Haute Route Alps 2026
August 23rd – 29th 2026
On sale from Friday 24th of October – Pre-register to guarantee your place
7 of Days racing with an 8 night package
From £4299
Non Rider Discount Available
2026 Haute Route Alps with Sportive Breaks
The 2026 Haute Route Alps will take place between Sunday 23rd and Saturday 29th August, starting in the French city of Nice and finishing in Thonon-les-Bains. Haute Route Alps is a tough but rewarding 7-day Sportive, giving you a taste of the life of a professional cyclist in a stage race. The route takes in some of the toughest and most iconic climbs in the Alps and consists of 6 multi-mountain stages and usually a time trial. Support at the Haute Route Alps is unparalleled and by purchasing entry you get access to a number of services. What’s more, you get the unique opportunity to truly live and compete like a pro cyclist for a week!
One of the toughest weeks in amateur cycling, the Haute Route Alps is the flagship event of the Haute Route Cycling Series. This is a week of cycling bucket list climbs made famous by the Most famous Grand Tours, a lot of the race is spent at altitude, with several Cols over 2,000 metres above sea level.
The 2026 Haute Route Alps Route
- Stage 1. Sunday 23 August: Nice to TBC
- Stage 2. Monday 24 August: TBC
- Stage 3. Tuesday 25 August: TBC
- Stage 4. Wednesday 26 August: TBC
- Stage 5. Thursday 27 August: TBC
- Stage 6. Friday 28 August: TBC
- Stage 7. Saturday 39 August : TBC – Thonon-les-Bains
Haute Route Alps with Sportive Breaks
Book your 2026 Haute Route Alps package by clicking on the green button below. We offer accommodation, entries and support throughout the event. The Haute Route Alps entry fee is included with our package.
Well-located hotels: A mix of 3* and 4* hotels in convenient locations. Breakfasts are included and you’re free to make your own arrangements for evening meals each night
2026 Haute Route Alps Entry included: The Haute Route Alps entry has lots included, with more information below. Non-riders and those with their own entry will get a discount
Spread your payments: Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking
Sportive Breaks Host and Mechanic: Your own Directeur Sportif will look after you to make your experience as smooth as possible. We offer a private mechanic service, a day bag service, private feed stops as well as private transport where required
What's included?
Accommodation
A mix of 3* and 4* hotels in convenient locations
Single rooms available
2025 Haute Route Alps Entry
Included in our package
Transfers
Group airport transfers included at set times included
Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel included
Entry inclusion
Haute Route Alps jersey and backpack
Included Meals
Daily breakfasts, post-ride meal (part of entry)
After-party
After final stage
Massages
15 minute massage every day
Feed station
Feed stations with local products
Finishers medal
Medals & finishers apparel
Fully-supported
Broom wagon, motorbikes, safety & medical assistance
Family and Friends welcome
Non-rider discount or own entry discount of £1,650
Packages and Prices
Take on this epic challenge in the French Alps with Sportive Breaks. We will be there to support you with mechanics, private feed stations and support staff, as well as hotels located close to the route with daily breakfasts included.
Prices
- £4,299 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds)
- £4,899 based on a single occupancy of a room
- £1,650 reduction for a non-participating partner sharing a room
Included
- 8 nights in a mixture of 3* and 4* hotels
- Airport transfers Included (Nice Airport Arrival & Geneva Airport Return at set times)
- Daily breakfasts
- All taxes are included
- The services of our bike guide and bike mechanic
- Daily luggage transport from hotel to hotel
- Private mechanic service
- Detailed itinerary
- Entry to Haute Route Alps 2026 with all its inclusions (see below)
Also available
- Private Transfers at your chosen time (at an additional cost)
- Sports Medical Certificate Online Service – More info here
Included with your 2026 Haute Route Alps Experience
- Unique Haute Route Alps jersey
- KitBrix Backpack
- Backpack transport to finish lines and luggage transportation from hotel to hotel
- Media support with daily videos and photos available to view each evening
- Mechanical assistance available on the road and in the Haute Route Alps Village
- Race briefings every evening
- From the head of the race to the broom wagon, your safety is assured by 8 race cars and 20 motorbikes
- Safety & Medical Assistance from a trained team of medical professionals
- Several local nutritional feed stations on every stage
- Massages are available after every stage with a 15-minute massage for each rider
- After you finish, enjoy the rider’s post-race meal
- Global individual and event classifications are announced every day at the race briefing
- Medals & finisher apparel is available for you as soon as you cross the final finish line
- Before heading home enjoy the Closing Ceremony & awards with the other riders, event staff and volunteers
Itinerary - 2026 (Route TBC)
Day To Day
Travel to Nice
Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Nice today. Our team will be available to meet you at the hotel. If you plan to fly then we offer an airport transfer for you, your luggage and your bike from Nice airport at 12:00PM, please ensure you arrive with plenty of time if you wish to join our group transfers.
Our hotel
Your stay will be for 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis, 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 in one of Nice’s many restaurants.
Typical day on the Haute Route
- 06:00AM – Wake up and breakfast
- 06:30AM – Drop off your bags with our team
- 07:00AM – Ride to the start line
- 07:30AM – Start of the stage
- 12:30PM – First riders finish
- 15:00PM — Hotel check-in, collect bags, post-stage snacks and drinks, massage, bike check, relax
- 16:30PM – Finish last riders
- 18:30PM – Race briefing
- 20:00PM – Evening meal (optional, at own expense) 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.
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.
Todays stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
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.
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 Alps race briefing, the evening is free for you to enjoy.
Todays stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
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.
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 Alps race briefing, the evening is free to relax.
Todays stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
We have an early breakfast at the hotel today. There is no need to have your bags ready in reception as we’ll be staying another night in this hotel.
After the finish, our team will guide you to your hotel where 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 Alps race briefing, the evening is free to relax.
Todays stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
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, so they can be delivered to your hotel.
After the finish, our team will guide you to your hotel, where 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 Alps race briefing, the evening is free to relax.
Todays stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
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, to be delivered to your hotel.
After the finish, our team will guide you to your hotel, where 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 Alps race briefing, we’ll have the evening meal together at the hotel.
Today’s stage
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
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 this hotel.
After the finish, ride back to the hotel, where you will have time to book a massage, get your bike checked by our mechanic and relax. There will be no evening meal tonight as there is a Haute Route Alps 2025 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.
Todays stage – Time Trial
Stage details yet to be announced
Climbs: TBC
After breakfast we offer our optional transfer back to Geneva Airport.
Our airport transfer will leave our hotel at 09:30AM in time for flights that depart after 14:00PM. Please keep this in mind when booking your return journey home.
More About the Haute Route Alps
The Haute Route Alps
The Haute Route is a premier multi-day cycling event that challenges amateur riders to take on mountainous stages inspired by professional races. Known for its difficulty and stunning locations, Haute Route offers events across iconic cycling regions like the Alps, Pyrenees & Dolomites as well as single-day and three-day events in locations like Alpe d’Huez and Ventoux.
The multi-day Haute Route events like this year’s Alps edition typically span 5–7 days and cover around 800km (500 miles), including demanding climbs that gain thousands of meters in elevation, sometimes at high altitude. Riders experience fully supported stages, with pro-level race logistics, timed climbs, mechanical assistance, and race marshals – this creates the most authentic and high-quality experience that mirrors professional stage racing. Riders stay in local accommodation and can utilise support services like luggage transfers and daily massages, which make Haute Route events unique among amateur cycling challenges.
These events attract keen cyclists from around the world in the ultimate test of endurance; to be successful in the Haute Route Alps it takes the perfect blend of skill, hard work and most importantly mental resilience. Taking on this event will give you the chance to ride most legendary roads within cycling. Many view the Haute Route as a bucket-list event for amateur cyclists, providing both an intense personal challenge and a one in a lifetime experience on famous climbs and scenic routes.
Sportive Breaks are part of the Destination Sport Experiences Group. When clicking on the booking link below, you will be taken to the Destination Sport Experiences booking engine. If you have any questions, please do contact our team [email protected]
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Spread your payments
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Logistics covered
We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, rep support and more.
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