{"id":97603,"date":"2026-06-09T20:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=97603"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:05:08","slug":"the-haute-tarentaise-is-launching-a-new-race-for-cycling-enthusiasts-on-this-mythical-alpine-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/la-haute-tarentaise-lance-une-nouvelle-course-pour-les-passionnes-de-velo-dans-ce-mythique-col-des-alpes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haute Tarentaise is launching a new race for cycling enthusiasts on this legendary Alpine pass."},"content":{"rendered":"

On 6 September, the Haute Tarentaise<\/a> will launch the first edition of \u00abLa Bernardette\u00bb, a new cycling climb connecting S\u00e9ez to the Petit Saint-Bernard pass. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are the legendary passes that you climb for the time. And then there are those that you climb for the pleasure of the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With \u00abLa Bernardette\u00bb, the Haute Tarentaise<\/a> has chosen the second option. On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the cyclists will set off from See<\/a> to join the Little St Bernard Pass<\/a>, at an altitude of 2,188 metres, on a road exceptionally closed to car traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"La
(Photo \u00a9 Y. All\u00e8gre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The programme includes: 24 kilometres of climbing and 1,285 metres of positive elevation gain in the heart of one of Haute Tarentaise's most beautiful landscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here, no rankings are planned. Nor any podium. Each person will climb at their own pace, with the only adversaries being the slope and, above all, themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hill steeped in 2000 years of history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because the Petit Saint-Bernard pass is not like other passes. Long before cyclists, it already saw merchants, pilgrims, armies and travellers crossing, linking Tarentaise to the Aosta Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located on the border between France and Italy, this Alpine pass has been one of the main gateways through the Alps since antiquity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n