Haute Route Alps 2024

Travel to Megeve/ Nice

Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Megeve/ Nice today. Our team will be available to meet you at the hotel. If you plan to fly then we offer airport transfers for you, your luggage and your bike from Nice Cote d’Azur Airport or Geneva Airport throughout the day.

Our hotel

We are staying at the hotel TBC. Your stay will be for 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis so with breakfasts included. You will have an early breakfast on the day of stage 1. You can keep your bike in your room with you.

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as we have made arrangements to transport bike boxes on our airport transfers. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with building your bike after travel.

This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Nice’s many restaurants.

Typical day on the Haute Route

• 05.30 – Wake up and breakfast
• 06.30 – Drop off your bags with our team
• 07.00 – Ride to the start line
• 07.30 – Start of the stage
• Private Team Sportive Breaks feed stations in pre-agreed places
• 12.30 – Finish first riders
• Hotel check-in, collect bags, post-stage snacks and drinks, massage, bike check, relax
• 16.30 – Finish last riders
• 18.30 – Race briefing
• 20.00 – Evening meal and team briefing

We have an early breakfast at the hotel today. We ask you to have your bags ready in reception and our team will collect these for you. The bags will be delivered to your hotel in TBC.
After the finish, our team will guide you to your hotel. Your bags will be ready in reception. There’s time to book a massage, get your bike checked by our mechanic and relax. After the Haute Route race briefing, we’ll have the evening meal together at the hotel.

After an early breakfast at the hotel, it’s another short roll across town to the start of stage 2.

After an early breakfast at the hotel, it’s another short roll across town to the start of stage 3.

After an early breakfast at the hotel, it’s another short roll across town to the start of stage 4.

After breakfast this morning, our staff can recommend a short warm-up ride.
The ITT stage may not be too long, but it could possibly the toughest stage that you’ll ever ride.
There will be free time this afternoon for you to recover from today’s exploits and to rest ahead of the final two stages.

After an early breakfast at the hotel, it’s another short roll across town to the start of stage 6.

We have a slightly later breakfast at the hotel today. There is no need to have your bags ready in reception as we’ll be staying another night in TBC.

After the finish, ride back to the hotel. There’s time to book a massage, get your bike checked by our mechanic and relax. No evening meal tonight as there is a Haute Route closing ceremony.
This evening you can collect your bike box and our mechanic is available to assist you with re-packing your bike into the box so you’re ready for travel tomorrow.

After breakfast please make your way to Nice Airport. It’s just a short distance to the airport from our hotel.