Tarentaise and Beaufortain offer a quieter version of the French Alps. Where Oisans and Maurienne concentrate the Tour de France's most famous climbs, these two adjoining regions — Tarentaise running east from Albertville to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Beaufortain centred on the village of Beaufort north of the valley — deliver exceptional climbing without the coach traffic and the crowded Alpe d'Huez mornings. The terrain is as scenic as anywhere in the Alps, with less Tour de France mythology attached.
Region at a glance
All Routes in Tarentaise & Beaufortain
2 curated road-cycling routes in Tarentaise & Beaufortain.
Côte d’Héry-sur-Ugine & Col des Saisies
A 70.2 km Savoie loop with 1,671 m of climbing that links two ascents from Stage 19 of the 2025 Tour de France: the Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine and the Col des Saisies. Pro-race tarmac, fresh paint still on the road.
Aime - La Plagne
A proper Tour de France climb from the Isère valley up to La Plagne: 41.8 km and 1,467 m of ascent on freshly laid tarmac, hairpin after hairpin through Savoyard forest and ski-station meadow, then a fast, flowing descent back to Aime.