Haute Route
climbs
Whether you are registered for a Haute Route event, want to register or simply want to train on the most mythical passes in Europe, we offer you a list of climbs that will appear on the Haute Route event programme in 2022 to allow you to train in conditions as close to reality as possible.
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MONT VENTOUX FROM SAULT
NOTE: Be sure to download the ride video in full before starting! Although this is the easier side of Mont Ventoux, it is also the longest so make sure you pace your effort to the top. The first 18Kms to Chalet Reynard are relatively easy, rarely exceeding 6%. Here the route merges with the climb from Bédoin, and climbing gets a lot tougher with several sections at around 11%; your body is fighting against the thinning air as you approach the summit at 1,900m.
More InfoMONT VENTOUX FROM BéDOIN
The aim is to go as hard as you can for this classic time trial. With a rolling start out of Bedoin, the first six kilometres should get your legs ready for the section ahead. After the hairpin bend at Saint-Estève, the average gradient kicks up to above 10% and refuses to ease up for the next five kilometres. Whilst the road does ease off slightly towards Chalet Reynard, the Giant of Provence is not done with you yet, throwing up a tough six-kilometre section all the way to the summit finish.
More InfoMONT VENTOUX FROM MALAUCèNE
Make sure you are fuelled-up before you set off from Malaucène, as you prepare for the 21km ascent. With an average gradient of 7.5%, don’t be fooled into going too hard too early, at around the halfway point, the road kicks up to 11% for three kilometres. There is nowhere to hide on this straight section of road but grind through and look forward to upcoming relief, with the road flattening out to 4% for the following few kilometres. In true Mont Ventoux style, the final kilometres ramp up again, sticking above 8% to test you on this famous climb that has pushed many Tour de France legends to their limit.
More InfoALPE D'HUEZ
The word 'iconic' is often over-used in cycling, but its application to the wiggling climb up Alpe d'Huez is entirely justified. This fearsome climb made its 30th appearance in the 2018 Tour, with Geraint Thomas reaching the summit ahead of his rivals before going on to win in Paris. New 4K version.
More InfoCOL DES ARAVIS FROM SAINT-JEAN
Col des Aravis is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes and was crossed 37 times in the Tour de France. It is not too high, and not too steep.
More InfoCOL DE SARENNE 2019
A 1,999m mountain pass, connecting Alpe d'Huez with Mizoën and Le Freney-d'Oisans in the Romanche valley. This climb from the south averages 7.5% with steeper parts at 11.5% - 13.5% near to the the start and end. Last climbed on stage 18 in the 2013 Tour, from Alpe d'Huez in the west.
More InfoCOL DE LA MADELEINE FROM LA CHAMBRE
The Col de la Madeleine is one of the most famous climbs in the history of the Tour de France and has been tackled 25 times, first in 1969 and most recently in 2013, when Pierre Rolland triumphed on stage 19 in a race won by Chris Froome
More InfoCOL DU TOURMALET FROM SAINT SAUVEUR
This is a lovely and iconic climb. It's long and sometimes steep - save something for the last 8 kms. Filmed on quiet roads amidst the pandemic lockdowns in Europe.
More InfoCORMET DE ROSELEND FROM BEAUFORT
Last used in the 2018 Tour de France, this is a challenging ascent through varied terrain up to the ‘Crown of Roselend’. It is one of the most testing climbs on the Route des Grande Alpes from Thonon-les-Bains to Nice.
More InfoFALZAREGO
Passo di Falzarego connects Andráz with the well-known winter sports location Cortina d'Ampezzo. Mostly intermediate grades from 5-8%.
More InfoLAC DE CAP DE LONG
A lesser known climb in the lake region of the Pyrennes; after a gentle ride up from Saint-Lary-Soulan, the climb begins. Ascend to over 2,100 metres/6,800 feet to the largest reservoir in the Pyrennes, criss-crossing the creek on your way to the switchbacks of Lacets des Écureuils and then the steeper Lacets des Myrtilles and Edelweiss. Despite the clouds, there is fantastic roadside scenery along the way.
More InfoMISURINA AND TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO
Another beautiful ride in the Dolomites! Consider pulling off after Misurino or endure the ascent into hell of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Beautiful as it is unrelenting - 13.5% ave grade for the last 3 kms. It is advisable to change to a virtual 34 cog in settings for this ride.
More InfoPASSO DELLO STELVIO FROM BORMIO
A long, challenging ascent to the top of one of the most famous mountain passes in the cycling world. Used in the 2012 and 2014 Giro d'Italia. At an average gradient of 7%, passing through several tunnels and galleries in the first 10Km/6 miles. There is short, steeper section at 12% at about half-way.
More InfoPASSO DI GIAU
Passo di Giau is a 2236 m pass in the Dolomites (Province Belluno). It is located south-east of the marginally lower Falzarego and also close to Cortina d’Ampezzo. We take the ascent from the North from Pocòl which has a distance of about 8 km and climbs roughly 700 hm.
More InfoSOULOR FROM FERRIERES
If there was only one climb you could do in the Pyrenees it would be hard to argue against this experience. Begin at Ferrieres through some small villages and forests before the road opens up to amazing views of the Cirque du Litor. You will see the thin line of the road on the cliff long before you ride along this famous balcony road to the top of Col du Aubisque. Truly a bucket list climb!
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