| Stage | 10 |
|---|---|
| Type | Mountain Stage |
| Date | Tuesday, 13 July 2027 |
| Route | Annecy → Sallanches |
| Distance | 171 km |
| Elevation | 3,750 m |
This is the first day back after the Haute-Savoie rest day, and it is not a gentle restart. Five categorised climbs, two of them over 9 per cent, and a finishing circuit that makes the riders face Domancy twice. Legs that felt fresh in the morning get found out quickly.
It is also a preview of the 2027 World Championships, which come to Haute-Savoie weeks after the Tour. Hinault won his rainbow jersey on these roads in 1980. The riders who want to wear it later in the summer will treat this stage as a dress rehearsal.
The stage leaves Annecy and opens with the Col du Plan du Salève, 9.6 km at 5.4%, before the much steeper Montée de Brison, 5 km at 10.2%. The race then crosses the finish line in Sallanches for the first time and heads into a sequence of short, hard climbs: the Côte de Domancy, 2.5 km at 9.4%, the Montée du Bettex, 5.5 km at 8%, and the Côte du Plateau d'Assy, 5.1 km at 7.5%.
Christian Prudhomme describes it as a day for the Tour's champions to take inspiration from Hinault and fight for both the stage and the yellow jersey. The second ascent of Domancy, close to the finish, is where that fight is likely to be settled.
With no long valley roads to recover on and steep ramps stacked one after another, expect the group of favourites to be small by the final climb and the attacks to start well before it.
“A preview of the 2027 Worlds roads.”
Annecy is one of my favourite French cities, and this stage includes the famous Côte de Domancy. The route will offer a preview of the region's 2027 UCI Road World Championships, adding extra significance for riders who excel on these roads.
Stuey's 2027 route review, October 2026
Stuart O'Grady OAM OLY
4 x Tour de France Stage Winner
Domancy is the place to stand. It is steep, close to Sallanches and the race comes past twice, so you see the first skirmish and then the decisive move from the same patch of road. Mont Blanc fills the skyline behind the riders.
Annecy, at the start, is a stage town for the sixth time and a beautiful place to spend the rest day beforehand, beside the lake. For riders, Domancy is a short spin from Sallanches and worth climbing the day before. It is the 1980 Worlds climb, and the 2027 Worlds will use these roads again.
Côte de Domancy: 2.5 km at 9.4%, climbed twice.
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