Col de Joux Plane
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 Col de Joux Plane |
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| Elevation | 1700 m |
| Traversed by | D354 road |
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 Col de Joux Plane
 France |
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| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°7′58″N 6°42′41″E / 46.13278°N 6.71139°ECoordinates: 46°7′58″N 6°42′41″E / 46.13278°N 6.71139°E |
Col de Joux Plane (el. 1700 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race
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[edit] Climb details
- Starting from Samoëns, the Col de Joux Plane is 11.7 km long with an average percentage of 8.5% and a maximum gradient of 10%.
- Starting from Morzine, the Col de Joux Plane is 10.9 km long with an average percentage of 6.5% and a maximum gradient of 11%.
[edit] Tour de France
Col de Joux Plane has been used a total of eleven times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.[1]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
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| 1978 | 17 | 1 | Grenoble | Morzine | Christian Seznec (FRA) |
| 1981 | 17 | 1 | Serre-Chevalier | Morzine | Mariano Martínez (FRA) |
| 1981 | 18 | HC | Thonon-les-Bains | Morzine | Robert Alban (FRA) |
| 1982 | 17 | 1 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine |  Peter Winnen (NLD) |
| 1983 | 18 | 1 | L'Alpe d'Huez | Morzine | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
| 1984 | 19 | 1 | La Plagne | Morzine |  Ángel Arroyo (ESP) |
| 1987 | 22 | HC | La Plagne | Morzine | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) |
| 1991 | 18 | HC | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1997 | 15 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine |  Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 2000 | 16 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine | Richard Virenque (FRA) |
| 2006 | 17 | HC | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Morzine |  Floyd Landis (USA) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Col de Joux Plane profile from Samoens at climbbybike.com
- Col de Joux Plane profile from Morzine at climbbybike.com
[edit] References
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