| Col de Joux Plane | |
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 Col de Joux Plane | |
| Elevation | 1691 m |
| Traversed by | D354 road |
| Location | Haute-Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°7′58″N 6°42′41″E / 46.13278°N 6.71139°E |
  Col de Joux Plane | |
Col de Joux Plane (el. 1691 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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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%.
Tour de France
Col de Joux Plane has been used a total of 13 times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.[1]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 17 | 1 | Grenoble | Morzine |  Christian Seznec (FRA)
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| 1981 | 17 | 1 | Serre-Chevalier | Morzine | Mariano Martínez (FRA)
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| 1981 | 18 | HC | Thonon-les-Bains | Morzine | Robert Alban (FRA)
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| 1982 | 17 | 1 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine |  Peter Winnen (NLD)
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| 1983 | 18 | 1 | L'Alpe d'Huez | Morzine | Jacques Michaud (FRA)
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| 1984 | 19 | 1 | La Plagne | Morzine |  Ángel Arroyo (ESP)
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| 1987 | 22 | HC | La Plagne | Morzine | Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
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| 1991 | 18 | HC | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
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| 1997 | 15 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine |  Marco Pantani (ITA)
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| 2000 | 16 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine | Richard Virenque (FRA)
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| 2006 | 17 | HC | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Morzine |  |
| 2016 | 20 | HC | Megève | Morzine |  Jarlinson Pantano (COL)
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| 2023 | 14 | HC | Annemasse | Morzine | Carlos Rodriguez (ESP)
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See also
Notes
- ^ Landis was disqualified from the 2006 Tour de France as a result of a urine sample on stage 17 that was positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.[2]
External links
- Col de Joux Plane profile from Samoens at climbbybike.com
- Col de Joux Plane profile from Morzine at climbbybike.com
- Col de Joux Plane on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)
- Col de Joux Plane on Facebook
References
- ^ (in French) Le col de Joux-Plane dans le Tour de France
- ^ "Floyd Landis loses CAS appeal". VeloNews. 30 June 2008.
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