La Drômoise: routes and how to prepare
- Distance
- 145 km
- Climbing
- 3,085 m
- Highest point
- 1,369 m
- Categorised climbs
- 11 · up to 15 %
- Shape
- Loop
Measured on the course you ride in Cycloscape. The organiser's own figures are below.
Elevation profile
396–1,369 m · 11 categorised climbsThe 6 biggest of 11 categorised climbs, in the order you ride them.
La Drômoise is a three-day cycling festival in Die, in the Drôme, whose timed cyclosportive is held on the Sunday over the cols of the Diois and the edge of the Vercors. The 19th edition ran from 18 to 20 September 2026, with timed routes of 78 km, 115 km (La Pré-Alpine, about 1,800 m) and 138 km (L'Intégrale, about 2,250 m). The 2027 date has not been announced yet.
La Drômoise at a glance
- Where
- Die, Drôme, France
- Official website
- cyclodromoise.com ↗
- Next edition
- Date to be confirmed by the organiser
- Routes
- L'Intégrale: 138 km, 2,250 m climbing · La Pré-Alpine: 115 km, 1,800 m climbing · 78 km: 78 km
- Terrain
- Mountain — long climbs
- Facts checked
- 4 November 2026, against the sources below
Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Ride the real course on your trainer. The route of La Drômoise, 145 km, as a 3D world, with your trainer following its gradients — any day, and as part of your Event Coach plan. Part of Cycloscape Pro.
The routes
La Drômoise offers 3 routes.
| Route | Distance | Climbing |
|---|---|---|
| L'Intégrale (2026) | 138 km | 2,250 m |
| La Pré-Alpine (2026) | 115 km | 1,800 m |
| 78 km (2026) | 78 km | — |
What the course asks of you
Die sits in the valley of the Drôme below the cliffs of the Vercors; the routes climb out of it over the cols of the Diois — long, steady climbs through dry, Mediterranean-edged mountain country — with long descents back to the valley.
Pace the first col well within yourself: on L'Intégrale the climbing keeps coming until the end.
How to prepare
The general shape of a good preparation, which Event Coach turns into a plan for your fitness, time and date:
- Train long climbs: steady efforts of 30 to 60 minutes just below your threshold match the cols of La Drômoise far better than short intervals.
- Build the long day: rides of five to seven hours in the final two months, towards the 138 km of the route you choose.
- Practise eating and drinking on a schedule, and descending: a mountain day is as much going down as going up.
Pacing mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that cost riders the most on a day like this:
- Treating the first climb of La Drômoise as a race: a long col ridden above the pace you can hold for hours costs you the rest of the day.
- Saving nothing for the last climb, where the most kilometres are already in your legs.
- Skipping food on the descents: the next climb starts with what you ate on the way down.
Prepare La Drômoise with Cycloscape
Tell Event Coach you are doing La Drômoise, your route and what you want from the day, and it builds your preparation: structured workouts held by your trainer in ERG, Race Pacing for how to spend your effort, and Performance Lab to see whether the work is landing. Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Frequently asked
When is La Drômoise?
The organiser has not announced the next edition's date yet. Event Coach lets you set your own target date until it does.
How long are the routes of La Drômoise?
L'Intégrale: 138 km with 2,250 m of climbing; La Pré-Alpine: 115 km with 1,800 m of climbing; 78 km: 78 km. The 2026 timed routes as listed by the Drôme Provençale tourist board; listings differ slightly on the climbing.
How many riders take part?
About 3,600 riders across the festival in 2025.
Can I ride the course of La Drômoise in Cycloscape?
Yes, inside Event Coach with Cycloscape Pro: once you start your preparation, the course is ridden on your trainer as part of the plan.