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Tour de Freeze

Monday, July 13, 2009
Pushie turns to shove when 500 nutjobs tackle a downhill snow marathon.

Most RALPH staff would probably struggle to nail a 36km marathon in a car. But throw in a bloody great big mountain, snow, freezing temperatures, sheer cliffs and 500 saddle-psychos hurtling down the course at 80km/h on pushies, and you're got the most dangerous alpine pastime since naked Yeti wrestling.

Now in its 14th year of mayhem, the Megavalanche makes the Tour de France look like a Sunday arvo park peddle. Starting at a a 3300m elevation in the French resort of Alpe d'Huez, the course careers along glacial ice, rock-studded snow, 45° slopes and only 45 per cent of competitors actually make it that far.

Would you compete in the Megaavalanche? Let us know in the comments section below.

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