Lac Besson is a lake in Isère, France.
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Megavalanche is a enduro mountain bike race held annually at the Alpe d'Huez ski resort in the French Alps since 1995, and annually on the island of Réunion.
The Alps event, being the more widely publicized and famous among downhill cycling enthusiasts, starts on the glaciated summit of Pic Blanc in Huez and descends to the valley bottom at Allemond, for a total of over 2,600 vertical meters and a 20 km distance.
The mass-start race is known for its fast speeds and winding turns over varying terrain, with hundreds of riders descending the mountain at once. Famously, racers are allowed to progress down the mountain by any reasonable means, and riders often cut corners and walk their bikes for extended periods of time. Many other enduro races have similarly lenient course guidelines. Officials state that injuries are modest, despite the inherent dangers, and that the race is less dangerous than it may seem to outsiders. The course is designed to slow the riders down around tight curves and the width of the glacier at the race's start line allows the riders to spread out.
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Alpe D'Huez Airport is a small altiport serving the town of L'Alpe d'Huez.
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Notre-Dame des Neiges French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de nɛʒ], "Our Lady of the Snows") is a church in the municipality of Alpe d'Huez, built in the twentieth century and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Lac du Verney is an artificial reservoir in the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes of France. It serves as the lower reservoir for the Grand'Maison Dam pumped-storage scheme.
Neighbouring lakeside communities include Oz and Allemond.
Since 2006 it has hosted the opening swim of the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon.