WHEN LIFE MEETS DEATH. GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION
COMING JUNE IS THE 5 YEARS AGO THAT I, AS A PARTICIPANT, DID THE ALPE D'HUZES
WHAT IS ALPE D'HUZES
Alpe d'HuZes is an action where participants, alone or in a team, raise money with which they contribute to the fight against cancer. Under the motto 'GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION' they climb the Alpe d'Huez up to six times in one day.
The first edition took place in 2006
The organization uses an anti-stick policy. From the first edition in 2006, Alpe d'HuZes dedicates the collected sponsor money to promoting and supporting (scientific) research into cancer in all possible forms, so that fewer people die of cancer in the future.
THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE CYCLISTS ONLY
NOW THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE THAT GO UP BY WALKING OR RUNNING
IN 2013, AS A MEMBER OF TEAM ALPE010, I WAS ALSO PARTICIPATOR OF THIS EVENT
SPONSORED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS, COMPANIES, WE HAVE PURCHASED 26750 EURO WITH EACH OTHER
THE MOUNTAIN IN FRANCE
The road runs via 21 hairpin bends up through the villages of La Garde and Huez to Alpe d'Huez.
A thick 1,100 meters difference in height must be covered in 14 kilometers.
The average rate of increase is almost 8% and there are outliers of almost 15%.
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THE BEAUTIFUL OF THIS EVENT IS THAT EVERYTHING IS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. LIFE AND DEATH. CRYING AND LAUGHING
WHEN YOU START, AND YOU REACH THE FIRST HAIRPIN YOU NEVER NO WHAT WILL HIT YOU, THE CHEERING OF THE SPECTATORS(between 10.000 and 15.000 thousand) OR THE BANNERS TO THE ROCKS THAT SAY
"MOM WE MISS YOU"
or
"ELIZE 2006-2012"
WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP AND YOUR LOVED ONES ARE THERE WAITING FOR YOU THEN YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HOW PRECIOUS LIFE IS
NOW SOME PHOTO'S AND FACTS
6 June 2006: Alpe d'HuZes edition 1
six consecutive climbs
66 participants of which 61 have achieved six climbs
Total sponsor amount raised 370,081.98 euros
June 7, 2007: Alpe d'HuZes edition 2
six plus a consecutive climbs
69 individual participants of which two six, and 63 seven climbs have achieved
9 relay teams who have all passed seven climbs
Total sponsor amount raised 1,043,155.11 euros.
June 5, 2008: Alpe d'HuZes edition 3
six plus possibly two consecutive climbs
100 individual participants
54 teams
Total sponsor amount raised 3,611,540.62 euros
June 4, 2009: Alpe d'HuZes edition 4
six, seven, eight, nine consecutive climbs
1300 cyclists
Total sponsor amount raised 5,864,762.42 euros
3 June 2010: Alpe d'HuZes edition 5
six climbs
Registrations of 250 teams, after 2 days already full
Registrations of 250 individual participants, after 6 days full
Total sponsor amount raised 12,117,999.34 euros
9 June 2011: Alpe d'HuZes edition 6
six climbs
4661 participants, of which 3786 men and 875 women [2]
Total sponsor amount raised 20,176,381.45 euros
6 and 7 June 2012: Alpe d'HuZes edition 7
six climbs
More than 8000 participants, of which 3000 on 6 and 5000 on 7 June
Total sponsor amount raised: 32,231,747.35 euros
5 and 6 June 2013: Alpe d'HuZes edition 8
7,800 participants
Total sponsor amount raised: € 29,096,036.87
4 and 5 June 2014: Alpe d'HuZes edition 9
5350 participants
Total sponsor amount raised 13,524,967.85 euros
3 and 4 June 2015: Alpe d'HuZes edition 10
4693 participants
Total sponsor amount raised € 12,010,370.10
June 2, 2016 Alpe d'Huzes 2016 edition 11
4074 participants (881 runners and 3193 cyclists)
Total sponsorship amount raised € 10,738,427
June 1, 2017 Alpe d'Huzes 2017 edition 12
Total sponsor amount raised € 10,381,912.47
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Respect ..... its a great cause
Bikkel! Appreciate your effort man!
What a beautiful and inspiring event. Thank you for sharing it with us.