Megavalance 2010 / 2011 - after a failed attempt in 2010 in8 founder Ben Hargreaves, Sponsored by in8, Bremont, Drummon Clinic and Bournemouth Cycleworks - returned for a 2nd attempt in 2011 to qualify and compete in the 2011 Megavalanche.

Megavalanche is a mountainbike downhill marathon style event that mixes gravity-assisted excitement with enduro levels of fitness, guaranteed to test both nerve and physique. The most famous round is run from the French Alps town of Alpe D'Huez, starting on the glaciated summit of the Pic Blanc (3,300m) and descending to the lush meadows of the valley bottom at Allemont (720m), after some 2000 metres down and 30 km along.

 

Check out the POV footage here: 

Megavalanche 2011 - Qualifying Run - 8th July 2011 from Ben Hargreaves on Vimeo.