Marmotte 2016

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  • stanthomas
    stanthomas Posts: 265
    narbs wrote:
    Bound4Glory wrote:
    Yes, in 2017 it will be sunday 2nd july.
    Has this been confirmed? Sport Comm still won't tell me anything!
    It's always the first Saturday in July. Which will be July 1st. Same day the TdF starts. While I can't know for certain until Sport Communication publish their 2017 calendar, a Sunday running would be a major change to the programme.
  • grimpeur
    grimpeur Posts: 230
    Indeed, first Saturday July is always the date. However the rumour is this year that it is moving to the first Sunday in July, the 2nd. From a traffic management and security point of view that makes more sense as the roads will probably be quieter on the Sunday. However it will make travel arrangements more of a pain for many and you also have to wonder when the Grimpe of the Alpe will be, Monday morning??
  • narbs
    narbs Posts: 593
    Apparently the business community of St Jean de Maurienne don't like it running on a Saturday as it's basically a day's lost trade - no one drives into the town because of the 8500 cyclists, obviously none of whom are stopping and spending money or even basing themselves there for the event. Bourg and AdH don't care because they get a few days of people spending.

    We've booked until Monday just in case they do change it. I did the Ronde Picarde earlier this month and was told they should be able to confirm the date at the end of this month, although their postings on Facebook suggest it won't be till entries open in November.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    Makes it more difficult for those booking a house or places that normally do Sunday to Sunday rentals.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    The Sport Tours International website, and to me in an e-mail, says they're pretty sure it will be the Sunday this year.
    It's still TBC at the moment though.
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Sport Tours site confirming Sunday 2nd July
  • stanthomas
    stanthomas Posts: 265
    RC856 wrote:
    Sport Tours site confirming Sunday 2nd July
    I just went here: http://marmotte.sportcommunication.info/epreuve.php?C=1 and the Marmotte was on 2 July 2016. Where did you find the dates for 2017?
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    https://www.sportstoursinternational.co ... -marmotte/

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