L'ÉTAPE DU TOUR 2025 HAS BEEN REVEALED!
Discover the routes!
On next July 20th, 17.000 riders will tackle the route of the Tour de France stage 19, from Albertville to La Plagne (130km, +4,600m), just before the pros take on the penultimate stage of the Grande Boucle.
Every year, the location of the next Etape du Tour always remains a well-kept secret until its official reveal. This morning during the Tour de France 2025 presentation, the suspense has been lifted: the 33rd edition will take riders from Albertville to La Plagne.
Participants will ride the same route as the pros five days later, during Stage 19 of the Tour de France, a 131 km course featuring five major climbs and a total of 4,500 meters of elevation gain.
After crossing through Ugine, cyclists will begin the day’s first ascent: the côte d’Héry-sur-Ugine (2nd Category), an 11.3 km climb with a 5% average gradient, reaching 1004 meters at the summit. Laurent Brochard led this climb in 1995.
Exiting Crest-Voland, riders will head to the Col des Saisies (1st Category), a 13.7 km climb at 6.4%, topping out at 1,650 meters, which has been part of the Tour de France route 15 times between 1979 and 2023. A descent into Beaufort then brings them to the base of the Cormet de Roselend, followed by the formidable Col du Pré (HC). Climbed twice by professional riders, in 2018 and 2021, with Warren Barguil and Nairo Quintana leading at its 1,748-meter peak, this col challenges riders with a 12.6 km climb at an average 7.7% grade, including stretches approaching 12% near the top.
Afterward, they’ll tackle the 5.9 km climb at 6.3% leading to the Cormet de Roselend (1st Category). From there, it’s onward to the Chapelle de Roselend, down to Bourg Saint-Maurice, and finally to the punishing 19 km climb at 7.2% up to La Plagne, another Hors Catégorie ascent. Since 1984, this iconic climb has been conquered only four times in the Tour’s history, with victories by Laurent Fignon (twice), Swiss cyclist Alex Zülle, and Dutch rider Michaël Boogerd.
DISCOVER THE 33rd EDITION!
First edition of L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes with Zwift
On August 2nd, just hours before the eighth and penultimate stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, participants will have the unique opportunity to ride the same roads as the professional women’s peloton. They will ride from Chambéry to the Col de la Madeleine, covering 112 kilometers through the heart of Savoie and featuring 3,490 meters of elevation gain,
After the start, cyclists will face the Col de Plainpalais, a 13.2-kilometer climb at a 6.3% gradient, with sections exceeding 10%—a brisk warm-up. After descending this col, which has been crossed six times in the men’s Tour de France (last in 1998), riders will leave the Mauges region to reach the Maurienne Valley via the rolling Col du Frêne, a climb yet to be featured in the Tour. Next, they’ll take on the legendary Col de la Madeleine (Hors Catégorie) from its most challenging side: an 18.6-kilometer ascent with an average gradient of 8.1% on rugged terrain, rarely dipping below 7%. First introduced in the 1975 Tour de France, this col has been climbed 27 times, with champions like Belgian Lucien Van Impe (three times), Spaniard Pedro Delgado, and French riders Jean-Pierre Danguillaume, Richard Virenque, Pierre Rolland, and Julian Alaphilippe all reaching its summit in the lead. An alternative route of 100 kilometers and 2,950 meters of elevation gain will also be available for those seeking a slightly less demanding challenge.
At nearly 2,000 meters above sea level, participants will cross the finish line to find the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift atmosphere in full swing, complete with the promotional caravan and a variety of festivities. It’s the perfect chance to cheer on the professional women riders in the queen stage of the 2025 edition. A day promising both thrilling sport and lively celebration!
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