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Alpe d'Huez Road Cycling
Alpe d'Huez is probably the most famous climb in the
Tour De France
Each Monday or Thursday during the summer months you have
the chance to climb the 21 hairpin bend climb of Alpe d'Huez in the Grimpe de L’Alpe a 13km mass participation
event from Bourg d'Oisans
to the ski station of Alpe d’Huez. Each rider will be given
their own personal time.
Bends : 21
Departure : 2,351 feet
Arrival : 6,100 feet
Difference in height : 3,749 feet
Length : 8,89 miles
Average steep : 7,9 %
Highest steep : 14 %
Climb record : 37 mins 35 seconds
Average speed of 14,34 miles/h (Marco Pantani in 1997).
Number of crossings of the Grande Boucle : 25.
Arrival of the Cycle race La Marmotte (174km).
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Alpe d'Huez Mountain biking
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The Ski Lifts are open in July and August and allows us
to get up high in to the mountains and includes a ride on
the famous "megavalanche
glacier". We will typically go up to Alpe d'Huez at
least once in your weeks stay but if there is a group of you
that wish to spend a week here then contact us and we can
provide accommodation up in Alpe d'Huez for you on a self
catered basis. Alpe d'Huez has the following to offer....
- 25 marked routes of which we choose the best ones
for you to ride - often joining up two or three trails
too make a mammoth day out in the mountains
- 9 cross-country routes : 120 km of trails, open to
everyone
- 15 downhill routes : 130 km of trails
- 3 permanent downhill trails over 8 km long
- 2610 metres of downhill vertical drop from 3300
metres
down to 780 metres altitude (Bourg
d'Oisans our base) served by 9 ski lifts.
- Wooden ramps (beginner to expert level) and a bike park.
- A 6 day lift pass is approximately 70 euros for the
week.
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