List of the highest mountain classifications on the Tour de France
The list of the highest mountain classifications of the Tour de France shows all 28 mountain classifications that are carried out from 2,000 meters above sea level and were part of a Tour de France stage. They are mostly in the Alps and to a lesser extent in the Pyrenees . The national territories of Andorra , France , Italy , Switzerland and Spain were used. Most of the time the high points are passes or are in high places. The difficulties of the climbs are for the most part rated with the highest category Hors Catégorie and the 1st category.
As early as 1910 , the Col du Tourmalet (2,115 m) was first driven over an altitude of 2,000 meters. As early as 1911 , the Col du Galibier was driven up to 2,556 meters. The Col de l'Iseran increased this height to 2,764 meters in 1938 , before the Cime de la Bonette (2,802 m) passed the 2,800 meters mark in 1962 . Other high passes were added in 1949 with the Great Saint Bernhard (2,470 m), in 1964 with the Port d'Envalira (2,407 m), in 1986 with the Col de Granon (2,413 m) and in 2008 with the Col Agnel (2,744 m).
The highest stage arrival on the tour was on the Col du Galibier (2,645 m) in 2011 . Before that, the Col de Granon (2,413 m) represented the highest stage arrival from 1986 onwards . These two arrivals are followed by Val Thorens (2,275 m), Arcalís (2,240 m), the Col du Tourmalet (2,115 m), Tignes (2,068 m), Sestriere (2,033 m) and Courchevel (2,004 m).
The Col du Galibier is a special feature. Until the event in 1974 , a 500 m long, 4 m wide tunnel led through at 2,556 meters below the top of the pass. Because this tunnel (from 1891, 500 m long, only 4 m wide) became too narrow and dilapidated for road traffic, the 1.5 km longer route over the pass, which had existed since 1876, was expanded, i.e. widened and deepened at the top by excavating , made less steep and provided with a parking space at the apex. (The tunnel was closed to road traffic in 1976, but renovated in 2002 and reopened with traffic lights controlled by traffic lights. Trucks up to 19 tons and 4.1 m in height have been allowed through here since 2002, but pedestrians and cyclists are not.) The passage height of the Galibier in 1979 increased from 1977 at 2,645 meters.
In order to achieve the mountain ratings, the cyclists have to cover at least between 642 meters in altitude at Col de Vars (2,110 m) and 1,794 meters in altitude up to Val Thorens (2,275 m). Since most of the assessments can be approached from two directions, this value is exceeded. With four climbs, even more vertical meters have to be covered, but the other variants are less. Most of the vertical meters are covered at 1,955 meters up to the Col de l'Iseran (2,764 m), followed by 1,924 meters to the Col du Galibier (2,645 m) and the 1,878 to the top of the Great St. Bernard Pass (2,470 m). Even the old ascent to the Col du Galibier (2,556 m) had to conquer more vertical meters: 1,835.
Explanation
- Height : Height of the mountain classification at the culmination point (highest point of a pass) or the stage destination. The heights come from the official information and are given in meters above sea level.
- Height difference : difference in height from the beginning of the ascent and the highest point, given in meters. If a culmination point can be reached from different directions, the minimum difference is decisive. The maximum difference is then shown in brackets.
- State : State territory on which the culmination point of the ascent is located. In the case of a border location, they are named alphabetically.
- First ascent: Year in which you first climbed the ascent as part of the Tour de France.
- Current tour : year of the last tour with the mountain price winner.
The highest mountain ratings
The corresponding columns can be sorted by clicking the symbol in the table header.
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Web links
- Amaury Sport Organization : Guide Historique 2018 - The tour and its peaks . (French, PDF, p. 178ff .; 8.1 MB)
- Le Dico du Tour: Les cols du Tour de France de 1947 à 2010 . (French)
Remarks
- ↑ a b As the Col du Galibier can be reached via the Col du Lautaret, there are three access options.
- ↑ The Col du Lautaret is located in the course of the south-facing ascent to the Col du Galibier. If the pass is used as part of a crossing of the Col du Galibier, there is no decrease in the mountain rating. The number of journeys therefore refers to crossings without the Col du Galibier afterwards.
- ↑ The height of the Col de la Madeleine is given by the Institut géographique national of France as 1,993 meters