Tour de France & Races

The Tour de France, the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré… these leading cycle races have come to the resort many times! In 2016, Les Gets was honoured to host the Dauphiné Libéré Prologue for a 4-km stage.

Les Gets & the Tour de France...

The story of Les Gets and the Tour de France goes back to 1975 with the first climb to Les Gets! Since then, the most famous cycling race in the world has come to the village 10 times, most recently in 2010 (Les Rousses / Morzine-Avoriaz stage). Find further details of the history of Les Gets and the Tour de France by clicking below.

Dauphiné-Libéré Prologue 2016

Watch the video highlights of the Critérium du Dauphiné-Libéré Prologue 2016: a 4km time trial on the "Montée du Chéry" with an average gradient of 9%! Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) won the stage, followed by Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) and Christopher Froome (Team Sky).

Tour de France 2023

Les Gets is in the limelight this year thanks to the various cycling events it has hosted, including being the host town for a stage of the Tour de France. The 15th stage of the 2023 Tour will start in Les Gets and finish in Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc on Sunday 16 July.

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