Les Chemins du Soleil ou Grande Traversée des Préalpes en VTT est un itinéraire qui fait partie des grandes traversées VTT labellisée par la Fédération française de cyclisme. Elle comporte plusieurs sections. La première relie Thonon-les-Bains à Grenoble. La seconde relie Grenoble à Sisteron en passant par le Vercors, le Diois et les Baronnies du Buëch. Une troisième section est entre Sisteron et Nice et traverse le val de Durance, le pays Dignois, le Moyen Verdon et les Alpes-Maritimes. Une dernière section relie Valence à Sisteron en passant par Gap et le Diois.
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The "Chemins du Soleil" (Paths of the Sun) or the Great Crossing of the Pre-Alps by Mountain Bike is a route that is part of the long-distance mountain bike trails certified by the French Cycling Federation. It includes several sections. The first connects Thonon-les-Bains to Grenoble. The second links Grenoble to Sisteron, passing through the Vercors, Diois, and the Baronnies of Buëch. A third section runs between Sisteron and Nice, crossing the Durance Valley, the Digne area, the Middle Verdon, and the Alpes-Maritimes. A final section connects Valence to Sisteron, passing through Gap and the Diois.
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The "Chemins du Soleil" (Paths of the Sun) or the Great Crossing of the Pre-Alps by Mountain Bike is a route that is part of the long-distance mountain bike trails certified by the French Cycling Federation. It includes several sections. The first connects Thonon-les-Bains to Grenoble. The second links Grenoble to Sisteron, passing through the Vercors, Diois, and the Baronnies of Buëch. A third section runs between Sisteron and Nice, crossing the Durance Valley, the Digne area, the Middle Verdon, and the Alpes-Maritimes. A final section connects Valence to Sisteron, passing through Gap and the Diois.
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