Around Lake Annecy and with a view of Mont Blanc. Geographic coordinates of a Super Worlds that already promises spectacle, ready to mark the return of the rainbow jersey competition to Europe, after Kigali and Montreal. And as far as the road race is concerned, just two initials are enough, B.H., those of Bernard Hinault, to introduce the appointment 500 days before its start.

Secular sanctuary of great cycling, the Sallanches circuit polarizes attention without cannibalizing the many other disciplines on the program, well 20 (there were 13 in 2023), with 15 thousand participating athletes from 206 federations. Since we're in the mood for numbers: 288 titles awarded, 2 million spectators and approximately 2 million spectators estimated on site, plus over a billion in front of televisions. H

inault is the emblem of the "super championnats du monde de cyclisme UCI 2027 Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc". Yesterday "Le Blaireau" posed willingly alongside the event's mascot, and above all, referring to the course dear to him, he warned menacingly: "there will be 20 laps, not one less".

It is worth recalling how the Region bordering Italy is not only a crossroads of the Tour de France, so much so that the Dauphiné from 2026 will assume the new name of Tour de la Region Auvergne Rhone Alpes, territory with a strong vocation in two-wheeled sports, which will also be the venue for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games. Incidentally: Paul Seixas, the new man at world level, is a great biathlon enthusiast.

Returning to the Annecy event, besides Mayor Antoine Armand, there were numerous actors in what is defined as mobilization at the highest institutional level: via video link, the Minister of Sport, Marina Ferrari, then the Prefect of Haute-Savoie Emmanuelle Dubée, the Prefect Pierre-Antoine Molina as well as the Interministerial Delegation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Alongside the President of the Department Martial Saddier, the Union Cycliste Internationale was represented by General Director Amina Lanaya, in place of President David Lappartient. When cycling leaders and athletes express their ambitions, the evocation of grandeur seems perfectly placed: "we want to make this edition the most spectacular and inclusive cycling event ever organized".

When inclusion, and it doesn't hurt, means 80 percent of events with free admission. For its part, so massively involved, the French Cycling Federation affirms with President Michel Callot: "this is an event that will go beyond the sporting context: "legacy" is the key word: we're talking about infrastructure, certainly, but also about promoting correct lifestyles and health prevention, soft mobility, and values of citizenship". Mass events are being announced such as the Granfondo and cross-country Marathon, in what is already being proposed as a case study that Trentino will be able to interpret best in view of 2033. Another certainty here. For those who don't want to stay behind the barriers, finally, there's also a new event coming to light: here is the "Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Classic / Bernard Hinault Experience", with two routes of 110 and 160 km, through emblematic sites.