Miribel-Lanchâtre

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Course de Côte de Miribel-Lanchâtre – List of Winners

Date	Winner		Car	Time	Final
29/04/2001	Bernard Olivier		Martini MK49/56	1:01,68	Results
28/04/2002	Gérald Antiochia		Martini MK62	2:03,86	Results
27/04/2003	Stéphane Damnon		March 82 DDS	1:01,61	Results
25/04/2004	Stéphane Damnon		March 82 DDS	1:02,83	Results
24/04/2005	Gérald Antiochia		Martini MK62	1:03,08	Results
29/04/2007	Nicolas Schatz		Dallara 389	1:00,560	Results
27/04/2008	Pierre Vonic		Duqueine F2	0:59,491	Results
26/04/2009	Marcel Sapin		Martini MK80	1:05,559	Results
25/04/2010	Marcel Sapin		Dallara F301	0:59,768	Results
08/05/2011	Marcel Sapin		Dallara F301	0:59,005	Results
29/04/2012	Laurent Guittonneau		Dallara F399	1:00,155	Results
28/04/2013	Laurent Guittonneau		Dallara F399	1:07,153	Results
04/05/2014	Marcel Sapin		Mygale F3	0:59,851	Results

Miribel-Lanchâtre is a small hamlet in the Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated some 30 kilometres south of Grenoble. The town is located on the eastern slopes of the Massif du Vercors, in English also known as the Vercors Plateau. The term plateau is used here because the mountain range has a large elevation difference with the surrounding valleys. Indeed Miribel-Lanchâtre is at an altitude of some 650 metres still not even halfway up the mountainside. In the heart of the Plateau the mountains are cut by very deep gorges. This is a result of the karst surface that is prone ot erosion. For the same reason the Vercors Plateau has one of the largest cave systems in Europe. For a while the Gouffre Berger Cave near Engins was considered the deepest cave in the world at -1150 metres. For those that are not so well trained in spelunking there are also caves more suited for tourists, like the Grottes de Choranche. The Plateau de Vercors is protected in a large nature reservation.
The steep slopes make the Vercors Plateau one of the most isolated parts of France. It was only until the 20th century any roads were build in the area. It makes driving a beautiful but very dangerous experience.
That the Vercors Plateau was uninhabited and difficult to traverse also made it the ideal place for resistance fighters. In the Second World War the region was the centre of French Resistance against the German occupiers. The partisans, also called the Maquis du Vercors, directly confronted the German troops in July 1944 but were put down in a bloody battle. The region is scattered with memorials dedicated to the resistance.