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Coordinates: 45°35′48″N 2°51′06″E / 45.59667°N 2.85167°E / 45.59667; 2.85167
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{{Short description|Mountain pass in France}}
:''For other places sharing the name 'Pass of the cross' please see [[Col de la Croix (disambiguation)]]''

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| traversed = D 996
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| location = [[France]]
| location = [[France]]
| range = [[Massif Central]]
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== Appearances in Tour de France==
== Appearances in Tour de France==
The [[Tour de France]] has crossed the pass four times, the first time in 1951.
The [[Tour de France]] has crossed the pass six times, the first time in 1951.


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!Year
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|[[Aigurande]]
|[[Aigurande]]
|[[Super Besse]]
|[[Super Besse]]
|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]|FRA}}
|-
|-
|[[1996 Tour de France|1996]]
|[[1996 Tour de France|1996]]
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|[[Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise|Besse]]
|[[Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise|Besse]]
|[[Tulle]]
|[[Tulle]]
|[[Richard Virenque]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}}
|-
|-
|[[1992 Tour de France|1992]]
|[[1992 Tour de France|1992]]
|16
|16
|2
|2
|[[St-Etienne]]
|[[Saint-Étienne]]
|[[La Bourboule]]
|[[La Bourboule]]
|[[Stephen Roche]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Roche]]|IRL}}
|-
|[[1959 Tour de France|1959]]
|14
|3
|[[Aurillac]]
|[[Clermont-Ferrand]]
|{{flagathlete|[[André Le Dissez]]|FRA}}
|-
|[[1952 Tour de France|1952]]
|21
|2
|[[Limoges]]
|[[Clermont-Ferrand]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}}
|-
|-
||[[1951 Tour de France|1951]]
|[[1951 Tour de France|1951]]
|10
|10
|2
|2
|[[Clermont-Ferrand]]
|[[Clermont-Ferrand]]
|[[Brive-la-Gaillarde]]
|[[Brive-la-Gaillarde]]
|[[Bernardo Ruiz]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Bernardo Ruiz]]|ESP|1945}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ledicodutour.perso.sfr.fr/montagnes/cols__d/dyane.htm Le col de Dyane ou de la Croix-Morand dans le Tour de France (French)]
*[http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_d/dyane.html Le col de Dyane ou de la Croix-Morand dans le Tour de France (French)]
*[http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-la-Croix-Morand&qryMountainID=6123 Profile of the climb from the west on www.climbbybike.com]
*[http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-la-Croix-Morand&qryMountainID=6123 Profile of the climb from the west on www.climbbybike.com]
*[http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-la-Croix-Morand&qryMountainID=6122 Profile of the climb from [[Lac Chambon]] on www.climbbybike.com]
*[http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-la-Croix-Morand&qryMountainID=6122 Profile of the climb] from [[Lac Chambon]] on www.climbbybike.com


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[[Category:Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes|Croix]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes|Croix]]
[[Category:Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]
[[Category:Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Massif Central]]
[[Category:Landforms of Puy-de-Dôme]]

Latest revision as of 16:40, 9 April 2024

45°35′48″N 2°51′06″E / 45.59667°N 2.85167°E / 45.59667; 2.85167

Col de la Croix-Morand
Elevation1,401 m (4,596 ft)
Traversed byD 996
LocationFrance
RangeMonts Dore (Massif Central)
Coordinates45°35′48″N 2°51′06″E / 45.59667°N 2.85167°E / 45.59667; 2.85167

Col de la Croix-Morand (also known as Col de Dyane) (el. 1401 m.) is a high mountain pass of the Massif Central in France, in the department of Puy de Dôme, near Clermont-Ferrand. It inspired a song by Jean-Louis Murat.

Details of climb[edit]

Starting from the junction of D 983 and D 996 (west) (near Mont-Dore), the Col de la Croix Morand is 4.5 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 207 m. (an average of 4.6%). The steepest section is 6.6%.

Starting from Lac Chambon (east), the climb is 10.5 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 511 m. (an average of 4.9%). The steepest section is 8.2%.

Appearances in Tour de France[edit]

The Tour de France has crossed the pass six times, the first time in 1951.

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2008 6 2 Aigurande Super Besse  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
1996 14 2 Besse Tulle  Richard Virenque (FRA)
1992 16 2 Saint-Étienne La Bourboule  Stephen Roche (IRL)
1959 14 3 Aurillac Clermont-Ferrand  André Le Dissez (FRA)
1952 21 2 Limoges Clermont-Ferrand  Gino Bartali (ITA)
1951 10 2 Clermont-Ferrand Brive-la-Gaillarde  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)

External links[edit]

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