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Col du Télégraphe

Mountain pass in the French Alps

Col du Télégraphe
Summary

Mountain pass in the French Alps

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nameCol du Télégraphe
photoVue télégraphe.jpg
elevation_m1566
locationAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
rangeGraian Alpsmap = Alps
map_captionLocation of Col du Télégraphe
label_positionleft
coordinates

Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces.

The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire to the south, as well as forming an access point to the col du Galibier via its north face.

The route is often used during the ascent to Col du Galibier in the Tour de France and is thus popular with cyclists.

Details of the climb

Sign at the top of the Col du Télégraphe
One of the [[mountain pass cycling milestones]] along the climb from [[Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

From the north, starting at Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, the climb is 11.8 km long, gaining 846 m in height (an average of 7.17%). The maximum gradient is 9.8% at the summit. On this side mountain pass cycling milestones are placed every kilometre. They indicate the current height, the distance to the summit, the average slope in the following kilometre, and the number of the street. As of July 2015, some milestones are missing in the middle part of the climb.

From the south, the climb starts at Valloire and is 4.7 km long at an average gradient of 3.32% (height gain: 156 m), with a maximum gradient of 6.0%.

The Tour de France

Descent of the Col du Télégraphe during the [[1936 Tour de France

The Col du Télégraphe was first used in the Tour de France in 1911; the first rider over the summit was Emile Georget.

Since 1947, the Col du Télégraphe has been crossed 29 times by the Tour de France. On several of those occasions it has not been ranked for points in the King of the Mountains competition, being treated as part of the descent from the Col du Galibier, and has been ranked for points only 18 times.

Appearances in the Tour de France (since 1947)

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
2022111AlbertvilleCol du GranonPierre Latour
2017171La MureSerre-ChevalierPrimož Roglič
2011191ModaneAlpe d'HuezGorka Izagirre
200791Val d'IsèreBriançonMikel Astarloza
2005111CourchevelBriançonSantiago Botero
200382SallanchesAlpe d'HuezPierrick Fédrigo
199991Le Grand-BornandSestrièresJosé-Luis Arrieta
1998152GrenobleLes Deux-AlpesRodolfo Massi
1993102Villard-de-LansSerre-ChevalierThierry Claveyrolat
1989174BriançonAlpe d'HuezFranco Vona
1980173Serre-ChevalierMorzineJohan De Muynck
1979172MoûtiersAlpe d'HuezGiovanni Battaglin
1974112Aix-les-BainsSerre-ChevalierHerman Van Springel
197214b3ValloireAix-les-BainsPietro Campagnari
1969102ChamonixBriançonJoaquim Galera
1967102Divonne-les-BainsBriançonJulio Jiménez
1966162Bourg-d'OisansBriançonJulio Jimenez
196482Thonon-les-BainsBriançonFederico Bahamontes
1957102Thonon-les-BainsBriançonGastone Nencini
195582Thonon-les-BainsBriançonCharly Gaul
194781GrenobleBriançonFermo Camellini

References

References

  1. "Col du Télégraphe from Saint Michel de Maurienne : 1566m".
  2. "Col du Télégraphe from Valloire : 1566m".
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