2026 Tour de France program and race guide
The official Tour de France race guide and program ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to watch the Tour de France in person or on TV. Here is how to find it.
Posted: 23 Oct 2025
Everything you need to know about cycling in France your independent guide
Where to cycle: Rhône-Alpes
French Alps bus and train map
Here is a map of the train and bus network for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It may be handy for planning cycling holidays with your bike.
Read moreBike hire in the French Alps
Need to hire a bike in the Rhône-Alpes? Then check out our French Alps bike hire listings
Read moreThe ViaRhôna bike route
You can cycle the ViaRhôna bike route for 815km from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean.
Read moreFrench Alps cycling holidays
Browse our listings to find a guided or self-guided cycling tour in the French Alps.
Read moreBike routes in the French Alps
Bike routes, GPX files, maps and cycling accommodation for cycling in the French Alps,
Read moreFrench Alps cycling hotels and accommodation
French Alps cycling hotels and B&Bs for the Tour de France, Alpe d'Huez, Galibier, Morzine, Grenoble and throughout the Alps.
Read moreCycling Alpe d'Huez
It's one of the Tour de France's most celebrated climbs – Arnout Brokking has this first-hand account of taking on Alpe d'Huez
Read moreCycling the Via Rhona from Geneva to Belley
The ViaRhôna links the Swiss Alps to the Med. We rode the stretch from Geneva to Belley in the French Alps.
Read moreBike routes in the Ardèche
The Ardèche is a varied and under-rated French region in terms of visitors, but it's home to some of the country's most spectacular cycling.
Read moreA guide to cycling in Morzine
The roads around Morzine are a haven for road cyclists – Chris Lavender has this guide to cycling in Morzine-Avoriaz in the French Alps
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