| Style | Private Alpine Cycling Escape | Road bike · E-bike · Gravel — tailored to your preference |
| Duration | Flexible | 5 to 8 days — tailored entirely to your group |
| Suggested Start/Finish | Tailored entirely around your arrival plans → France — French Alps | Hautes-Alpes · Savoie · Isère (flexible upon request) |
| Riding Level | Intermediate to Advanced — mountain riding experience recommended. Routes include significant elevation gain and high-altitude passes. E-bike option available for mixed-ability groups. |
| Best Season | June – September |
| Essence | Private luxury cycling in the French Alps — ride Alpe d'Huez, Col du Galibier and the legendary Tour de France cols with expert support and refined alpine stays. Fully bespoke. |
This private journey is entirely bespoke, tailored to your pace, passions, and preferences.
Upon request | Custom pricing built entirely around your group's specifications Let us craft your perfect cycling experience.
The Bespoke Promise: This journey is a blank canvas. Whether your goal is a pure, unadulterated cycling challenge tackling historic Tour de France cols, a relaxed exploration on premium e-bikes, or a quiet mountain escape focused on regional heritage, every detail will be masterfully tailored to align with your personal rhythm, budget, and style.
The French Alps are the cathedral of road cycling. No other landscape on earth concentrates so much history, so much drama and so much raw physical beauty into a single mountain range. Alpe d'Huez, Col du Galibier, Col d'Izoard, Col du Lautaret — these are not simply roads. They are passages written into cycling mythology by over a century of Tour de France battles, by champions who have pushed the limits of human endurance through hairpins, high passes and thin alpine air. To ride them is to enter that history. To ride them well, with the right support behind you, is something else entirely.
This private French Alps cycling tour by Bike Tour Evolution is a bespoke journey built around the legendary cols of the Tour de France and the spectacular landscapes of the Hautes-Alpes and Savoie. Every route is designed with precision — curated for scenery, traffic quality and the specific riding rhythm of each group. Whether the goal is to summit Alpe d'Huez from Bourg d'Oisans, cross the Galibier from both sides, or link multiple iconic passes in a single day, the itinerary is crafted entirely around your ambitions and your pace.
Expert guides with deep knowledge of the French Alps accompany every stage. A fully equipped support vehicle follows the group throughout, providing mechanical assistance, nutrition and the confidence to push harder knowing support is always close. Evenings are spent in handpicked alpine accommodation — mountain lodges, boutique chalets and refined hotels chosen for atmosphere, comfort and proximity to the following day's roads. This is luxury cycling in the French Alps at its most purposeful: no compromises, no generic routing, no unnecessary distances. Just the finest cols in the world and a team dedicated to making every ascent count.
