25th Transversale des AS de l'Ain
This race is dedicated to 5 professional runners from the Ain region
- Jean DUMONT
- Joseph CARARA
- Francis RIGON
- Raymond ELENA
- Roger PINGEON (who passed away on the start day of the 23rd edition, MARCH 18, 2017)
- Robert ALBAN
The 2019 AS transversal took place on March 17, 2019.
The Transversale des As de l'Ain is a cycling race - classified in 1st category - which links the town of St VULBAS to the Hauteville Lompnès plateau. Each year, a different commune on the Hauteville plateau hosts the finish of the Transversale des AS. This competition is dedicated to five former professional cyclists from the Ain department who flew its colors:
Jean Dumont - Joseph Carrara - Francis Rigon - Raymond Elena - Roger Pingeon, and Robert Alban
When it was created in 1995, the race was called Belley - Saint-Denis-les-Bourg-Belley, before taking on its current name two years later. Previously a two-event race, the format was changed in 2010 to a classic.
Internationally renowned riders such as Samuel DUMOULIN (2000) - Jérôme COPPEL (2007) - Jean-Christophe Péraud (2008) - Arthur Vichot (2008) - Jean Christophe PERRAUD (2008) or Romain Bardet (2009) - Nans PETERS (2015) , have shone on this race before joining the professional ranks.
The particularity of this event lies in its profile, as you can see from the presentation leaflet.
To sum up the 143 kilometers, the first 70 are flat before tackling a pass to climb to the Hauteville plateau, and then on to narrow, undulating roads with a few bumps to liven things up.
Results
In this PDF document the results of the 25th Tranversale des As.The race has been cut by some twenty kilometers following very bad weather conditions.
119 riders were present at the start, only 24 crossed the finish line. The race, which had been shortened by around twenty kms, ended in Dantesque weather conditions.
In rain, snow and coldIt took a lot of courage for all these riders to reach the finish in THEZILLIEU.
We'd also like to thank the motorcyclists, who also suffered from the cold, but who were able to ensure the safety of the event's runners and attendants with a great deal of professionalism.
Our thanks also go to the volunteers who set up the finish structures in poor conditions.
