Tignes has a busy event calendar throughout the year. Here are some video clips of the big annual events. ...
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Videos from Tignes - French Mountainbike Championships in Val D'Isere
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This sunny and very breezy August weekend has seen the whole of Val D'Isere taken over by the French Mountain Bike Championships. With awesome displays of their skill, control and general craziness the riders gave it their all to become this year's champions.
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Video Snow Report from Tignes : Sun 19th Jul 2009 - Freeride MTB Tour - Stage 2, Tignes
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This is stage two of the five stages that takes the riders in this Freeride MTB (Mountain Bike) Tour all over the Rhone-Alpes and Pyrénes.
As long as riders make the marked gates the rest of the mountain is theirs and the aim of the game is to be the fastest top to bottom.
The five races which made up the Tignes stage, kicked of in a brief moment of appauling weather but the participants were not deterred. Afterall, a bit of rain or snow just means a bit more mud to wash off later!
Day 2 was hot and sunny meaning that the special route down to Lac de Chevril, with helicopter airlift out not only ran but was a huge success.
Despite the risky business of filming from some of the most challenging spots on the course here is some great footage to give you some idea of what these guys can do.
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Videos from Tignes - Tignes Cameraride
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For the second year running the Tignes CaméRide has been a success and here is the winning video.
It is called 'Le Reve' (the dream) and is by the team LES POMPES A FIOUL:
Riders: DELAUNAY Richard, REUILLER Martin
Photogapher: REUILLER Jeremie
Cameraman: LAGLERA Fred
This photo and video competition was dreamt up by DTC, Des Tignards Core, a group of mountain bike mad guys who love their sport. They have already booked next year's competition but judging by the standard this year it will be a hard act to follow. To find out more info on this comp and see the other top photos and videos from this year and last check out the official DTC website.
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Video Snow Report from Tignes : Sun 12th Jul 2009 - Wild Golf Hits The Streets
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This weekend Tignes welcomes 'The 19th Hole', the Parisiene Street Golf Association. With their whacky take on the German concept of Street Golf they have transformed Tignes into a giant Crazy Golf course making the most of it's incredible landscapes. With the chance for everyone to join in this weekend will be one to remember for the VIP golfers and beginners alike.
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Videos from Tignes - Fete de la Musique
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Fête de la Musique is the celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.
More than a music festival, the Fête de la Musique is a free event that spills out from the bars and restaurants onto the streets and encompasses every type of music imaginable, from local amateur teen bands to professional classical musicians, from club DJ’s to traditional folk bands.
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Videos from Tignes - Freeride World Tour Tignes
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The Freeride World Tour stop in Tignes will finally get underway today. The competition, which has been delayed several times due to bad weather and too much snow, will take place today on the Grand Balme face in Tignes starting at 9am. Organisers have moved from the North face of the Pramecou after heavy snowfalls and bad weather made the Grand Balme a better option. Mountain guides have confirmed that the stability of the snow pack and the over all conditions are safe for the competition and the athletes are confident about the day ahead.
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Video Snow Report from Tignes : Thu 8th Jan 2009 - Bonus Report from the Tignes Airwaves Competition
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The fifth season of the Tignes Airwaves freestyle competition took place this week and some of the best freestyle skiers in the world were in attendance.
New to this year’s competition was “The Riders Cup”, a two day competition between a team from America and a team from Europe. The skiers battled it out in the half pipe and on the big air in two consecutive night time events.
With €150 000 prize money in the pot, skiers like Laurent Favre, Candide Thovex and T.J. Schiller competing AND clear blue skies this year’s Tignes Airwaves got off to a great start.
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Videos from Tignes - Winter begins with the London Ski Show & the Mondial du Ski
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Winter is coming. There is no denying it. Temperatures have dropped, days have become shorter and Christmas decorations are ALREADY in the supermarkets!
If you have been waiting eagerly for the ski lifts to open since May then you period of expectation is almost at an end. Although the new season doesn’t really start until the beginning of December, there are a number of different shows and festivals happening at the end of October that precede the new winter and herald in the new season.
For those wanting to shop, the London Olympia Metro Ski & Snowboard Show is a great place to start your winter season. All the major brands from both the ski and snowboard world are in attendance, all the latest equipment is on show and available to buy.
If that seems a little too indoors then a trip to Les Deux Alpes for the Mondial du Freeski is for you. Here you can test this winter's equipment from some of the newest companies in the ski world on the largest skiable glacier in France. It looks set to be a great winter!
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Videos from Tignes - European Beach Soccer Championships in Tignes
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Beach soccer is a game that has evolved from the shore lines of Brazil. A fast, flamboyant and skilful sport, it is a diversification of “the world’s most popular game” that the Cantona brothers, Eric and Joel, imported to France in 1997. Watching the players on the field it soon becomes obvious that this is different to conventional football:
* The pitch is considerably smaller, 37m by 23m
* The ball is lighter and softer
* Each match is split into three twelve minute periods
* The teams are five-a-side with rolling subs
* The players wear no shoes or boots
* All free kicks are direct with no walls allowed
* England qualified!!
As Cantona says “The tactics are particular to the sport and the physical effort involved is huge. It is much harder to accelerate in the sand and the players need to make acrobatic movements at any time. A good beach player excels equally well with the ball at his feet as he does in the air – “Effective and spectacular at the same time.”
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