This mountainous stage contained the ascent of the Hors catégorie Col du Galibier to descending to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, followed by the Category 1 climb of the Col de la Croix de Fer to . After a descent into Le Bourg-d'Oisans, the final ascent was the Hors catégorie climb to the finish line at Alpe d'Huez at .