If you are taking part in the individual time trial up Alpe d’Huez, ‘La Grimpee de L’Alpe, please arrive today. If you want to arrive today then please book the hotel Alp Azur which is available for 4 nights.  We will offer transfers today from Geneva airport for you, your bike, and your luggage.. We will be leaving Geneva airport at 14.00 and 19.00.

Arrival day for all hotels is Friday. You can either make your own way to Alpe d’Huez or book our arrival transfers.

Today you will have an additional race option. You can participate in Grimpee de L’Alpe , a 13km event to get your very own time climbing Alpe d’Huez. It is a short ride from the hotel down to the start, before you take on your ascent of the Alpe. We advise that if you are participating in this event, you arrive a day early.

Airport transfers from Geneva airport 

We will welcome you at Geneva airport and our transfer vehicle will transport you and your bike to Alpe d’Huez. We will be leaving Geneva airport at 14.00 and 19.00.

Breakfast at the Hotel is included in your package.

Registration is available on Friday between 14.00 and 20.00 and Saturday between 10.00 until 20.00. This will be across from the Palais des Sports in Alpe d’Huez. There will be time today to assemble your bike and make any last minute adjustments required. Our staff will be available to assist you. This morning we will hold a race briefing at the Palais des Sports.

 The date of the 2023 Marmotte Gran Fondo Alps has now been confirmed as Sunday 2nd July 2023.

Descent to Bourg d’Oisans

La Marmotte will start in Bourg d’Oisans. After an early breakfast, you ride down to the start, with one of our guides, before undertaking the 170km of the 2022 Gran Fondo La Marmotte.  The mornings can be quite  chilly but we can collect the items of clothing you use on the descent from you. We will be about 100m before the roundabout at the bottom of Alpe d’Huez. We will keep your bags then deliver them to your hotels. We will also have additional feed stops near the Col du Galibier (full feed stop) and on the climb up to Alpe d’Huez (liquids and gels only)

Day bag service

You can leave items with us, that can be available to you at the Sports Travel support station, this way you won’t have to carry it all the way with you. You have to use the bag we provide you for this purpose. These additional items could include food, energy drink etc.

After you finish, ride leisurely back to your hotel and put your feet up, while we sort out any post race logistics.

Breakfast is provided.

Today we will be running airport transfers back to Geneva airport.

Geneva airport to Alpe d’Huez – 3 hours

The journey to the airport takes around 3 hours to complete. Departure transfers to Geneva airport are available at 07:00 and 10:00 on Monday. The first bus to Geneva will leave Alpe d’Huez at 7:00 so please ensure the flights you book leave after 12:00. The other bus leaves at 10.00 to accommodate flights leaving after 15.00.

Please note that if you miss the early  transfer and this was the one you had booked for, we can’t guarantee that there will be space available on the next one.