Departure possible every weeks from June 13th to October 10th
Départ possible chaque semaines du 13 juin au 10 octobre

DAY 1 (Saturday): 'Meet and great' by ourselves at Geneva airport or Chamonix.

Deposit baggage at evening accomodation with views of Mont Blanc. Unpacking and preparation of bikes. Last minute shopping requirements and possibilty to visit Chamonix town.

DAY 2 (Sunday): Chamonix to Beaufort

We start under the shadow of Mont Blanc and head towards Les Houches where we take the first ski lift of the day, followed by a nice easy descent to Les Contamines Montjoie to take a second lift to bring us up to the Col du Joly. From here we enter into the Beaufortain area with its large open alpine flowered pastures and splendid singletracks. We pass next to the Lac of Girotte and finish for the day in the village of Beaufort.   
Ride distance: 50km.
Uneven positive: 1100m Uneven negative: 1800m

DAY 3 (Monday): Beaufort to the Tarentaise Valley

Our second day in the Beaufortain area will be quite tough. Three cols await us today and 1800m of climb... Amazing alpine ambiance with the Mont Blanc and its glaciers at our backs and the trails passing through lush meadows, with only the cows to great us. The reward for the big climb, is a fantastic downhill descent of 2000m towards the Tarentaise Valley with a mix of technical singletrack, jeep tracks and flowing trails.
A great day of Mountain Biking!
Ride distance: 45km
Uneven positive: 1800m Uneven negative: 2200m

DAY 4 (Tuesday): From the Tarentaise Valley to the Maurienne Valley

Today we will contour the beautiful Vanoise National Parc (unfortunately forbidden to Mountain Bikes) passing by the Col de la Madeleine from where we can see the beautiful glaciers of the Aiguille de Peclet (3561m) and Aiguille de Polset (3511m). We access the Maurienne Valley by another great descent and finish the day in Saint Jean de Maurienne.
Ride distance: 46km  
Uneven positive: 1300m  Uneven negative: 1500m

DAY 5 (Wednesday): From Saint Jean de Maurienne to Valloire

Today and tomorrow are going to be mainly ascents to pass into the next valley of Nevache, so that is 3200metres of climb in two days! The day starts with a gentle warm up of 1400m of ascent ;-), a mix of road and jeep tracks with a short ‘hike-a-bike’ section at the end to reach the ski resort of Karrelys. From here a splendid view over the Maurienne Valley opens up, enabling you to realise the climb you’ve just made! Then a huge traverse on undulating jeep tracks and singletracks, leading us to the village of Valloire, reknown as a regular route of Le Tour de France.
Ride distance: 45km  
Uneven positive: 1900m  Uneven negative: 400m

DAY 6 (Thursday): From Valloire to Nevache valley

We will start this splendid ride by climbing the famous road towards the Col du Galibier (one of the most difficult climbs in Le Tour de France). From here we will traverse the alpine range of Mont Thabor (3178m) passing the alpine lakes of Grand Ban and Lac Rond at 2500m, then descend on a technical in places singletrack into the splendid quiet valley of Nevache. A second 600metre climb will bring us up onto a traversing balcony trail above the Nevache Valley for yet another fantastic final singletrack descent of the day to the village of Nevache.
Ride distance: 45km
Uneven positive: 1600m Uneven negative: 1500m

DAY 7 (Friday): The last but by no means the least!

A final climb of 1000metres on a jeep track in the beautiful Granon Valley, allows us to pass into the Briançon Valley, riding almost hanging over the valley side! Finishing with the super amazing ‘natural pipe’ descent of Bois de l’ours (the wood of the bear) and arriving directly to a bar to order a well deserved beer to finish this first epic stage of the TransAlps Tour - Chamonix to the sea!
Ride distance: 42km
Uneven positive: 1000m Uneven negative: 1500m
Stage 1: Total ride distance: 240km!!
Dismantle and pack bikes ready for departure the following day. Yes I think a well earned cold beer or two (or more...) is a definite!

Day 8 (Saturday): Two choices…

you stop here or you keep heading South with us for a swim in the Mediterranean Sea in a week’s time… If you choose to stop, we can drop you to Briançon train station where you can get a train to Grenoble and on to Grenoble or Geneva airports.
We hope to see you again... To complete the second stage of the TransAlps Tour - Chamonix to the sea!

The program may change with inherent variations according to the weather conditions, the quality of the ground, the physical and technical level of the people...