Champagnole → Plateau de Solaison

Elevation profile

Stage preview

A genuine GC-shaping mountain stage. It opens with the brutal Col de la Croisette on the Saleve (nearly 5 km at 11.2%) and finishes on a narrow road through the villages of the Bornes massif up to the Plateau de Solaison (11.3 km at 9.1%) -- a real launchpad for the overall standings.

Stage favourites

Stage 15 (Champagnole → Plateau de Solaison, 183.9 km) is a mountain stage with 4,701 m of cumulative climbing — one of the race's queen stages. Pure climbers capable of sustaining high power output on long ascents are the ones to watch.

⚡ The real race begins on the final climb. Any rider distanced before the summit will lose significant time on GC rivals.

Ranked by suitability for this stage's terrain