Col du Galibier 2642m.a.s.l. from Saint Jean de Maurienne:
1. Directions:
How to get to Saint Jean de Maurienne, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 1,8km: (543m.a.s.l.) take the third exit at the roundabout onto D81 road - signposted Montricher-Albanne;
- 6,2km: (698m.a.s.l.) keep left; signposted St.Julien-Montdenis;
- 8,5km: (642m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D1006 road towards Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne;
- 15,8km: (720m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D902 road - signposted Col du Galibier;
- 27,9km: Col du Télégraphe (1566m.a.s.l.) - first target achieved; food and drink available, and drinking water intake;

The climb profile from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (15,8km) to Col du Télégraphe (27,9km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

Continue on D902 road;
- 32,8km: Valloire (1413m.a.s.l.) a good place for coffee (food and drink available); one of the five: drinking water sources;
- 42,7km: (1977m.a.s.l.) on the left side is a food and drink stop "Auberge Plan Lachat" with outdoor seating - a good place for coffee now or on the way back; 30m further is a drinking water intake;
- 46,6km: (2297m.a.s.l.) on the right side is a monument of Marco Pantani;
- 50,8km: Col du Galibier (2642m.a.s.l.) - main target achieved;

The climb profile from Valloire (33,2km) to Col du Galibier (50,8km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return on the same road to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne;
- 85,9km: (720m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D1006 road - signposted: St. Jean de Maurienne;
- 96,1km: (558m.a.s.l.) take the second exit at the roundabout onto D906 road - signposted St.Jean de Mne; follow this road to the starting point;

- Col du Galibier climb from Valloire, presented on Indoor Cycling Training on Bike the World YouTube channel;
- Valloire to Col du Galibier climb on The Col Collective YouTube channel;
- Col du Télégraphe climb (Tour de France 2011, stage 19) on fliti kamel YouTube channel;

Statistics on Col du Galibier are available on: procyclingstats.com and for Col du Télégraphe on procyclingstats.com

  
Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col du Télégraphe:
- start at an altitude of 720m.a.s.l. (16km) finish at 1566m.a.s.l. (27,9km)
- total elevation difference: 837m
- distance: 11,9km
- average gradient: 7,1%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11,2%

Col du Télégraphe in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col du Galibier:
- start at an altitude of 1435m.a.s.l. (33,3km) finish at 2642m.a.s.l. (50,8km)
- total elevation difference: 1213m
- distance: 17,5km
- average gradient: 6,9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11,9%

Col du Galibier in Google Street View: