🚴 Montée de Bisanne | One of the Toughest Climbs in the French Alps | Near Albertville

🚴 *Montée de Bisanne | One of the Toughest Climbs Near Albertville | French Alps Cycling* The *Montée de Bisanne* is one of the great cycling climbs in the Albertville and Beaufortain region of the French Alps. If you're staying around **Albertville, Beaufort or Les Saisies**, this is a climb I'd definitely put on your list — although I wouldn't recommend it as a gentle warm-up! The climb featured in the *Tour de France in 2016**, on Stage 19 from Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, where **Romain Bardet* took the stage victory. It returned to the Tour in **2018**, on the Albertville–La Rosière stage won by **Geraint Thomas**, and has also featured in the **Critérium du Dauphiné**. ⛰️ Montée de Bisanne climb stats 📍 Start: Villard-sur-Doron 📏 Distance: approximately 12.4 km 📈 Average gradient: around 8.2% ⬆️ Elevation gain: approximately 1,018 m 🏔️ Summit: around 1,500 m 💪 Maximum gradients: around 13% The climb is classified as *Hors Catégorie* when used in the Tour de France. Once you reach **Bisanne 1500**, you have a choice. Continue towards **Col des Saisies and Les Saisies**, following the roads used by the professional races, or carry on for another couple of kilometres to the **Signal de Bisanne at 1,931 m**. And if you have the legs, I strongly recommend going all the way to the Signal. The **360° views from the summit are spectacular**, with views towards Mont Blanc, the Cormet de Roselend, the surrounding Beaufortain mountains, the Col des Aravis and, on a clear day, deep into the Alps. 🚴 Build a bigger Alpine ride The Montée de Bisanne works particularly well as part of a longer loop. You can combine it with: • Col des Saisies • Col des Prés • Col de la Forclaz de Montmin • Signal de Bisanne It's a fantastic area for exploring the French Alps by bike, particularly if you're based around **Albertville or Beaufort**. 📍 *Strava segment:*   / strava   🚴 Cycling in the French Alps I'm Mike, a British cyclist based in **Haute-Savoie at the foot of Mont Blanc**. Through Cycling in the French Alps and BreatheBike, I share Alpine cycling routes, famous climbs, Tour de France routes, event guides and practical advice for riders planning a trip to the French Alps. If you're planning a ride in the Alps — whether that's the *Marmotte, L'Étape du Tour, Haute Route or simply your own Alpine adventure* — have a look through the channel for more routes and inspiration. For my BreatheBike digital guides and route-planning resources: 👉 https://www.breathebike.com/eguides 👍 *If you enjoyed the video, please like and subscribe — and let me know in the comments if you've ridden Bisanne.* ⏱️ Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Climb stats 01:53 The local area 02:13 Water 02:27 Reblochon cheese 02:48 Race history 03:10 Above the tree line 03:30 The easier section 04:48 Loop ride suggestions 04:45 Bisanne 1500 05:14 Signal de Bisanne 05:34 Mont Blanc views 05:50 Summit #cyclingfrenchalps #roadcycling #breathebike #tourdefrance #frenchalps #montéedebisanne