Col de la Colombière (French pronunciation: [kɔl də la kɔlɔ̃bjɛʁ]) (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
| Col de la Colombière | |
|---|---|
 Col de la Colombière | |
| 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 / 45.99222°N 6.47583°E |
  Col de la Colombière Location of Col de la Colombière | |
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
editAlthough the pass is not very high, it is technically difficult for cyclists.[citation needed]
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%).[citation needed]
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
editThe pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1960 and has since featured 23 times, most recently in 2021.[2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Landis was disqualified from the 2006 Tour de France as a result of a urine sample on stage 17 that was positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Floyd Landis loses CAS appeal". VeloNews. 30 June 2008.