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Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome climbing Alpe d’Huez at the 2018 Tour de France
Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome climbing Alpe d’Huez at the 2018 Tour de France.

Choose among eleven climbs associated with the Tour de France, from Alpe d’Huez and Ventoux to Izoard, Grand Ballon and La Planche des Belles Filles. This is a historical selection across several regions. It is not the route of one edition or a single-base holiday.

Compare the climbs

11 selected routes, from 6.0 km to 20.9 km, with 509 m to 1,592 m of elevation gain.

Scenery and traffic highlights are based on published ratings.

Climb and approachDistanceElevation gainAverage gradient
Alpe d'Huez from Le Bourg-d'Oisans via Tour de France13.9 km1,121 m8.0%
Mont Ventoux from Bedoin20.7 km1,592 m7.7%
Col du Galibier from Valloire17.4 km1,206 m6.9%
Col du Tourmalet from Sainte-Marie de Campan16.9 km1,263 m7.5%
Col de la Madeleine from La Chambre19.3 km1,520 m7.9%
Hautacam / Col de Tramassel14.8 km1,167 m7.9%
Col de Péguère / Mur de Péguère from Massat9.3 km743 m7.9%
Port de Lers from Vicdessos11.3 km800 m7.0%
Col d'Izoard from Briançon19.2 km1,173 m6.0%
Col du Grand Ballon from Wattwiller20.9 km1,126 m4.9%
La Planche des Belles Filles6.0 km509 m8.4%

Which side of each climb?

The Ventoux route starts in Bédoin, Galibier starts in Valloire and Tourmalet starts in Sainte-Marie-de-Campan. Madeleine is the Alpine climb from La Chambre; the much smaller passes with the same name near Ventoux are different roads. Hautacam’s selected profile continues to Col de Tramassel, beyond the resort finish used by the race.

Péguère and Port de Lers in Ariège

The selected Port de Lers approach starts in Vicdessos; Mur de Péguère starts in Massat and includes the steep final road. Both featured in the Tour’s 2022 stage to Foix, with the descent towards Massat linking the two. The Ariège collection includes more climbs in this area.

Choose a region for your trip

For a week from one base, start with Bourg-d’Oisans or the Argelès/Luz area in the Pyrenees collection. Péguère and Port de Lers belong to Ariège, farther east; Ventoux is in Provence and the Vosges lie farther north. Riding the whole selection requires accommodation in several areas.

Climbs from Tour history

This is a selection from the race’s history, rather than the route of one edition. Stage distances, summit finishes and directions vary. The comparison uses the saved climb profiles, so its measurements can differ from those of a full Tour stage.

Izoard and the Vosges

Izoard starts in Briançon on the northern side; the Casse Déserte lies on the southern approach, compared separately in the Briançon collection. Grand Ballon starts in Wattwiller. La Planche des Belles Filles is the standard finish, rather than the longer Super Planche extension. Use the Vosges collection to compare those roads with Petit Ballon, Schlucht and Markstein.

Average gradient describes the recorded route as a whole. Open a climb to see its elevation profile and how the gradient changes along the road.

Further reading

The Grand Ballon road crossing the wooded Vosges ridge

Vosges climbs

5 climbs · Forest climbs, ridge roads and the steep finish at La Planche des Belles Filles.

The road at Col d’Izoard surrounded by high Alpine slopes

Briançon climbs

6 climbs · Both sides of Izoard, steep Granon and high passes above the Queyras.