Mountains of the Tour de France

The course for the Tour de France varies each year (see more about the course), though there are several mountains and passes that commonly feature in the event, and are famous for those who follow the Tour. The most famous mountains are those in the hors-categorie (HC), which are peaks where the difficulty in climbing is beyond categorization.

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Some HC Peaks

These hors-categorie peaks include:

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