By The 2025 ‘Championnat de France de la Montagne’ season is over. The French Hill Climb Champions are-decided, including former IRRC rider Steven Bellavoine (Superbike) and Hugo Grange-Martin (Supersport), both P2 last weekend at Frangy hill climb track on public roads, organised by ‘X Sports Game Crew’.
Overall, fastest, winner of Supersport category and new track-record holder for this class at Frangy is Pierre Yves Bian (1.00.751).
Yves Bian needs no introduction to roads scene fans, the 2021 IRRC Supersport Champion, TT 2023 Super Twins Race Two podium finisher (the first French solo TT podium finisher in history), Northwest 200 rostrum finisher in 2022 and Frohburger Dreieck Super Twins lap-record holder.
He is aiming to make a full-time racing comeback for 2026, after injuries from an incident in May’s Northwest 200, largely-affected his 2025 road racing campaign.
For the comparison of times, France’s fastest TT racer, Amalric Blanc, recorded his best heat time at Frangy in 2021 (1.00.108) albeit with Superbike machinery.
Last Sunday’s SBK category winner was Joffray Lelievre (1.01.162).
Here is to more dynamic, compelling French Hill Climb races in 2026, which have opened real roads accounts for French road race talents including afore-mentioned stars and Jonathan Goetschy, Julien Cregniot, Gerald Dath, Eddy Ferre, Romain Cleaz Savoyen, Kevin Rigot, Mathieu Rieder.
Top 10 finishers for Superbike/Supersport categories from Frangy, are as follows:
(Best track time located near racer’s name)
Superbike:
1st – Joffray Lelievre – 1.01.162
2nd – Steven Bellavoine – 1.02.095
3rd – Franck Fournier-Bidoz – 1.02.189
4th – Valentin Citton – 1.02.294
5th – Uwe Rademacher – 1.03.330
6th – Mickael Augras – 1.03.392
7th – Cedric Poizot – 1.03.349
8th – Arnaud David – 1.03.781
9th – Teo Croze – 1.03.934
10th – Xavier Falconnet – 1.04.024
Supersport:
1st – Pierre Yves Bian – 1.00.751 (new Supersport track record)
2nd – Hugo Grange-Martin – 1.01.541
3rd – Simon Romieu – 1.01.781
4th – Loic Roy-Clerc – 1.01.846
5th – Cyril Mounier – 1.01.861
6th – Nolan Paget – 1.02.095
7th – Joffray Lelievre – 1.02.393
8th – Steven Bellavoine – 1.02.978
9th – Loic Sirot – 1.03.083
10th – Joe Thauront – 1.03.449
And, as an added bonus, top 5 finishers overall in this year’s ‘Championnat de France de la Montagne’:
(Points total alongside competitors name)
Superbike:
1st – Steven Bellavoine – 406
2nd – Franck Fournier-Bidoz – 291
3rd – Joffray Lelievre – 289
4th – Arnaud David – 240
5th – Damien Duck – 204
Supersport:
1st – Hugo Grange-Martin – 410
2nd – Simon Romieu – 328
3rd – Damien Galfre – 263
4th – Steven Bellavoine – 246
5th – Joe Thauront – 240
Open:
1st – Simon Romieu – 484
2nd – Jean-Marc Pahud – 334
3rd – Raphael Bellavoine – 318
4th – Leo Fevrier – 245
5th – Frederic Diaz – 232
300 cc:
1st – Johan Messerli – 458
2nd – Alan Chuard – 334
3rd – Corentin Fontaine – 310
4th – Vincent Chuard – 248
5th – Cedric Dauphas – 193
25 Power:
1st – Joris Lavaine – 521
2nd – Erwan Mellecot– 396
3rd – Maelig Bocard – 269
4th – Etienne Bocard – 215
5th – Baptiste Mary – 140
Quads:
1st – Jerome Padey – 468
2nd – Cyril Combes – 355
3rd – Gael Langlois – 239
4th – Stephane Voilque – 232
5th – Jeremy Crave – 230
Sidecars:
1st – Wilfrid Grosperrin/Corinne Bourdenet – 433
2nd – Loic Eragne/Sarah Cescutti – 266
3rd – Jean-Marc Pahud/Lea Caldonazzo – 265
4th – Francois Cretin/Clement Conil – 237
5th – Guillaume Pechoux/Lylian Charroin – 108
Words by Jan Vavra
