HAUTE ROUTE ALPS
920km
Distance
21,000m
Elevation
4
Climbs
Extreme
Difficulty
Course Overview
Seven days. 920km. 21,000m of climbing. The Haute Route Alps is the ultimate amateur cycling challenge, riding from Nice through the highest mountain passes of the Alps to Geneva. Daily stages average 130km with 3,000m of climbing. Riders race each stage with live timing, creating a genuine race-within-an-event atmosphere. Completion alone is an achievement; going fast is something else entirely.
Key Climbs
COL DE LA BONETTE
24.1km · avg 5.9% gradient
2,802m
Summit
Sustained gradient — settle into a rhythm
COL DU GALIBIER
17.7km · avg 5.5% gradient
2,642m
Summit
Sustained gradient — settle into a rhythm
COL DE L'ISERAN
13km · avg 7.4% gradient
2,764m
Summit
Sustained gradient — settle into a rhythm
ALPE D'HUEZ
13.8km · avg 8.1% gradient
1,850m
Summit
Steep — stay seated, keep cadence high
Typical Finish Times
Based on FTP, weekly training volume and previous event experience.
Elite
Multi-day event
Racing category, high FTP
Advanced
Multi-day event
Structured training, 10+ hrs/wk
Intermediate
Multi-day event
Regular training, 7–10 hrs/wk
Beginner
Multi-day event
First big event, 5–8 hrs/wk
Event Type
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Quick Facts
- Distance
- 920km
- Elevation
- 21,000m
- Location
- Nice to Geneva
- Country
- France / Italy / Switzerland
- Typical month
- August
- Key climbs
- 4
- Difficulty
- 5/5 — Extreme
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