Tour de France 2025
In the Alps, La Plagne sees double!
23 years after Dutchman Michael Boogerd's victory, La Plagne is proud to welcome back the legendary Grande Boucle in 2025. The Tour de France returns to the Alps in force, with two major events set to mark the summer.
On July 20, cycling fans will embark on L'Etape du Toura legendary event that attracts some 16,000 enthusiasts each year. This cyclosportive race is the only amateur race held on roads totally closed to traffic!
Five days later, on July 25, the professional riders cross the finish line the finish line in La Plagne after an epic stage from Albertville and the legendary Beaufortain passes.
July 25, 2025
All your questions about the arrival at La Plagne
🚗Traffic map
⚠️Eviter, if possible, all travel on July 25
⛔The RN90 will be closed between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Aime from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
🚗 Traffic to/from the altitude sites and Montalbert
⚠️ Access regulated by the gendarmerie: early regulations possible from the morning.
👉 High-altitude sites:
La Plagne ascent: road closed from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Descent forbidden from high altitude sites to the valley: from 11am to 9pm.
👉 Montalbert : road closed from 11am to 9pm
🚫 Closed to all vehicles:
Plagne Villages: from Thursday, July 24 at 8am to Friday, July 25 at 11pm
Plagne Soleil (road closed from Plagne Centre roundabout): from Thursday, July 24 at 6pm to Friday, July 25 at 11pm.
🅿️Plan parking
🅿️ Recommended parking at altitude and pedestrian access to the finish line
- Plagne Bellecôte then Colosses chairlift or Dou du Praz footpath
- Belle Plagne then footpath to Dou du Praz
🚫 Parking prohibited
🚫 Plagne Soleil (logistics zone): parking prohibited from July 23 to 26;
🚫Plagne Villages (arrival zone): parking prohibited from July 10 to 26;
🚍Camping-cars
👉 Parkings des Mines & du Décathlon (Plagne 1800), or lower (La Roche, top of bobsleigh run).
❌ No camper vans allowed above Plagne 1800.
🚌S huttles
Last valley > altitude shuttle: Thursday, July 24, 6pm.
No inter-site shuttle Plagne 1800 / Plagne Centre / Bellecôte: Friday July 25.
🚩Plan Tour de France finish area: in front of residence Plein Soleil - Plagne Villages.
🏁Access from Plagne Centre
- Pedestrian paths recommended
- Telebus access reserved for accredited staff only.
🎉 Entertainment in the fan zones
- Fan zone Plagne Centre - Place Albert Perrière: giant screen, refreshment/snack bar, music.
- Fan zone under Aspen - 600 m from the finish line: giant screen, entertainment by Tour partners, refreshment bar/snack bar.
- Fan zone finish Plagne Villages (snow front): refreshment bar/snack bar, giant screen, VIP area
⬇️ Download the map of the finish area - Tour de France - July 25
✨Fan zone and live broadcast of the Tour de France
Altitude site
- Fan zone Place Albert Perrière Plagne Centre - July 25, 2025,12h -21h
- Fan zone under Aspen - July 25, 2025, 12pm - 6pm
- Fan zone snow front Plagne Villages, 7am - 8pm
Montalbert
- Salle Alto - July 25, 2025, 1pm - 6pm
Les Coches
- Place du Carreau - July 25, 2025, 1pm - 6pm
Champagny-en-Vanoise
- Place du center - July 25, 2025, 1pm-6pm
🎉 Tour de France entertainment in La Plagne
1. Let's give them to cycling - July 24, 2025, 6:15pm
Arrival of the women's cycling peloton at Plagne Villages
2. Fan zone Place Albert Perrière Plagne Centre - July 25, 2025, 12pm - 9pm
- Stage of the day broadcast on giant screen
- Musical atmosphere
- Refreshment bar (beer, soft drinks, snacks), run by Plagne Centre and Aime 2000 associations
3. Fan Zone under Aspen - July 25, 2025, 12pm - 6pm
- Stage of the day broadcast on giant screen
- Refreshment bar (beers, snacks) run by local association AOM
- 7th BCA stand
- ASO partner stand :
o Road safety
o Panzani
o Skoda
4. Fan zone Plagne Villages (snow front) with live broadcast of the Tour de France: refreshment area run by the Plagne Villages merchants' association, snack bar, giant tents (in case of rain) and deckchairs.
5. "La Plagne célèbre le rugby" football-rugby pitch Plagne Villages - July 25, 2025, 9.30am - 9pm
Initiations, fun workshops, games of skill, meetings with enthusiasts and demonstrations on the pitch... A unique opportunity to have fun, discover or rediscover this emblematic sport in an exceptional setting.
Why a rugby village at La Plagne? Because La Plagne is a land of rugby ! Thanks to its partnership with the Ligue Auvergne Rhône-Alpes de Rugby, the resort has confirmed its ambition to host major rugby events, by showcasing its high-altitude grass pitch, a rare, high-quality facility ideal for training courses, tournaments or large-scale sporting events.
6. Passage of the local cycling peloton - July 25, 2025, Crossing the finish line at around 3 p.m.
50 local cyclists, dressed in La Plagne colors, will ride up the La Plagne climb (from Provagnes to Plagne Villages).
Participants are from local sports associations: ASC Macôt / Les Diables Bleus / La Plagne Eaux Vives / VEO 2000 / Rugby Club Haute Tarentaise / Club des Sports de La Plagne / 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins / Agents de Mairie de La Plagne-Tarentaise
+ local champions Romain Heinrich / Léo Ducros / Antoine Adelisse / Yoann Stuck
Please note: there are no more places available to take part in this peloton. However, you can register to ride with Donnons des Elles au vélo on D-1(click here to register).
7. Passage of the publicity caravan: July 25, 2025, 3pm in Aime and arrival at 3:45pm in Plagne Villages.
👀Best places to see the race and times for passing caravans + runners
Bellentre ► Caravan: 14h55 | Runners: 16h33
Le Gothard (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h00 | Riders : 16h37
Aime-la Plagne (D990-D220) ► Caravan : 15h06 | Riders : 16h43
Les Provagnes (chaînage area) ► Caravan: 15h08 | Runners: 16h45
Macot-chef lieu (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan: 15h11 | Runners: 16h47
Villard-du-Haut (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h22 | Riders : 16h58
Prariond (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h25 | Riders : 17h00
Plagne 1800 (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h38 | Runners : 17h11
Plagne Centre (D221- D223) (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h40 | Runners : 17h14
Finish Plagne Villages (La Plagne Tarentaise ) ► Caravan : 15h43 | Runners : 17h16
⚠️ Attention finish line may be blocked if saturated with public 2h before peloton.
💖Adopt good behavior
- Leave your vehicle in the parking areas provided for the event.
- Respect the pedestrian access paths to the site. Don't go off the beaten track, or take shortcuts (a walker who cuts the laces saves a little time, hundreds of walkers are a major factor in erosion).
- Respect the flora and fauna.
- Bring back your garbage, don't throw anything away. DO NOT THROW VEGETABLES INTO THE NATURE (hermetically-sealed boxes are available at tourist office reception desks).
- Keep your dog under control and on a leash.
- Respect fences and grassed areas.
🧢Recommended equipment
- Good climbing shoes, warm clothing and rain gear.
- Hat or cap, sunglasses and sunscreen.
- Water, cereal bars or dried fruit.
- A charged cell phone.
- First-aid kit.
- Possibly a pair of walking sticks.
🚸Information for local residents
- If possible, avoid all travel on July 25.
- For professionals: deliveries to be anticipated at altitude (very difficult on July 24, impossible on July 25).
- Anticipate going up to La Plagne on the days of the event to get to work (very likely to be regulated by the gendarmerie ahead of the announced times).
- Parking at altitude: dedicated parking lots for the socio-professionals of Plagne Villages and Plagne Soleil have been identified at altitude to compensate for the reservation of the usual parking lots, mobilized for the event.
- Montée de La Plagne: barriers have been installed at each intersection to ensure safe passage of the races (additional marshals at these points on D-day). These barriers are to be placed and removed by residents for their own access. We strongly recommend that you put up your own signs around your home to reserve your parking spaces.
A spectacular mountain stage
This 100% Savoyard stage, the last major battle in the mountains, promises a demanding 130km route with 4,500 metres of ascent before the return to the plains. The riders will climb four passes before tackling the final 19.1km, 24-turn climb to Plagne Villages, at an altitude of over 2,000 metres.
This stage is shaping up to be one of the most intense of the 2025 Tour de France, with the best climbers battling it out for victory. WillJonas Vingegaard be able to break down Tadej Pogačar, the indomitable Slovenian rider who has just been crowned world champion, on the 24 bends of the final climb? History is on the way.
To experience this show live is to feel all the intensity of the Grande Boucle: the effort of the riders, the adrenalin of the final kilometres and the electrifying atmosphere that reigns along the route.
La Plagne cycling clothing
To prepare for L'Étape du Tour de France 2025, you can order your La Plagne cycling outfit! Created with Spanish brand Gobik®, this model is a complete, high-performance, top-of-the-range clothing technique. Two versions available: men's / women's.
La Plagne, a year-round cycling destination
The Haute Tarentaise resort also has its own Grande Boucle. The SUPER8 is a unique event that brings together mountain bike and AE circuits accessible to all, mountain bike muscle-building for the bravest and road bikes with the ‘Grimpée de La Plagne’ for cycling enthusiasts.
La Plagne is a land of cycling. Looking for thrills on the Bike Park tracks ? Marked trails for family outings and mountain biking? Or mythical roads for Stava road bike racing? The region has something for everyone...
All the more reason to extend your stay, discover the area off the beaten track and book accommodation at La Plagne Resort now.
In 2025, La Plagne will be beating to the rhythm of the pedals.
To be done on tour day!
Will you be at the finish line on July 25? Here are a few events that might interest you. And all summer long, there's a wide choice of activities to enjoy your vacation.
