Event Previews & Reviews from Morzine

The Portes du Soleil is gearing up for a major summer of biking but following closely behind it is a quiet buzz around the region's trail running.

Whether you're here to cycle or just to enjoy some of the incredible scenery and landscapes of the Portes du Soleil, there are events throughout the summer to make your stay in this magical place even more special. From music to sport, bikes to cars, Lady Gaga to Toto, there's something for everyone, and 2015 promises to be pretty amazing!

Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.

Magda is back with a round up of the best events this week in Morzine.. and you'd be crazy to miss Le Tour de France which arrives here on Saturday 23rd July in the penultimate stage before they finish in Paris.

Les Gets bike park always opens a few weekends before the lifts are open full time for the summer season and this year's dates have just been announced.

The weather thankfully held off long enough for yesterday's European whip off competition in Les Gets to take place and spectators were treated to huge air and lots of style as competitors battled it out for the prize money.

With just over three weeks left of the summer season, there are still plenty of things going on to keep you entertained in and around Morzine.

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

Follow the training of our British Olympic hopefuls as they prepare for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

Fête de la Musique is the celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

The Pass'Portes du Soleil is an annual event that marks the beginning of the summer cycling season in the Portes du Soleil.

Chris Froome won his third Criterium du Dauphine race yesterday as the race came to a conclusion in Superdévoluy.

How the team trains for the Olympics and how they came to be a team in the first place.