The Tour de France will start on Saturday 1st July 2023. Following the Grand Depart in Bilbao, stages in the Basque country, Pyrenees, and transitioning through Bordeaux. The peloton will continue in the Alps for Stages Sixteen, Seventeen, and Eighteen. Join the fabulous midweek of top-class cycling from your hotel base in Brides-le Bains.

Cycle the three stages in the Alps of the Tour de France

Stage Sixteen follows the final Rest Day in Sallanches and the riders will be full of dread for what they face in the final week. This is the only time trial of the whole Tour and covers just 22km in the Arve valley then crosses to the South to climb the Cote de Domancy and up to the finish in the village of Combloux. The climb is only three kilometers long but has an average gradient of 8.5% and a section of 16%. Some riders might be tempted to switch from a time trial bike to a climbing bike, but the time benefit might not be worth the risks involved.

The high mountains continue on Stage Seventeen from Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel. The 166km Stage includes three categorized alpine passes and it tackles the Col de la Loze before a short descent to Courchevel. The climbing isn’t quite over, however, with an 18% ramp up to the finish line at the Altiport runway. The 2304m climb up to la Loze is the high point of the whole race. It has only been used once before in 2020 when the Stage was won by Miguel Angel Lopez.

The Tour leaves the Alps on the 186km Stage Eighteen from Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, giving a breakaway the chance of glory if they can break the will of the sprinters and their teams.

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