Welcome to the Alpes
The only cycling event in the world where you can climb the best of the Alpes in one week
The Haute Route Alpes 2026 will take place from the 23rd to 29th of August and will take you from Nice to Thonon-les-Bains.
STAGE 1 : NICE → CUNEO
182 km – 4020 M+
La Colmiane – 1513 m
Col de la Lombarde – 2340 m
The awakening is brutal, magnificent. With 4000 meters of elevation gain for your baptism into the Haute Route 2026. La Colmiane welcomes you gently, before La Lombarde tips you into the unknown. This is the boldest stage of the route: no warm-up, no compromise. Just you and the Alps, face to face from the very first pedal stroke. Welcome to Italy. Welcome to the deep end.
La Colmiane – 1513 m
Col de la Lombarde – 2340 m
The awakening is brutal, magnificent. With 4000 meters of elevation gain for your baptism into the Haute Route 2026. La Colmiane welcomes you gently, before La Lombarde tips you into the unknown. This is the boldest stage of the route: no warm-up, no compromise. Just you and the Alps, face to face from the very first pedal stroke. Welcome to Italy. Welcome to the deep end.
STAGE 2 : CUNEO → COL D'IZOARD (Briançon)
141 km – 3610 M+
Col d'Agnel – 2744 m
Col d'Izoard – 2360 m
Agnel first, in its Italian version: rougher, longer, wilder. Then Izoard rises before you. You are no longer simply a cyclist: you become part of an epic. A stage where every turn resonates as a tribute to the giants who came before you.
Col d'Agnel – 2744 m
Col d'Izoard – 2360 m
Agnel first, in its Italian version: rougher, longer, wilder. Then Izoard rises before you. You are no longer simply a cyclist: you become part of an epic. A stage where every turn resonates as a tribute to the giants who came before you.
STAGE 3 : BRIANÇON → L'ALPE D'HUEZ
81 km – 2375 M+
Col du Lautaret – 2060 m
Col de Sarenne – 1993 m
A compact but sensational stage. Lautaret sets the rhythm for the day, then Sarenne reveals its most beautiful and difficult face, a raw gem. The final arrival at Alpe d'Huez, on the iconic Tour de France finish line: the moment your adventure becomes legendary.
Col du Lautaret – 2060 m
Col de Sarenne – 1993 m
A compact but sensational stage. Lautaret sets the rhythm for the day, then Sarenne reveals its most beautiful and difficult face, a raw gem. The final arrival at Alpe d'Huez, on the iconic Tour de France finish line: the moment your adventure becomes legendary.
STAGE 4 : TIME TRIAL – BOURG D'OISANS → ALPE D'HUEZ
16 km – 1125 M+
21 hairpins / 1838 m
Alone facing the mountain. Alone facing yourself. 16 kilometers to give everything. 21 bends to surpass yourself. No peloton, no escape. Just the sound of your breath, the fire in your legs, and eternity unfolding at every hairpin. A pure time trial. Mythical. Unforgettable.
21 hairpins / 1838 m
Alone facing the mountain. Alone facing yourself. 16 kilometers to give everything. 21 bends to surpass yourself. No peloton, no escape. Just the sound of your breath, the fire in your legs, and eternity unfolding at every hairpin. A pure time trial. Mythical. Unforgettable.
STAGE 5 : L'ALPE D'HUEZ → MEGÈVE
169 km – 3525 M+
Col du Glandon – 1924 m
Signal de Bisanne – 1730 m m
Col des Saisies – 1650 m
The marathon stage. Col du Glandon welcomes you with its majestic lake, overlooked by a monumental dam. Then Bisanne emerges, confidential and formidable, climbed only once in Haute Route history. Finally, Les Saisies to close this extraordinary day. A long, varied, demanding route. A crossing of Maurienne that will remind you why you came seeking adventure.
Col du Glandon – 1924 m
Signal de Bisanne – 1730 m m
Col des Saisies – 1650 m
The marathon stage. Col du Glandon welcomes you with its majestic lake, overlooked by a monumental dam. Then Bisanne emerges, confidential and formidable, climbed only once in Haute Route history. Finally, Les Saisies to close this extraordinary day. A long, varied, demanding route. A crossing of Maurienne that will remind you why you came seeking adventure.
STAGE 6 : MEGÈVE → MEGÈVE ALTIPORT / CÔTE 2000
100 km– 2560 M+
Col des Aravis – 1483 m
Col de la Colombière – 1609 m
Côte 2000 – 1500 m
The Aravis at their finest. La Colombière unveils an XXL panorama of Mont Blanc, majestic and relentless. Then the arrival at Côte 2000, an exceptional setting in the heart of Megève. An elegant and surprising stage.
Col des Aravis – 1483 m
Col de la Colombière – 1609 m
Côte 2000 – 1500 m
The Aravis at their finest. La Colombière unveils an XXL panorama of Mont Blanc, majestic and relentless. Then the arrival at Côte 2000, an exceptional setting in the heart of Megève. An elegant and surprising stage.
STAGE 7 : MEGÈVE → THONON
119 km – 2040 M+
Col de Joux-Plane – 1712 m
The final stage. More accessible on paper, but make no mistake: Joux-Plane awaits you, formidable, climbed only once by the Haute Route Alps. Then comes the glide toward Lake Geneva, the mountains gently fading, and the finish line that seals your crossing. You have tamed the Alps. You have written your own legend. You are a Finisher.
Col de Joux-Plane – 1712 m
The final stage. More accessible on paper, but make no mistake: Joux-Plane awaits you, formidable, climbed only once by the Haute Route Alps. Then comes the glide toward Lake Geneva, the mountains gently fading, and the finish line that seals your crossing. You have tamed the Alps. You have written your own legend. You are a Finisher.
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With 808KM and 19.255 meter of elevation gain, the 7-day Haute Route Alpes is the pinnacle of multi-day cycling events since 2011
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