Date
Sun, 6 Jun 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Avenue de la République, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Savoie
Countdown
June
A pure climb: 35 km uphill from the valley floor to the Galibier, 2,100 m of ascent with no descent to recover. Pacing is everything.
Key facts
01Cut-off 12:30 at the Télégraphe, 14:00 at Plan Lachat
02Finish may move to the tunnel if conditions require it
03Licence, FFC health course or medical certificate needed; minimum age 15
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The course
The route
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Distance35km
Total climb2,100m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate35.6 km
Weather
Early-June, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
14°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
63%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 63% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01GIRAULT Clotilde02:08:1816.4 km/h
02MERMILLON Hortense02:22:5014.7 km/h
03KNIPP Isabella02:23:2714.6 km/h
59
Women finishers
3:24:34
Median time
10.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserFrench Alps Event (association)
Websitegalibier-challenge.com
Instagram@galibier_challenge
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Galibier Challenge 35 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Galibier Challenge 35 km plan targets
Typical sessions
35 km with 2,100 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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