Tour De France Climbs

Some Great Tour De France Climbs

The Col de l'Iseran 2764 metres

From Bourg St Maurice  - north - Average gradient: 4.1% - Maximum gradient : 12% - Distance 48km - Height gain 1955m

The Col de l'Iseran is the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps and is situated in the department of Savoie in France near the border with Italy. It is crossed by the D902. The pass is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes and connects the valley of the Isère and the valley of the Arc River between Val-d'Isère in the north and Bonneval-sur-Arc in the south.

The Col was first used in the Tour de France in 1938.

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Col de la Colombiére 1613 metres

Average gradient: 5.7% - Maximum gradient : 12% - Distance 19.5km - Height gain 1120m] Starting at the base of the Col de Gets the Col de la Colombiere snakes its way up the mountain gradually getting steeper and steeper until it tops out at a lung busting 12%. This is the first proper test on our Route de Grandes Alpes tour after the morning climbs of the Col du Grand Taillet and the Col de Gets. The climb first appeared in the Tour de France in 1960.  You can do this climb with www.truealpine.com

Col de la Madeleine 2000 metres

From Albertville  - north - Average gradient: 5.4% - Maximum gradient : 10.4% - Distance 28.3km - Height gain 1533m From La Chambre - south - [Average gradient: 8.0% - Maximum gradient : 9.5% - Distance 19.5km - Height gain 1522m] The Col de la Madeleine can be reached from two sides. The northern descent is considered the harder because it is 9 km longer than the southers ascent. However the northern descent has a lower average grandient. The Tour de France uses the Col de la Madeleine fairly frequently.  You can do this climb with www.truealpine.com Cormet de Roselend 1968 metre From Beaufort - Average gradient: 6% - Maximum gradient : 10.0% - Distance 20.3km - Height gain 1227m]Cormet de Roselend (el. 1967 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. It connects Beaufort (famous for its fantastic cheese)  in the Beaufortain valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley. On the west side of the pass lies the Lac de Roselend, a reservoir that is reached by the Col de Méraillet (1605m). It first featured in the Tour de France in 1979  You can do this climb with www.truealpine.com Flumet is fast becoming one of the hottest road cycling holiday destinations in the French Alps with many cycling tour operators traveling many miles to use it as their starting point. It is also used as a base for the Belgium international cycling team who run training camps every year.  The Time Megeve sportive and criterium du dauphine also run through Flumet. Our True Alpine chalet is located and operates from this enviable location at the foot the Col des Aravis and the Col des Saisies. These have been used 39 times on the Tour de France and are part of the famous Route de Grand Alps. We have direct access to some of the best Col riding in the French Alps. All of our cycle holidays are totally flexible and can be tailored to suite your groups requirements and ability.