Alpes Grésivaudan Classic ♀Women

The Alpes Grésivaudan Classic has earned a place among the toughest dates on the calendar. A high-mountain rarity in a women's scene that too often leans on sprints.

In barely more than 100 km it strings together four climbs before the finish —Marcieu (cat. 1), Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (cat. 3), Barioz (cat. 1) and Hurtières (cat. 2)— that, without excessive gradients, already leave the peloton heavily thinned by the finale.

The race is decided at Prapoutel Les 7 Laux, no less than 18 km at 5.6% — and deceptive ones at that, with a flat respite and a slight descent midway up before the steepest ramps.