Alpe d'Huez is as famous for cycling and mountain biking in the summer as it is for skiing in the winter.

The "Tour de France" in Alpe d'Huez

The world renowned "King of the Mountain" stage of the Tour de France takes you right to the heart of Alpe d'Huez. This exciting race includes the final ascent of 1000m up the 21 "hair-pin"bends over a distance of 14km.

"Le Marmotte"

Also for road bike enthuiasts there are amateur races for example "Le Marmotte" that covers a route over three mountain passes and 174km in a single day.

"Megavalanche race"

This challenging downhill race gives thrills and spills to 1000 competitors and their enthuiastic supporters each Summer as they descend from the glacier on the top of Pic Blanc covering a vertical drop of almost 3000m to the valley below.

Mountain Biking Trails

Bikers of all abilities have easy access to the 200km of trails of mixed terrain:

26 routes - all ability levels
18 downhill trails
8 cross country trails

L'etape

This event will take place 10th July 2006 and will follow the exact route of stage 15 of the Tour de France. It starts in Gap and ends at Alpe d'Huez (21 bend climb).

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