myself but some did. Others flew into Geneva and hired a car from there.
The only thing if you do stay a week is that there isn't a lot of riding there which isn't moutainous as the valley roads were a bit too busy really enjoy a leisure ride on - which might mean you spend some of the week killing time if you don't want to tire your legs out before the event.
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The rumour is that Acte I of Etape 2012 is from Albertville on the 10th, so you could stay longer!0
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Full Merckx thanks for the link to your post. Lots of useful info. I shall keep an eye on how that develops.0
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Registrations now open....0
