Trans-Provence is one of the most exciting mountain bike events on the planet. It pitches riders into seven days of technically challenging trails in a 300km and 15,000m of descending trip from Gap to Monaco, interrupted by 26 timed stages that go towards ranking the competitors.

Here’s how the event organisers describe it: “Trans-Provence is pretty much as ‘All-Mountain’ as you’re going to find in a multi-day MTB event. Throughout this unique week-long journey, the full spectrum of riders’ technical mountain biking ability, fitness and craft is tested to the limit on some of the wildest bikeable terrain in Europe.”

And to whet your appetite, the organisers have just released this teaser video. As if we need any teasing, we want to be there! Unfortunately the event is all sold out, literally in a matte of seconds, so just 70 lucky people will take to the start line.

Trans-Provence 2012 Teaser from Trans-Provence on Vimeo.