Tour de France 2027 Route stage 9: Villars-des-Dombes - Grand Colombier

Sunday 11 July – At 162 kilometres, the 9th stage of Tour de France traverses the Jura Mountains. The riders set off from Villars-les-Dombes and, after 3,750 metres of climbing, finish atop the Grand Colombier. It will be the first mountain stage of the Tour.

Published on 9 November 2027

Type: mountain stage
Favourites: climbers, attackers

The previous edition of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes finished atop the Grand Colombier. It was a brutal 133.6-kilometre stage with 3,820 metres of climbing. The final ascent started in Virieu-le-Petit, making for a gruelling final 8.4 kilometres at an average gradient of 10.2%. In the closing 1.7 kilometres, Isaac del Toro countered an attack by Juan Ayuso, laying a solid foundation for the overall victory he sealed the following day.

In the past, the Grand Colombier hosted two Tour de France stage. In 2020, Tadej Pogacar won the sprint from a select group, while in 2023 Michal Kwiatkowski rode solo from the breakaway to take the stage victory. On both occasions, the final climb was different from the one used in the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The approach was from Culoz, making it a 17.4-kilometre ascent at an average gradient of 7.1%.

The Culoz approach returns on 11 July. From this side, the road rises at 7.2% for the first kilometre, followed by 5 kilometres averaging 8.8%. From kilometre 9 onwards, the average gradient even exceeds 10% for 3 kilometres. The other parts of the climb are less demanding, although the gradient ramps up to 10% again in the final 400 metres.

En route to the Grand Colombier, the riders face the Col du Berthiand (6.3 kilometres at 7.5%), Côte des Neyrolles (3.6 kilometres at 7.7%), Col de Bérentin (4.2 kilometres at 6.1%), Col de Cuvéry and Col de Richemond (7.7 kilometres at 6%).

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