Here, we’re not talking about race times.
We’re talking about bikes of yesteryear, levers on the frame, exposed cables, woollen cycling shorts, well-stocked musettes and aching calves.

Galibier Vintage is the climb up the Col du Galibier just as we used to love it:
authentic, rugged, and friendly.
Not a race.
A gathering of enthusiasts, lovers of vintage bikes, cycling heritage and this legendary mountain.

Programme:
- Meeting point and welcome for participants: Col du Lautaret – car park of the Hôtel des Glaciers
- Welcome for participants from the morning onwards, registration checks, distribution of symbolic race numbers and safety briefing.
Presentation of the event’s ethos, reminding participants of its non-competitive and friendly nature.
- Start of the climb up the Col du Galibier: a group climb up the Col du Galibier in a festive atmosphere, at your own pace, with no timing or rankings.
Participants ride at their own pace, respecting the highway code, the environment and other road users.
- Arrival at the summit and social gathering: gathering at the summit of the Col du Galibier, time for conversation, photos and celebrating the iconic nature of the site and its cycling history.
- Closing meal at the Refuge du Galibier
Sharing a convivial meal of “coquillettes jambon” in a traditional cycling atmosphere, true to the spirit of cycling of yesteryear.