Tour de France Heads to the Mountains

2nd November 2024

Once again it will be in the Alps and the Pyrenees with ski resorts it passes through celebrating. One is La Plagne in the French Alps that has not seen…
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Once again it will be in the Alps and the Pyrenees with ski resorts it passes through celebrating.

One is La Plagne in the French Alps that has not seen the world’s most famous cycle race for 23-years.

The resort is turning the period into a celebration of cycling with five days of events.

It starts with the Étape du Tour and its 16,000 amateur racers on Sunday, 20th July, followed by the much-anticipated stage finish of the Tour de France on Friday, 25th July.

This will be the last mountain stage of the Tour de France in the Alps.

The stage is 130kms with a 4,500m elevation gain between Albertville and La Plagne.

After four climbs and a final climb of 19.1 km and 24 hairpins, the riders will arrive at the summit finish in Plagne Villages, 2,052 m above sea level.

“It is, above all, the riders’ last chance to shake up the general rankings… or for the suspense to be over,” said the Tour de France race director, Thierry Gouvenou.

It is the fifth time resort has hosted the Tour.

“For a return to the forefront of the cycling scene, having both the Étape du Tour and the stage finish is a dream scenario for our region,” said the mayor of La Plagne, Jean-Luc Boch.

“With our SUPER8 MTB event taking place 11 to 13 July and the surge of the Tour de France, we are going to see a real celebration of cycling.”