France's 25 Iconic Climbs

From the switchbacks of Alpe d'Huez to the lunar desert of the Izoard, from the scorching heat of the Ventoux to the cold of the Iseran: twenty-five cols that together form the greatest playground in world cycling. A life journey, not just a list.

Climbs in this Challenge

• Alpe d'Huez - Bourg-d'Oisans - 1103m (m elevation)
• Col d'Aubisque - Laruns - 1195m (m elevation)
• Col d'Izoard - Arvieux - 1004m (m elevation)
• Col de l'Iseran - Tignes - 1242m (m elevation)
• Col de la Croix de Fer - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - 1616m (m elevation)
• Col de la Madeleine - La Chambre - 1498m (m elevation)
• Col du Galibier - Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne - 1201m (m elevation)
• Col du Grand Colombier - Culoz - 1219m (m elevation)
• Col du Tourmalet - Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 1388m (m elevation)
• Mont Ventoux - Bédoin - 1556m (m elevation)
• Col d'Aspin - Arreau - 796m (m elevation)
• Col de Peyresourde - Bagnères-de-Luchon - 945m (m elevation)
• Col de Vars - Guillestre - 1099m (m elevation)
• Col de la Bonette - Jausiers - 1825m (m elevation)
• Col de la Colombière - Le Grand-Bornand - 661m (m elevation)
• Col de la Loze - Brides-les-Bains - 1720m (m elevation)
• Col du Lautaret - Briançon - 790m (m elevation)
• Col du Portet - Saint-Lary-Soulan - 1444m (m elevation)
• Col du Télégraphe - Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne - 834m (m elevation)
• Cormet de Roselend - Beaufort - 1223m (m elevation)
• Hautacam - Argelès-Gazost - 1186m (m elevation)
• Luz Ardiden - Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 984m (m elevation)
• Planche des Belles Filles - Plancher-les-Mines - 557m (m elevation)
• Plateau de Beille - Les Cabannes - 1235m (m elevation)
• Col du Glandon - Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines - 1437m (m elevation)