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Grand-Est, Plancher-les-Mines 70290, Saturday 27 May 2023

The GRAND-EST 2023 regional meeting is scheduled for 27 May 2023, starting at 9am from Plancher-les-Mines 70290.

A welcome drink will be served from 8am onwards in the car park at the start, which is located in the village at Impasse du Canal (turn right into Rue du Pont du Var, the car park is on the left after the small bridge).

The tours will finish at the planche des belles filles, where the traditional finish drink will be served.

"The mountain bike route will pass over the new "No Name" pass FR-70-1001. The track 15701832 is available on Openrunner. 35 km and 1100 D+.

The mountain bike route will take in the Ballons National Nature Reserve.
comtois. During the wintering period, between 15 December and 14
July, mountain bikes can only be ridden on the following paths
and marked and authorised paths (see map here)

A road circuit (trace 16147893 su OR) is also on offer, taking in 2 road passes (FR-70-0640 Chevesytaye and FR-70-0914 Chevères) 50 km and 850 m of D+.
This route has been suggested by Philippe PILLET 5585, who will be accompanying the group.

This gathering, scheduled to take place just after the trip to the Black Forest, should give as many people as possible the chance to climb this 'plank', which has already been climbed several times by the riders in the Tour de France.

Local contact

Jean-Christophe BRAUMANN: 06 48 80 28 48

Contact

DT03E - Denis MATHIEU
+33 (0)6 85 20 02 55
[email]deni.mathieu@orange.fr[/email]

La Planche des Belles Filles

According to a legend based on popular etymology, the place owes its name to an episode during the Ten Years' War in 1635, when young girls from the neighbouring village took refuge on this mountain to escape the cruel Swedish mercenaries stationed in the Plancher-les-Mines area.

The département of Haute-Saône lies to the south of the Vosges mountains. It takes its name from the river Saône, which flows through it from north to south. It is a large river, 473 km long, and the third longest in France.

Plancher-les-Mines is located in the upper Rahin valley and, as its name suggests, the town has played a part in its long industrial and mining history, now in sharp decline, marking the valleys of this region. Today, Plancher-les-Mines has risen from the ashes thanks to the presence of the Planche des Belles Filles, a mecca for international cycling and in particular the Tour de France.

Participants in the regional event were divided between a road course and a mountain bike course to reach some of the Haut-Saône passes and the Planche des Belles Filles.

Denis Mathieu's report - DT03E

The Grand-Est regional meeting took place on Saturday 27 May 2023.

The start was at Plancher les Mines (70290) and the finish at Planche des Belles Filles.

There were 43 of us, divided between the mountain bike circuit proposed by Christophe Badonnel, the road circuit proposed by Philippe Pillet and the single climb to La Planche.

Many of those present were returning from TOODMOS.

The weather and atmosphere were kind. Thanks to all the participants, with special thanks to Christophe FOLLETETE for his local specialities.

Below are 3 links to photos

The photos of Jean-Luc MATTE

The photos of Max Tissot

The photos of Fred Singla