8th – 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
1500 MILES ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE ALPS MOUNTAIN RANGE
6 COUNTRIES IN 6 DAYS – ACROSS EVERY HIGHEST AND WILDEST MOUNTAIN PASS
JOIN THE ADVENTURE!
The Great Malle Mountain Rally
The Great Malle Mountain Rally – A celebration of the wildest landscapes in the greatest mountain range in Europe. The ‘Rallye Montagne’ sets the unique challenge of taking on the entirety of the Alps Mountain Range in one wild motorcycle adventure and a world first – the longest motorcycle rally ever attempted across the entire Alps mountain range. Venturing from Austria to Monaco – 6 countries in 6 days. Rally teams will ride 1500 miles East to West across all of the highest mountain passes in the Alps, reaching heights of 2770m, finally completing at sea level in Monaco for a welcome dip in the Mediterranean. Join the longest motorcycle rally ever attempted in the beautiful Alps.
On each day the rally teams join the Rally Briefing and are given the 5 rally checkpoints to guide the teams along our route, with marshals supporting and timing, along with the Malle Rally crew, followed by our rally engineers and support team.
All riders camp under canvas in our luxurious rally bell tents, with the riders briefing and the dinner in the rally camp each night. On almost every night we’ll be in a different country, with the local menu being designed to celebrate each unique terrain and terroir of the location. Our private chefs cook up a storm in the rally camp each evening and provide all food throughout.
Each rider is given their own ‘Malle Mountain Rally Duffel” with their rally number on it – so that all luggage is waiting in The Rally camp for riders. We only transport what you can fit in your Malle Rally Duffel (65cm x 30cm x 30cm), anything else would need to be carried by you on your motorcycle.
Places are very-very limited, so please sign-up to Rider-Registration below now.
START LINE: AUSTRIA
FINISH LINE: MONACO
DISTANCE: 1500 MILES
ELEVATION: 0-2770M
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RALLY STAGES:
STAGE 1: AUSTRIA – ITALY
STAGE 2: ITALY – Liechtenstein
STAGE 3: SWISS ALPS
STAGE 4: SWITZERLAND – FRANCE
STAGE 5: FRENCH ALPS
STAGE 6: FRANCE – MONACO
THE RALLY PLAN
Like The Malle Mile Festival, the rally is purely focused on completing and it’s definitely not about competing. But with that said, the team with the nearest perfect rally time, will take The Great Malle Mountain Rally award.
Motorcycle Delivery
Motorcycles can be collected from the UK or Lille by our rally trucks and we will transport your motorcycle and riding kit to the start line in Innsbruck/Austria and deliver it back to the UK/Lille from Nice Airport after the Rally. With each bike safely cradled up, highly insured and with a carnet to cross to and from Europe with ease. So you can simply fly in and out and enjoy the pure Malle Rally experience. If you select the motorcycle transport option from the UK, due to Brexit regulations and carnets, all UK bikes must be delivered there and back again, we can’t just deliver one way.
Motorcycles will need to be dropped off with our delivery team by the 3rd of September, prior to the Rally departure and collected within 2 days after the return delivery to the UK/Lille after the event.
Motorcycle Rental
If you’re flying in from around the globe and require a rental motorcycle for this adventure, we offer the ‘Deluxe+’ option and have a range of motorcycles available for you, you’ll need a full motorcycle license etc. These are rented from our French partner and delivered to the start-line and returned again to them afterwards. Select the Deluxe+ Rally Package.
The 2024 Mountain Rally Route
2024 RIDER-REGISTRATION IN INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
STAGE 1 – THE START LINE – AUSTRIA TO THE ITALIAN ALPS VIA THE DOLOMITES
STAGE 2 – ITALIAN ALPS TO LIECHTENSTEIN & SWITZERLAND
STAGE 3 – THE SWISS ALPS
STAGE 4 – FROM SWITZERLAND TO THE FRENCH ALPS
STAGE 5 – THE FRENCH ALPS
STAGE 6 – IT’S ALL DOWNHILL TO MONACO & THE FINISH LINE
POST-RALLY – FLIGHTS FROM NICE AIRPORT TO LONDON/WORLD. MOTORCYCLES LOADED AND DELIVERED TO LONDON/LILLE. TRAIN BACK TO PARIS AND EUROSTAR BACK TO LONDON.
“Things went wrong, bits fell off, but I wouldn’t change anything about it, that’s the adventure!”
Petrolicious
THE RALLY STAGES
Stage 0 – Sunday the 8th of September – Rider-Registration:
Riders check-in at The Rally Camp near to the town of Innsbruck from 6pm, arriving in time for a good Pre-Rally party, dinner and the first riders briefing.
STAGE 1 – THE RALLY START LINE – AUSTRIA TO THE ITALIAN ALPS VIA THE DOLOMITES
The Rally flag drops in Innsbruck. The rally proceeds South to the Dolomites and crosses into Italy for thew first time.
STAGE 2 – ITALIAN ALPS TO LIECHTENSTEIN & SWITZERLAND
Day 2 starts in Italy, taking on the most celebrated mountain pass in the Alps and heads North through the beautiful mountains and valleys to the infrequently visited Liechtenstein and completes at the rally camp just across the border in the Swiss Alps.
STAGE 3 – THE SWISS ALPS
On day 3 the rally proceeds across 6 of the most majestic Swiss Alpine Mountain Passes.
STAGE 4 – FROM SWITZERLAND TO THE FRENCH ALPS
On day 4 the rally proceeds across one of the highest passes in the French Alps with views of the snow capped Mont Blanc.
STAGE 5 – THE FRENCH ALPS
Day 5 starts continues South East through the glorious mountains, lakes and valleys of the French Alps and across the second highest mountain passes in the country.
STAGE 6 – IT’S ALL DOWNHILL TO MONACO & THE FINISH LINE
The final day 6 continues the adventure south along the dramatic cliff top routes of the Southern French Alps, heading lower in the grasslands and rolling hills, to the Rally Finish Line in Monaco, perched at the very Southern tip of Alps Mountain Range and on the coast of the beautiful Mediterranean sea. Once the last rider arrives, kick stands down, glasses up, the post-rally party can begin!
Sunday the 15th of September – POST RALLY
After a hearty breakfast, riders will take a relaxed ride to our rally trucks at Nice Airport for 12pm, via one last glorious mountain pass in the hills of Nice. Then board a flight/train back home on Sunday afternoon, (flights are not included in the rally package and needs to be booked by the rider). For those selecting the delivery package, Motorcycles will be arriving back in Lille on the 17th of September and the UK on the 18th of September, post-rally.
“The rally pushes you to your limit, redefining what you previously thought possible on a motorbike. With that comes an enormous sense of achievement.”
ROBB REPORT
BUILDING A RALLY TEAM + ‘LONEWOLF’ RIDERS
There’s a reason motorcycle gangs are so popular, riding with a group/team of good mates is one of the best things you can ever do. Side by side, riding the entire length of the Alps, can you imagine anything greater?
Some riders enter the rally as a team, but 50% enter as a solo ‘LoneWolf’ rider and we help build the teams, based on similar machinery, interests… and hairstyles? Many great friendships have started in the rally teams and long may that continue!
With that said, The Great Malle Mountain Rally is a rally event where teams of 2-5+ riders will complete each stage starting and finishing as a team. The clock will start when all riders have crossed the start line and stops once the entire team has reached the checkpoint. Making sure no one’s left behind and teams there to support and look after each other.
“All teams are sat outside on a massive medieval banquet table; whisky is being passed around, beers and red wine flowing. Everyone is tired but continue to swap stories about the amazing roads they got to tame that day.”
Flatout Magazine
RALLY PACKAGES
We aim to make the rally accessible to all riders and make it as simple as possible to join the adventure.
Please select the package that suits your needs below – 95% of riders select the ‘Deluxe Rally Package’.
Deluxe Rally Package
Luxury Belle Tent Accommodation + Rally Support + All Meals + Rally Kit + Motorcycle Delivery to and from the start/finish line, from/to the UK/Lille.
£4690
Deluxe- Rally Package
Luxury Belle Tent Accommodation + Rally Support + All Meals + Rally Kit.
(No Motorcycle Delivery)
£3590
Deluxe+ Rally Package
Includes Motorcycle Rental (from London) + Luxury Belle Tent + Rally Support + All Meals + Rally Kit + Motorcycle Delivery to and from the start/finish line, from/to the UK/Lille.
£5990
Extra-Lite Rally Package
Own Tent + Rally Camp + Rally Support
+ Mechanics + All Meals + Rally Kit.
(No Motorcycle Delivery)
£2790
Extra-Lite Plus Rally Package
Own Tent + Rally Camp + Rally Support+ Mechanics
+ All Meals + Rally Kit + Motorcycle Delivery to
and from the start/finish line, from/to the UK/Lille.
£3890
Deluxe Pillion Rally Package
Luxury Belle Tent Accommodation
+ Rally Support+ All Food
+ Rally Kit.
£3590
THE MALLE RALLY KIT INCLUDES:
JOIN THE RALLY LIST
Sign up to be put on the email list to register your interest for ‘The Great Malle Rally’ & ‘The Great Malle Mountain Rally’.
“It’s only when you get there that it’s possible to fully appreciate the technicality and beauty of the twisting tarmac you just navigated.”
Charlie Thomas, Robb Report
RALLY PRESS
If you need one more reason to join the greatest Rallies in the world – here are 5!
Read more about the adventure here:
“Difficult experiences are odd; we avoid them, fear them, chafe against them while they’re happening, then exalt in them upon reflection.”
Iron & Air Magazine.
“The Rally is not, however, any kind of walk in the park – nor is it meant to be!” –
The FT – How To Spend It.
“Things went wrong, bits fell off, but I wouldn’t change anything about it, that’s the adventure!”
Petroliscious.
“It’s only when you get there that it’s possible to fully appreciate the technicality and beauty of the twisting tarmac you just navigated.”
Robb Report.
“The rally pushes you to your limit, redefining what you previously thought possible on a motorbike. With that comes an enormous sense of achievement.”
Charlie Thomas, Robb Report.
“All teams are sat outside on a massive medieval banquet table; whisky is being passed around, beers and red wine flowing. Everyone is tired but continue to swap stories about the amazing roads they got to tame that day.”
Flatout magazine.
“On arrival, I was greeted by a remarkable array of mostly ancient machinery and riders from all walks of life and all parts of the world. Traveling by motorcycle makes it so much easier to really appreciate the landscape”
Octane Magazine – Print only.
“Difficult experiences are odd; we avoid them, fear them, chafe against them while they’re happening, then exalt in them upon reflection.”
Iron & Air Magazine
FAQ
WHICH MOTORCYCLE CAN I ENTER?
Any motorcycle really, but the more inappropriate (custom, classic, cafe racer, scrambler, brat, chopper, etc) the better is most welcome. Which includes most motorcycles!
WHY DO YOU ENCOURAGE RIDER TO USE ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ MOTORCYCLES?
There are already many events for race/dirt bikes, cruisers etc. It’s more of a Rally mindset than anything else.
I’M A LONE WOLF AND WANT TO JOIN A TEAM, CAN I?
Absolutely, drop us a mail and we’ll fix you up with some adventurous ‘like-biked’ team mates.
WHY’S IT SO CHEAP?
It’s true other 1000+ mile rallies can cost tens of thousands of pounds to enter, we’ve really tried to keep this accessible to all riders.
WHY’S IT SO EXPENSIVE?
The Great Malle Mountain Rally is a highly complicated logistical event involving hundreds of people supporting the rally from start to finish. With specialised kit, great food, remote luxury camping, mechanics, vehicle delivery, permits, medics, insurance, custom production, chefs, staff and Marshalls etc.
WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
We understand that life can change and plans can change before the Rally event. In the event of a cancellation 60 days prior to the event, we will be able to push your place to the next years rally. If you need to cancel within 30 days of the event, your Rally place is nonrefundable.
HOW TOUGH WILL THE RALLY BE?
The rally route is undoubtedly a very long distance and it won’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination. But, with the rally route we’ve planned it’s spectacular riding through amazing scenery and your team can ride at their own pace. Plan accordingly, get some long distance practice in and prep your bike well.
HOW MANY HOURS/MILES WILL WE BE RIDING EACH DAY?
Expect to be riding around 200-250 miles per day, which should about 6-8 hours of riding per stage, with breaks at each check point, the lunch break and we want all riders back in camp by 6pm for the riders dinner and the evening social/rally event.
I RIDE A SCOOTER, CAN I ENTER?
You’ll be most welcome and not alone, ideally it should be on the more classic/custom side – a 2016 Vespa probably won’t cut it.
CAN WE ENTER A COMPANY TEAM?
Absolutely, we are too! Contact us.
CAN WE FILM AND DOCUMENT THE RALLY?
Get involved!
CAN I JUST TURN UP AT THE START-LINE AND ENTER?
No, but you could join us for the Pre-Party in Innsbruck or the after party in Monaco/France.
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT RAINS ON ROUTE?
We’ll all get a little wet and in the case of stage 4 in the 2017 rally we got rather wet! Prepare for all weather – in September most likely it will be gorgeous weather!
I’VE GOT LOTS OF FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, CAN I GET A DISCOUNT?
Sorry dude, no.
MY BIKE’S 100 YEARS OLD, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CONKS OUT ON ROUTE?
Our mechanics team will be prepared and do their best to get you back on the road asap. In the event of the bike seriously giving up the ghost, you’ll have two options: Stick your bike in one of our trucks and join your team or the rally marshal team for the remainder of the rally. Or you can call the AA and catch the nearest train home, but we suggest the first option.
I WANT TO ENTER MY VINTAGE RACE CAR, CAN I?
Maybe if it’s really special! Drop us a note, we don’t want to exclude anyone but this is predominantly a motorcycle rally.
IS THE RALLY ONLY FOR BRITISH RIDERS?
Definitely not! This is a unique chance for riders from all over the world to join together for a wild adventure together.
I’M JOINING FROM ABROAD, CAN I RENT A BIKE AND ENTER?
Yes, we have a few rental partners who rent great Triumphs, Royal Enfield’s, Ducati’s and BMW’s which will work well. The bike will need to be rented from London and then we’ll deliver it to the start line and back to London from the finish line. So it will cost you a little more to rent a bike for a week, but it will be worth it! Contact us to discuss options: alps@mallelondon.com
I WANT TO RIDE TWO UP WITH MY PARTNER/FRIEND, CAN WE?
Absolutely, just register a ‘Pillion’ place for your team mate/partner.
WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE RALLY?
The most fun loving, adventurous, dedicated riders, on all sorts of ‘inappropriate’ motorcycles, the rally continues the DIY camaraderie and inclusive feel of The Malle Mile.
WHEN’S THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE RALLY?
We have a limited number of places, first come first served. Register now to save disappointment.
WE’D LIKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY AT THE SAME TIME?
Absolutely! We can suggest a few of our partnering charities (like Movember), or raise for your own.
WILL THERE BE HOT SHOWERS IN THE WILD RALLY CAMPS?
There will be hot showers at every Rally camp. For this event we’ve secured a brand new off-grid luxury multiple bay shower unit, that will be at each rally camp to prevent queues and to ensure hot showers throughout.
ANY EXTRA COSTS FOR FUEL ETC.?
The average bike will use about £120s worth of fuel for the entire course, depending on how you ride and the motorcycle type this cost will vary.
CAN I BRING MY DOG?
No. Sorry!
Any Questions?
Contact:
alps@mallelondon.com
Phone: +44 (0) 208 123 5166
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8TH – 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
1500 MILES ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE ALPS MOUNTAIN RANGE
6 COUNTRIES IN 6 DAYS – ACROSS EVERY HIGHEST AND WILDEST MOUNTAIN PASS
JOIN THE ADVENTURE!
