Stage 8
Beaufort → Plateau de Solaison
Stage 8 queen-stage finale: 120km from Beaufort to a summit finish on the Plateau de Solaison in Haute-Savoie. Short by stage-race standards but stacked with climbing — the day exists to decide the GC on a hand-picked alpine finish that mirrors the upcoming Tour de France gravity.
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What the stage looks like
Stage 8 queen-stage finale: 120km from Beaufort to a summit finish on the Plateau de Solaison in Haute-Savoie. Short by stage-race standards but stacked with climbing — the day exists to decide the GC on a hand-picked alpine finish that mirrors the upcoming Tour de France gravity.
Where the stage is decided
What to follow
- Plateau de Solaison summit finish: a Haute-Savoie climb that has been used twice before in the modern Dauphiné era and delivers final-day GC drama.
- Short distance, high vertical: 120km of intense climbing rather than slow attrition.
- Last chance for GC riders behind on time after the Grand Colombier to flip the standings.
When to tune in
The decisive attacks come in the final 10km. Race radios go silent and the GC riders are isolated for the climb to Solaison — pure climbing legs decide the rainbow jersey of the Dauphiné rebrand.