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Col du Lautaret, France → Valloire

Col du Galibier

Hard#1 in France1.2k votes
Distance
34 km
Duration
Half day
Best time
Jun – Sep
Highest point
2,642 m

2,642 m, a monument to the Tour, and a descent into Valloire that empties the lungs. Lautaret is the warm-up. Galibier is the exam.

Top highlights

  • High altitude2,642 m
  • Col du LautaretThe junction. Galibier starts here. Do not skip the garden if it is open.
  • Col du GalibierThe monument. Look south — that was the climb.
  • Road qualitySeasonal, narrow at the top, excellent tarmac. Cyclists in numbers. Snow walls into July. The old tunnel is closed; you go over.
  • Best timeJun – Sep

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  1. Col du Lautaret, France

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  2. Col du Lautaret

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  3. Col du Galibier

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  4. Valloire

    End · 34 km

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