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PROLOGUE // TdF STAGE 14 // SATURDAY, JULY 18

UFFHOLTZ
— UFFHOLTZ

153 KILOMETERS
4,000 METERS CLIMBING
5 MAJOR COLS
1,336 MAX ELEVATION (M)

The opening salvo. We follow the Tour de France Stage 14 through the Vosges mountains. Five major cols, 4000m of climbing, and the Grand Ballon summit at 1336m. This is where we set the tone for the week ahead.

ROUTE_OVERVIEW

THE VOSGES
GAUNTLET.

The 2026 KGB Alps Tour begins where legends are forged — on the exact route of Tour de France Stage 14. A team ride through the heart of the Vosges mountains, five brutal cols stacked back to back. Starting from Basel (53km, 35min away), we gather as a crew before the individual warfare begins.

START / FINISH Uffholtz, France
DISTANCE 153 km
ELEVATION GAIN 4,000 m
COUNTRY France
TYPE Team Ride
FROM BASEL 53 km / 35 min
CLIMB_DATA

THE
COLS.

Grand Ballon 1,336 M
21.5 km DISTANCE
4.8% AVG GRADIENT
Col du Page 959 M
9.8 km DISTANCE
4.7% AVG GRADIENT
Ballon d'Alsace 1,175 M
8.9 km DISTANCE
6.9% AVG GRADIENT
Col du Hundsruck 748 M
8.6 km DISTANCE
3.8% AVG GRADIENT
Col du Haag 1,233 M
11.2 km DISTANCE
7.3% AVG GRADIENT
STAGE_INTEL

KEY
INTEL.

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TOUR DE FRANCE ROUTE

We ride the exact route of TdF Stage 14 through the Vosges. Same roads, same cols, same suffering — just without the team car.

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TEAM RIDE

The prologue is a group effort. Ride together, suffer together. Establish the crew dynamic before the individual stages begin.

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BASEL START

Departure from Basel — just 53km (35 min drive) to the start in Uffholtz. Easy logistics for a brutal day.

LOGISTICS