Grand-Aigueblanche - Valmeinier 1800
Stage 7 of the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné is a mountain stage that will take place on .
The stage starts in Grand-Aigueblanche and finishes in Valmeinier 1800, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 32 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 131.7 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and has a total elevation gain of 4680 m, and a total descent of -3307 m.
The stage includes 3 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 5.6 km long with an average gradient of -0.5%.
Col de la Madeleine is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 0.8 km (125.3 km to go) and ends at 25.7 km (100.4 km to go). It has total distance of 24.9 km, and an average gradient of 6.3%, going from 430 to 1989 meters of altitude.
Col de la Croix de Fer is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 48.2 km (77.9 km to go) and ends at 70.7 km (55.4 km to go). It has total distance of 22.4 km, and an average gradient of 7%, going from 494 to 2067 meters of altitude.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a Sprint at 114.8 km (11.3 km to go).
Valmeinier 1800 is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 115.2 km (10.9 km to go) and ends at 131.7 km (-5.6 km to go). It has total distance of 16.5 km, and an average gradient of 6.7%, going from 720 to 1833 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 128.7 km, has an average gradient of 7.1%, reaching 1833 m of altitude.