 The resort was the start of Stage 9 to Briançon in the 2007 Tour de France.The 2019 Tour de France passed through Val d’Isère on July 26, on their way to Tignes, descending the Col de l’Iseran.Due to unexpected bad weather – a hailstorm resulting in landslides on the road along the ‘Lac du Chevril’ – the organisation of the Tour had to cancel the stage passed the Col de l’Iseran.