Ride around the highest mountain in Europe!  Every day you have a new view of this spectacular glaciated peak while riding from France, to Switzerland, to Italy, and then back into France.  The route crosses many classic Tour de France cols including Col du Grand Saint Bernard, Col du Petit Saint Bernard, Cormet de Roseland, Col des Saises, Col des Aravis and Col de la Colombière.  We overnight in a charming Swiss village by an alpine lake, an Italian spa town, a quiet French farming village, and of course two nights in the alpine capital of Chamonix.