Col d'Izoard

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Col d'Izoard
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Memorial at the top of Col d'Izoard
Elevation 2,360 m (7,743 ft)[1]
Traversed by D902
Location Hautes-Alpes, France
Range Alps
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Location of Col d'Izoard

Col d'Izoard (2,360 m (7,743 ft)) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.

It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the south. There are forbidding and barren scree slopes with protruding pinnacles of weathered rock on the upper south side. Known as the Casse Déserte, this area has formed a dramatic backdrop to some key moments in the Tour de France, and often featured in iconic 1950s black-and-white photos of the race.[2][3]

Cycle racing

Details of the climb

From the south, the climb starts at Guillestre from where it is 31.5 km (19.6 mi) in length, at an average gradient of 4.8%. The climb proper starts at the junction with the D947, near Chateau Queyras from where the ascent is 15.9 km (9.9 mi) long.[2] Over this distance, the climb gains 1,095 m (3,593 ft) at an average of 6.9% and a maximum sustained gradient of 10%.[4]

The climb from Briançon, to the north-west, via Cervières to the col is 19 km (11.8 mi) in length, climbing 1,105 m (3,625 ft) at an average gradient of 5.8% and a maximum gradient of 8.9%.[5]

On both sides mountain pass cycling milestones are placed every kilometre. They indicate the current height, the height of the summit, the distance to the summit, as well as the average slope in the following kilometre.

In general, the col is closed from October to early June.

Tour de France

The Col d'Izoard is frequently on the route of the Tour de France, where it is frequently classified as an Hors Categorie climb.[6][7]

Several of the Tour de France's more memorable moments have occurred on the Col d'Izoard, particularly the exploits of Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thevenet and Louison Bobet. A small cycling museum is at the summit, along with a memorial to Coppi and Bobet.

File:View from Col d'Izoard.jpg
Panoramic view from the summit
One of the mountain pass cycling milestones placed along the climb from Guillestre

Appearances in the Tour de France

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2014 14 H Grenoble Risoul  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
2011 18 H Pinerolo Galibier/Serre-Chevalier  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
2006 15 H Gap Alpe-d'Huez  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)
2003 9 H Le Bourg-d'Oisans Gap  Aitor Garmendia (ESP)
2000 14 H Draguignan Briançon  Santiago Botero (COL)
1993 11 1 Serre-Chevalier Isola 2000  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1989 16 H Gap Briançon  Pascal Richard (SUI)
1986 17 H Gap Serre-Chevalier  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
1976 10 1 Bourg-d'Oisans Montgenèvre  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1975 16 1 Barcelonnette Serre-Chevalier  Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
1973 8 1 Moûtiers Les Orres  José-Manuel Fuente (ESP)
1972 13 1 Orcières-Merlette Briançon  Eddy Merckx (BEL)
1965 16 1 Gap Briançon  Joaquim Galera (ESP)
1962 18 1 Antibes/Juan-les-Pins Briançon  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
1960 16 1 Gap Briançon  Imerio Massignan (ITA)
1958 20 1 Gap Briançon  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
1956 17 1 Gap Turin  Valentin Huot (FRA)
1954 18 1 Grenoble Briançon  Louison Bobet (FRA)
1953 18 1 Gap Briançon  Louison Bobet (FRA)
1951 20 1 Gap Briançon  Fausto Coppi (ITA)
1950 18 1 Gap Briançon  Louison Bobet (FRA)
1949 16 1 Cannes Briançon  Fausto Coppi (ITA)
1948 13 1 Cannes Briançon  Gino Bartali (ITA)
1947 9 1 Briançon Digne  Jean Robic (FRA)
1939 15 Digne Briançon  Sylvère Maes (BEL)
1938 14 Digne Briançon  Gino Bartali (ITA)
1937 9 Briançon Digne  Julian Berrendero (ESP)
1936 9 Briançon Digne  Sylvère Maes (BEL)
1927 16 Nice Briançon  Nicolas Frantz (LUX)
1926 14 Nice Briançon  Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
1925 13 Nice Briançon  Bartolomeo Aymo (ITA)
1924 10 Nice Briançon  Nicolas Frantz (LUX)
1923 10 Nice Briançon  Henri Pélissier (FRA)
1922 10 Nice Briançon  Philippe Thijs (BEL)

See also

References

  1. IGN map
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  3. Université Libre de Bruxelles
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