Grand Raid BCVS
| Grand Raid BCVS | |
| Racing series | MTB Alpine Cup |
| Host country |
 Switzerland
|
| overall length | Verbier: 125 km / 5025 hm Nendaz: 93 km / 3944 hm Hérémence: 68 km / 2996 hm Evolène: 37 km / 1845 hm |
| Starting field | 3000 from 29 nations |
The Grand Raid BCVS (former name Grand Raid Cristalp ) is the oldest mountain bike marathon in Europe. The event has been held annually at the end of August in the canton of Valais in Switzerland since 1990 . The main sponsor is the Walliser Kantonalbank / Banque Cantonale du Valais (BCVS) .
There are four different distances, starting in Verbier , Nendaz , Hérémence and Evolène . The destination is the village of Grimentz . The longest route is 125 km and 5025 meters in altitude .
As part of the Grand Raid BCVS, other competitions are organized in addition to the XC marathon :
- E-raid for e-bikes
- Flying Relay as a relay race
- Raid Net for children
Web links
- Official website
- Blog of Robert Mennen on bike-magazin.de
- Photo report of the Grand Raid BCVS 2017 on worldofmtb.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grand Raid BCVs. Valais / Wallis Promotion, accessed on August 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Theresa Stanglmair: The 15 toughest mountain bike races in the world. bike magazin, October 2, 2015, accessed on August 18, 2019 .