Sorry Termite, I'm not aware of any events outside my area of Switzerland, which is why I started this thread. The Cyclotour du Leman is certainly worth doing - a not-too-intense ride through really great scenery.

L' Étape de Légende looks interesting. Here's the official site, and here's where you can apply for a place if you're living in Switzerland (is this how you signed up, Termite?). Quick run-down: It's organized by the Tour de France organizers (ASO) and runs over a classic stage in the Tour de France's history. This year (the inaugural event) goes from Strasbourg to the Ballon d'Alsace on September 23rd, 2007. It is 185km long with about 2600 metres of climbing.

This is supplementing L'Étape du Tour, which is extremely popular as it covers one of the current Tour de France stages just before the real Tour gets there. This year L'Étape du Tour is on July 16th, 2007, and goes from Foix to Loudenvielle; 196km over five Cols in the Pyrenees - a VERY serious ride. Here's the official site and apparently they're still accepting applications from people in Switzerland on this site, but good luck getting into that one, and if you do then it will probably cost you a lot.