Tour de France 2022 coming near Montgenèvre

Hautes-Alpes: the Spotlight for Tour de France 2022

Revel in Montgenèvre’s marvellous hospitality amidst the 2022 Tour de France and L'Étape du Tour road bike races.

Vive la France!

Next year, the 109^th Tour de France will take place from 1^st to 24^th July 2022 - when the ultimate pros put pedal to the metal for 21 staggering stages, covering a total of 3,328km of long and winding road. The tour de force, act of strength, will commence in Copenhagen and will, at stages 11 and 12, on the 13^th and 14^thJuly, enter our neck of the woods!

The stopover of stage 11 and the start of stage 12 will be Briançon, the only stage of the Tour de France 2022 in the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and so we warmly invite you to book your stay in the village of Montgenevre or adjoining hamlet of Les Alberts, over this period in order to spur on the forcats de la route, slaves of the road. We anticipate a thrilling and momentous occasion, as fans and supporters from across the globe descend the region en masse, which will without a doubt bring an electric atmosphere and an experience that will be talked about to a great extent.

Not for the faint-hearted

Not only is it a truly glorious time of the year to be in the French Alps, but this will also be the race’s highest finishing point of any stage for 25 years. Definitely anticipated to be the crowning glory of the tour and a major highlight for the area and definitely not to be missed by any sporting enthusiast or mere holidaymaker, alike.

On Day 12 (stage 11) the racers will cover 149km from Albertville to Col Du Granon, passing through Serre-Chevalier to a staggering mountain top finish at 2,400m altitude. Day 13 starts in Briançon and ends on the infamous climb and legendary hairpins into Alpe D’Huez, covering 166km of stage 12.

The Tour de France first came to Briançon in 1922, an entire century ago, and only again in 2017, when it was the last mountain stage, from Briançon to Col d’Izoard.

Montgenèvre and Les Alberts are ideally located, making it easy to be part of the action, with Briançon being no more than 20 minutes from Montgenèvre and even less to Les Alberts.

Briançon will also host the amateur cyclists of the 30^th L’Étape du Tour de France, on the 10^th July, ahead of the Tour de France, hot on the trail, burning up the asphalt a few days later.

This competition for passionate non-professional but serious riders - not yet in one of the elite teams - will cover stage 12 of the Tour de France, between Briançon and Alpe d'Huez, 170 km with more than 4,700m of accumulated elevation including the climbs of the beasts of mountain passes, Col du Galibier near Grenoble and Col de la Croix de Fer.

On your bike!

If you plan to be in the area purely to witness these monumental bike races, think again, you too will feel inspired to take to the mountains for some fresh air…. at a lesser pace! Although there is a notorious choice of passes to tackle either side of the border… Montgenèvre is, after all, the French connection to the Italian Alps, so you have the best of both worlds from this standpoint, that is, the infamous French Cols and Colle Sestriere (of Giro d’Italia fame). For more ‘leisurely’ rides, there are endless trails to explore and open roads to lose yourself on (not literally!).

You can read more about Montgenèvre and Les Alberts and get a feel for these special places and the region, Hautes-Alps, by scrolling through our blogs.

We at GO MONTGENÈVRE are the region’s specialist holiday agent, in the know and au fait with the area - established in 2006 - so we know the Alps and we will look after you and every aspect of your booking. Awarded Best French Alps Holiday Agent from Global Hospitality in 2019, it is our passion to ensure you have a most unforgettable stay.