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Marmotte, Tour de France and Etape du Tour

Sun 6 July & Sun 13 July (TBC)

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Tour Dates

Thu 3 July to Mon 14 July TBC

pending Tour de France route

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£125 deposit with refund guarantee

Pre-book your 2025 Marmotte and Etape du Tour tour now

After the route announcement in October 2024, you will benefit from the following privileges: a guaranteed place on this tour (places are limited to 16), first pick of our 2025 Etape du Tour hotel packages with your entry at £125 and the option to cancel with a full refund if you no longer wish to do this tour.

2025 Marmotte Gran Fondo, Tour de France and Etape du Tour tour with Sportive Breaks

Our tour starts with the original European sportive and still one of the hardest. The Marmotte Alps Gran Fondo takes place on Sunday 6 July (date TBC) and takes in four giant alpine climbs, all legendary from the Tour de France finishing with the mighty Galibier and then Alpe d’Huez. A serious challenge! Also part of the Marmotte weekend is the Grimpee Time Trial on Friday 4 July, where you can set your PB up one of the most iconic climbs in cycling; Alpe d’Huez.

The other big Sportive, the Etape du Tour takes place a week later on Sunday 13 July 2025 (date TBC) giving us the brilliant opportunity to ride both! As an added bonus, the Tour de France visits the Alps after the Marmotte (TBC), so we will stay around for a few days to catch that before moving on to the Etape du Tour.

Stay in Alpe d’Huez with us for 3 nights followed by 3 nights in Bourg d’Oisans (the village in the valley at the foot of the Alpe) and 4 nights in TBC.

Our support includes mechanic service, guided rides and private feed stations on both the Marmotte and Etape. We also offer Marmotte entry in wave 1 with a 07:00am start or wave 2 with a 07:30am start, a group meal night in Alpe d’Huez and airport transfers from Geneva Airport.

2025 Tour de France

The 2025 Tour de France takes place between Saturday 5 July and Sunday 27 July. We already know that the first 4 stages will be in Lille and northern France in July 2025. The rest of the 2025 Tour de France route will be announced in October 2024. Depending on the route we will be able to experience some TDF stages (TBC).

2025 Etape du Tour

The 2025 Etape du Tour will take place in the French Alps on Sunday 13 July. Dates and location will be announced at the same time as the 2025 Tour de France route.

Pre-Register Now

Pre-book your 2025 Marmotte and Etape du Tour tour now for £125 with our refund guarantee

After the route announcement in October 2024, you will benefit from the following privileges:

  • A guaranteed place on this tour (places are limited to 16).
  • First pick of our 2025 Etape du Tour hotel packages with your entry at £125.
  • Option to cancel with full refund if you no longer wish to do this tour.

Spread your payments: Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking

Guaranteed Marmotte and Etape Entry: Place in the early wave at 07:00am on the Marmotte and guaranteed Etape entry delivered to your hotel on the Etape

Private Feed Stops: Drop off your day bags, re-energise with sports nutrition + savoury food on the Galibier and the final climb. Bag drop at the start in Bourg d’Oisans also available. Two private feed stations on the Etape route

Mechanic support: Expert mechanics on hand

Guided Rides: On Friday & Saturday before the Sportives take place, allowing you to take in some great local routes close to Alpe d’Huez and the Etape du Tour route. Guided rides to watch the Tour de France (if the route fits with our tour dates)

What's Included?

Accommodation

Hotel in Alpe d’Huez for Marmotte, in Bourg d’Oisans and near the Etape finish

Meals Included

Breakfast and evening meals

Guided rides

Ahead of the Marmotte and Etape, plus to watch the Tour de France

Private feed stops

On La Marmotte day and on Etape du Tour Day

Mechanic

Expert mechanic on hand all weekend

Marmotte and Etape du Tour Entry included

Marmotte – Wave 1. Etape du Tour – delivered to your hotel

Airport transfers included

From Geneva Airport (GVA) and back to a nearby airport

Transport included

All in-resort transfers

Prices

Stay with us in Alpe d’Huez and Le Bourg d’Oisans and enjoy the beautiful French Alps before moving to the Etape du Tour location. The dates of the Marmotte, the Tour de France’s first Alpine visit and the Etape du Tour will hopefully line up well for a Marmotte, Etape double trip in July 2025.

Prices

  • £3,499 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) and 1 double room (1 bed for couple) – TBC
  • £850 supplement per person based on single occupancy of a room – TBC

Included with your tour

  • 2025 Marmotte entry in the first start wave at 07:00am
  • 2025 Etape du Tour entry delivered to your hotel
  • 3 nights at Hotel Petit Prince in Alpe d’Huez (Fri – Mon)
  • 3 nights in Bourg d’Oisans (Mon – Thu)
  • 4 nights in TBC (Thu – Mon)
  • Local expert guides and bike mechanic
  • Daily breakfasts and dinners
  • Guided rides
  • Private feed stops on Marmotte and Etape day
  • Bag drop at the Marmotte start
  • All in-resort transfers
  • Transport to Etape du Tour start (if required)
  • Detailed itinerary
  • ABTA protected

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Day To Day

Please make your way to Alpe d’Huez today or make use of our airport transfer from Geneva Airport where our team will meet you. The transfer takes 3 hours from Geneva. Please arrive today if you would like to do the Alpe d’Huez Time Trial tomorrow (Grimpee de L’Alpe).

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as our transport has allocation for 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. Bikes can be safely stored at the hotel.

Group airport transfers from Geneva Airport – Included

Today we offer one airport transfer which departs Geneva Airport at 14:00pm. When you make your booking, you can add this group airport transfer. Please book a flight that arrives before this time (please note that your return will be to Nice Airport).

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Please contact us for a quote on a private airport transfer at another time from Geneva Airport or from Lyon Airport. Below you will find some guide prices for private airport transfers.

Geneva Airport Private Transfers

  • 1 – 4 persons with bike boxes: £350 single journey/£700 return journey
  • 5 – 8 persons with bike boxes: £400 single journey/£800 return journey
  • 9+ Please contact us

Lyon St Exupery Airport Private Transfers

  • 1 – 4 persons with bike boxes: £250 single journey/£500 return journey
  • 5 – 8 persons with bike boxes: £300 single journey/£600 return journey
  • 9+ Please contact us

Group Meal Night

This evening we will meet for our group meal night at a local restaurant.

Your stay will be for 3 nights. You will have an early breakfast on Marmotte day. You have the option to come and join us at our meal night at a local restaurant. This is a set menu with two courses included.

For those of you who arrive on Thursday, you can take part in the Grimpee de L’Alpe. After breakfast descend to Bourg d’Oisans and from 09:00am you can set your PB on the Alpe d’Huez climb during the official Alpe d’Huez TT, the Grimpee de L’Alpe.

Friday arrivals

Fly into Lyon or Geneva where our team will meet you. The transfer takes just over 2 hours from Lyon and 3 hours from Geneva.

Please make your way to Alpe d’Huez today or make use of our optional airport transfer from Geneva Airport where our team will meet you. The transfer takes 3 hours from Geneva. Please arrive today if you would like to do the Alpe d’Huez Time Trial (Grimpee de L’Alpe). tomorrow.

Group airport transfers from Geneva Airport – included

Today we offer one airport transfer which departs Geneva Airport at 11:00am and at 16:00pm. When you make your booking, you can add this group airport transfer. Please book a flight that arrives before the transfer time. 

Please click here for more information on group transfers

Private Airport transfers

Please contact us for a quote on a private airport transfer at another time from Geneva Airport or from Lyon Airport. Below you will find some guide prices for private airport transfers.

Geneva Airport

  • 1 – 4 persons with bike boxes: £350 single journey/ £700 return journey
  • 5 – 8 persons with bike boxes: £400 single journey / £800 return journey
  • 9+ Please contact us

Lyon St Exupery Airport

  • 1 – 4 persons with bike boxes: £250 single journey/ £500 return journey
  • 5 – 8 persons with bike boxes: £300 single journey / £600 return journey
  • 9+ Please contact us

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as we have planned 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. Bikes can be safely stored at the hotel.

Group Meal Night

This evening we will meet for our group meal at a local restaurant.

Guided ride

If you are on the earlier arrival, we will run a short (but punchy) guided ride down Alpe d’Huez, over the Balcons and back up the Sarenne departing Alpe d’Huez at 15:30pm.

This afternoon you can go to the expo to collect your race bib for tomorrow. 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 Alpe d’Huez’s many restaurants or you can join us at our meal night at a local restaurant (included).

After breakfast and preparing the bikes, we will take you on a supported, guided ride that takes in the Villard Reculas climb, which is the easiest way to get back up to Alpe d’Huez. We will descend to Bourg d’Oisans, ride along the valley floor and climb back up to Alpe d’Huez.  

We’ll be back at the hotel in the afternoon for you to rest and get prepared for tomorrow. This evening our bike guides will do a race briefing to run through Marmotte day logistics and the route.

The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Alpe d’Huez’s many restaurants or you can join us at a local restaurant.

We have an early start this morning. Early breakfast is arranged in the hotel restaurant.

The Marmotte start is done in waves. You will be allocated a start pen with a time that you must enter the pen plus a start time. The Marmotte is a race with one cut-off point. You need to have passed the start of the Alpe d’Huez climb in Bourg d’Oisans before 18:15pm, otherwise you will be eliminated from the race. If you’re eliminated your bike will go on a bike trailer and you will be transported to the finish in Alpe d’Huez, or you can still climb Alpe d’Huez and finish in your own time.

Once you finish in Alpe d’Huez, there’s no need to worry about logistics as your accommodation is located near the finish.

The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Alpe d’Huez’s many restaurants or you can join us for our meal night at a local restaurant. After the meal we’ll have a few drinks at a local bar to celebrate your achievement.

A day to chill out and rest after yesterday’s event. Why not go for a walk in the mountains, have a dip in the outdoor pool or sit on the hotel terrace?

In the afternoon we will transport you to Bourg d’Oisans where we will stay for 3 nights on half board basis, with breakfasts and dinners included.

After breakfast, we will take you on a guided ride to watch the riders of the 2025 Tour de France as they race into the French Alps.

Evening meal at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will leave Alpe d’Huez and take you on a guided ride to watch the riders of the 2025 Tour de France (TBC).

Evening meal at the hotel.

After breakfast we say goodbye to Bourg d’Oisans and we will make our way to the Etape du Tour venue. Your bike will be transported fully assembled.

Evening meal at hotel.

This morning we will take you for a guided ride in the area.

In the afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. There will be an evening meal at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will take you on a supported, guided ride. We’ll be back at the hotel in the afternoon for you to rest and get prepared for tomorrow.

This evening our bike guides will do a race briefing to run through Etape day logistics and the key details about the route.
The evening is free for you to eat out at a local restaurant.

We have an early start this morning. Early breakfast is arranged in the hotel restaurant.

The Etape du Tour start is done in waves. You will be allocated a start pen with a time that you must enter the pen plus a start time. Please note that Sportive Breaks has no influence on start pens or timings. 

The Etape du Tour is a race with various cut off points. You need to have passed each cut off point at certain times otherwise you will be eliminated from the race. If you’re eliminated your bike will go on a bike trailer and you will be transported to the finish.

Evening meal and support packing bikes this evening.

After breakfast we offer our optional transfers back to the airport at set times.

More About the Event

La Marmotte

La Marmotte is known to be one of the hardest Sportives to participate in. Taking place in June this year, our travel packages include tackling 4 Alpine climbs which have become legendary thanks to the Tour de France. This route is a serious challenge and a fantastic achievement.

What is La Marmotte Sportive? 

La Marmotte is the ultimate cycling test and also the oldest sportive in the cycling calendar. At 174km, this one-day classic sees you conquering famous climbs from the Tour de France including the Galibier, the Glandon and the Croix de Fer. The Marmotte has one cut-off point. You need to have passed the start of the Alpe d’Huez climb in Bourg d’Oisans before 18:15pm otherwise you will be eliminated from the race. If you’re eliminated your bike will go on a bike trailer and you will be transported to the finish in Alpe d’Huez. Once you finish in Alpe d’Huez, there’s no need to worry as you are staying near the finish.

First held in 1982, this is still one of the most popular cycling events in the world and a bucket list Sportive all riders should try at least once.

Sportive Options

The famous Marmotte Granfondo Alps finishes with the legendary Alpe d’Huez. The famous 21 hairpin bends must be conquered before the final release of the finish. It takes courage to overcome the 174 kilometres and 5,000 altimeters of this epic cycling challenge.
The route features 6 of the most legendary passes in France: in order of appearance on the route: the Glandon, the Croix de Fer, the Telegraphe, the Galibier, the Lautaret, and the final ascent of Alpe d’Huez. Whether you aim for a certain time or you just want to finish, every participant leaves Alpe d’Huez with a satisfying feeling and bragging rights knowing that they have conquered this challenge.

 DistanceElevationDifficulty
Long Route175km5,516m5/5

2024 Etape du Tour

The 33rd edition of L’Étape du Tour de France will be held on 13 July 2025 on the route of a stage of the 2025 Tour de France. More information on the date and the route will be announced in October 2024.

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