Courchevel Prepares To Host The Tour De France

Saturday July 1st marked the big start of the 110th edition of the Tour de France. 

On July 19, it is on the Altiport of Courchevel Michel Ziegler that the peloton will cross the finish line of the 17th stage, linking Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel.

With a rich and varied entertainment program, Courchevel offers holidaymakers, locals and cycling enthusiasts the opportunity to celebrate the return of the Tour de France to the town, after 18 years of absence.

The Climb of the Tour - July 17

In line with the Stage of the Tour de France, the Ascension du Tour will take place on Monday July 17, i.e. 2 days before the official arrival of the Grande Boucle in Courchevel. A unique opportunity to experience the passage of the Col de la Loze, a pass classified as hors category, on the same roads and in conditions almost identical to those of the professional cyclists of the Tour de France. This climb over the last 35 kilometers from Brides-les-Bains to arrive on the track of the Altiport of Courchevel Michel Ziegler.

For this first edition of the Ascension du Tour, one of the legends of cycling and consultant on France Television will be the sponsor: Laurent Jalabert!

Let's give THEM to the bike J-1 is an associative project. Created in 2015, this project brings together, in the form of an amateur cycling team, a dozen women who complete all 21 stages of the Tour de France, one day before the official passage of the riders.

Thus, on July 18, 2023, the peloton Donnons des ELLES au vélo D-1 will cross the finish line of stage 17 of the Tour de France at the Altiport of Courchevel Michel Ziegler.

Young and old can immerse themselves in the world of cycling on this ephemeral mini-golf course, created by and for the Tour de France, and featuring the discipline's emblematic objects: terminals, jerseys, wheels, cans... the course.

The Tour de France mini-golf will be set up on July 18, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. then from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on the shores of Lac du Praz.

Les Frangines Duguidon – Clown, acrobatic, musical and interactive performance – July 18

What would have happened if the characters in the tales had had a bicycle? Honoring the legacy of their late parents, Jean-Guibole Duguidon and Marcelle de la Virgule-Bien-Placée, sisters Ernestine and Gigote are taking advantage of their wheeled expeditions to reflect on this question. Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood are revisited with songs, patches, handlebars and other horns 

And if there is a lesson to be learned from all this history, it is that sitting on a saddle, life is more beautiful!

This performance is aimed at a family audience (from 3 years old) and will take place on July 18, at 5 p.m., at the Courchevel media library, in Courchevel Le Praz.

Funny Bikes – July 19

The shores of Lac du Praz will welcome all kinds of “funny bikes”! Everyone can then challenge themselves: ride a Grand-Bi, tame an articulated bike, tame a unicycle... in total there are about twenty fun bikes that the public can test. Waterfalls and laughter guaranteed!

Demonstrations will also take place at 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Events offered by Courchevel Tourisme, animation accessible from 5 years old. 

Discover all the events

How to get to Courchevel to watch the Tour de France pass?

Spectators can reach Courchevel by car and park in the various car parks in the town. Please note that road closures will take place at the following times: 

• 1:25 p.m.: road closure in Moûtiers
• 1:43 p.m.: road closure at Grand Carrey
• 1:53 p.m.: closure of the Praz road
• 2:28 p.m.: Col de la Loze road closure
• The reopening of the roads will be from 6:00 p.m.

Inter-station trips can be made:

By ski lift : the Praz, Tania, Verdons and Jardin Alpin gondolas will be open, with free access, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

By shuttles : the shuttles will run at the usual times and stops until 1:00 p.m. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., shuttles between Courchevel Le Praz and Courchevel 1850 will operate according to specific times and stops.

Four fan zones to encourage runners:

• Arrival – Altiport of Courchevel Michel Ziegler
• Pralong Farm
• Col de la Loze
• Courchevel Le Praz

All information relating to the passage of the Tour de France in Courchevel is available on the websites of Courchevel Tourism and the Town Hall of Courchevel . 

The stage profil 

This Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the contenders for the yellow jersey will be explained between Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and Courchevel during a 166 km mountain stage which will mark the end of the alpine hostilities where the riders will have been put to the test.

In the last third of this stage, the riders will cross Courchevel from Vignotan via La Perrière, Le Carrey, Saint-Bon, Courchevel Le Praz and Courchevel La Tania before climbing the slopes of the feared and emblematic Col de la Loze, "roof » of this Tour de France 2023 and its 28.4 km at 6%. The race will not stop there, since once reached the 2,304 m of the pass, the riders will begin a 6.4 km descent as dizzying as it is technical, to switch to Courchevel 1850. A few more pedal strokes will be necessary to fight on the altiport runway pitched up at an 18% drop and finally cross the finish line.

A spectacular and unique arrival, worthy of the height difference of the stage

A stay in Courchevel during the Tour de France

To discover the territory of Courchevel and attend the arrival of the 17th stage of the Tour de France 2023, Courchevel Tourisme offers accommodation solutions in hotels or apartments.