Col de la Colombière
Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
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| Elevation | 1,613 m (5,292 ft) |
| Traversed by | D4 |
| Location | Haute-Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°59′32″N 06°28′33″E |
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It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy or over Col des Aravis to the Arly valley and is situated between the Massif des Bornes to the north-west and the Chaîne des Aravis to the south-east.
The pass is not an important traffic route because there are better roads that parallel it, particularly the A40 autoroute.
Details of climb
Although the pass is not very high, it is technically difficult for cyclists.
Starting from Scionzier, the climb is 16.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1108 m (an average percentage of 6.8%). The steepest section is 10.2% near the summit. From Le Grand-Bornand, the Col de la Colombière is 11.7 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 690 m (an average percentage of 5.9%).
On 31 May 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg near the start of the climb in Scionzier.[1]
Appearances in Tour de France
The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1960 and has since featured 22 times, most recently in 2018.[2]
| Year | Stage | Category | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | 1 |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
| 2009 | 17 | 1 |  Fränk Schleck (LUX) |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 |  Linus Gerdemann (GER) |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 |  Floyd Landis (USA) |
| 2002 | 17 | 1 | Mario Aerts (BEL) |
| 2000 | 16 | 1 |  Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 1997 | 15 | 1 | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
| 1994 | 18 | 1 |  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT) |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1990 | 10 | 1 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1987 | 22 | 1 |  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) |
| 1985 | 12 | 1 |  Luis Herrera (COL) |
| 1984 | 19 | 1 | Jérôme Simon (FRA) |
| 1983 | 18 | 1 | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
| 1982 | 17 | 1 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) |
| 1980 | 18 | 1 | Ludo Loos (BEL) |
| 1978 | 17 | 1 | René Bittinger (FRA) |
| 1975 | 17 | 2 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) |
| 1968 | 19 | 2 |  Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 1960 | 18 | 2 | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) |
References
- Gordon, Michael R. (31 May 2015). "John Kerry Cuts Europe Trip Short After Breaking Leg in Bicycle Accident". The New York Times.
- "Le col de la Colombière dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.