"A cyclosports event over 7 days including the 7 mythical cols of the Alps… I think many amateurs cyclists dream of it."

- Corinne Niogret, Biathlon Olympic Champion in 1992, and Bronze medallist at the Lillehammer Olympic Games in 1994

"I needed a challenge,I wanted to participate in the prestigious races that make me dream. When I heard about the Haute Route, I was hooked instantly and knew it was a race for me."

- Peter Pouly, 5 times MTB French Champion and winner of the Roc d'Azur

"To ride through the cols by battling the slope’s gravity, in surroundings always more spectacular, is really exhilarating."

- Jean-Christophe Bette, Five times Rowing World Champion and Gold Medallist at the Sydney Olympics

"The Haute Route will be a beautiful human experience, rewarding, tough, with intense pleasure in spectacular surroundings and shared emotions between amateurs from all horizons."

- Dawa Sherpa, Winner of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 2003