Country guide · Alps & Pyrenees
Cycling climbs in France
France owns the Tour's most famous mountains — the Alps hairpins, high cols, and Pyrenean giants. Start here for English guides to the climbs every road cyclist wants on the résumé.
Map — French Alps & climb markers
Interactive map of the climbs currently covered (centred on the French Alps / Maurienne). Markers open each guide. Built with OpenStreetMap + Leaflet — no Google Maps API key required.
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All France climbs
6 guides live — Alps legends and the Giant of the Pyrenees.
Alpe d'Huez
Twenty-one numbered hairpins, Dutch Corner, and a finish that feels like Hollywood. Alpe d'Huez is the climb every road cyclist wa…
Col du Tourmalet
The Giant of the Pyrenees: a long, honest climb to 2,115 m, crowned by the Géant du Tourmalet statue and a century of Tour folklor…
Col du Galibier
At 2,642 m the Galibier is one of the Tour's great high passes — thin air, a hard final kilometre, and a summit that feels like th…
Col de la Croix de Fer
The Iron Cross of the Alps: a long, irregular climb past Lac de Grand Maison to the iron cross at 2,067 m — gentler on paper, dema…
Col du Glandon
A steep, often quiet giant from La Chambre: long straight stretches, serious elevation, and a final 3 km that decides whether you …
Col de la Madeleine
Beauty and the beast from La Chambre: a hard, honest 8% average to nearly 2,000 m, repaid with huge alpine views — including Mont …