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Event Previews & Reviews from Val Thorens

Read reviews of the best Val Thorens events

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Switch it up a gear for TDF 2016

July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.

Highlights of the 2011 London Freeze

The London Freeze is the ski and snowboard event that brings together international live music acts and some of the world's best riders. The two day festival is the last weekend in October and in 2011 we caught up with X-Games medalist James Wooods for a chat about his Olympic hopes.

Val Thorens in January 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

January in Val Thorens: What's on and weather

It's very cold and the days are short, but the skies are blue and the pistes are quiet.

Sky team in paris

British success in Tour de France

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

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Ski racing world cup end of Season roundup 2017

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

ski racers getting ready at the side of the pistes

Les Menuires Ladies FIS Ski Races

Last weekend Les Menuires hosted two ladies FIS races, one giant slalom and one slalom. The French Europacup team and a few girls from the World Cup team were on the start list, so competition was really tough and I knew I had to give it my all if I wanted to bring in some good results.

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Ski Cross World Cup in Val Thorens Review

The Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup tour took place last weekend in Val Thorens after a re-scheduled start due to lack of snow in mid-December.

Jamie Nicholls Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Episode four of One Team to Sochi is out and it's all about the young lad from Bradford; Jamie Nicholls.

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Follow the training of our British Olympic hopefuls as they prepare for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

Billy Morgan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.

Val Thorens in March 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

March in Val Thorens: What's on and weather

Magical March is here with longer, warmer days skiing in the sunshine. 

Aimee Fuller Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB Park & Pipe Team

How the team trains for the Olympics and how they came to be a team in the first place.

cyclists on a corner of the tour de france

Froome extends Tour de France 2016 lead

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

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Fred Syversen: Professional Skier With World Record for Highest Cliff Jump

As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record for the highest cliff jump and super nice guy - Fred Syversen.

Val Thorens in December 2019 – What weather to expect & what to do

December in Val Thorens: What's on and weather

December is when the ski lifts are open and the Christmas holidays are on the horizon.

a cyclists winning a stage of the tour de france 2016

1st rest day Tour de France 2016

As 15,000 people cycled the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2016, from Megeve to Morzine in the Etape du Tour on Sunday, the drama of the actual race was unfolding in the Pyrenees.