Col de la Croix de Chaubouret
The Col de la Croix de Chaubouret (elevation 1,201 metres (3,940 ft)) is a mountain pass in France, located in the Pilat massif in the Loire. It is between Graix and Le Bessat.
Details of the Climb
[edit]Starting from Bourg-Argental (south), the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret is 13.90 km long. Over this distance, the climb has an elevation gain of 656 m (an average of 4.72%). The steepest section is 8.5%.[1]
Starting from Saint Chamond (north), the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret is 15.80 km long. Over this distance, the climb has an elevation gain of 839 m (an average of 5.31%). The steepest section is 7.8%.[2]
Starting from Saint-Étienne (west), the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret is 16 km long. Over this distance, the climb has an elevation gain of 611 m (an average of 3.82%). The steepest section is 7.2%.[3]
Tour de France
[edit]The climb has been used in the Tour de France eleven times. It was most recently used in 1999.[4]
Appearances in the Tour de France
[edit]| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
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| 1999 | 11 | 2 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Saint-Étienne |  Ludo Dierckxsens (BEL)
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| 1997 | 12 (ITT) | 2 | Saint-Étienne |  Jan Ullrich (GER)
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| 1995 | 11 | 3 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Saint-Étienne |  Hernán Buenahora (COL)
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| 1992 | 15 | 2 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Saint-Étienne |  Franco Chioccioli (ITA)
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| 1990 | 13 | 2 | Villard-de-Lans | Saint-Étienne |  Greg LeMond (USA)
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| 1986 | 19 | 3 | Villard-de-Lans | Saint-Étienne |  Julián Gorospe (ESP)
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| 1985 | 14 | 4 | Autrans | Saint-Étienne | Luis Herrera (COL)
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| 1980 | 19 | 2 | Voreppe | Saint-Étienne | Ismael Lejarreta (ESP)
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| 1978 | 15 | 2 | Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne | Saint-Étienne | Michel Pollentier (BEL)
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| 1977 | 18 | 2 | Rossignol Voiron | Saint-Étienne |  Joachim Agostinho (POR) |
| 1950 | 20 (ITT) | 3 | Saint-Étienne | Lyon |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Col de la Croix de Chaubouret from Bourg Argental : 1201m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Col de la Croix de Chaubouret from Saint Chamond : 1201m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Col de la Croix de Chaubouret from Saint Etienne : 1201m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Le col de la Croix de Chaubouret dans le Tour de France". www.ledicodutour.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
45°22′03″N 4°31′42″E / 45.3675°N 4.5283°E
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