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Thomson's King of the Mountains French Alps tour itinerary is up. It's going to be a fun, but tough trip. Average of 70 miles/10,000 feet climbing per day.

We will be staying in 3 different hotels, starting in the town of Megeve (near Geneva),


then Meribel (near Albertville), and finally atop the famous Alpe d'Huez. We fly into and out of Lyon.

Trip Highlights:

• July 14: LIVE Race viewing on the Col de la Colombiere
  
  
• July 15: LIVE Race viewing on the Cormet de Roselend
• July 17: LIVE Race viewing on the Col du Galibier
  
  

The climbs we will conquer (total climbing nearly 60,000 feet):
Click the name of the Col for a profile.

• Col du Telegraphe & Galibier
  21.7mi@5.5%, 6312 vert ft
• Col du Glandon
  13.2mi@6.9%, 4829 vert ft
• Col de la Croix de Fer
  17.1mi@4.7%, 4239 vert ft
  
  
• Col de Sarenne
  12.1mi@5.5%, 3514 vert ft
• Courchevel
  13.5mi@6.5%, 4659 vert ft
• Alpe d'Huez (from south)
  8.8mi@7.7%, 3579 vert ft
• Alpe d'Huez (from north)
  14.0mi@4.9%, 3622 vert ft
• Cormet de Roselend
  12.6mi@6.0%, 4026 vert ft
• Col de la Colombiere
  10.1mi@6.8%, 3635 vert ft
• Meribel
  14.9mi@5.4%, 4281 vert ft
• Col des Saisies
  9.2mi@5.0%, 2451 vert ft
• Col des Aravis (from Flumet)
  7.1mi@5.0%, 1890 vert ft
• Col des Aravis (from Thones)
  11.7mi@4.6%, 2841 vert ft
• Laisonnay
  8.2mi@5.4%, 2336 vert ft
• Cote de Domancy
  1.7mi@8.6%, 755 vert ft