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List Of Mountain Passes And Hills In The Tour De France
This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France. Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France. The highest mountain finishes in the history of the Tour were Galibier (2,645 m (8,677 ft)) in 2011; previously this had been Val Thorens () in 1994; and before that Col du Granon () used in 1986 and 2022. Editions 2001 The 2001 Tour de France included 19 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. Stage 6 *Category 2 – Col du Donon (0,727m) Stage 7 *Category 2 – Col d'Adelspach (0,850 m) *Category 2 – Col du Calvaire (1,135 m) Stage 10 *Category H – Col de la Madeleine (2,000 m) *Category H – Col du Glandon (1,924m) *Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1,850 m) Stage 11 *Category H – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two volcanic peaks or created by erosion from water or wind. Overview Mountain passes make use of a gap (landform), gap, saddle (landform), saddle, col or notch (landform), notch. A topographic saddle is analogous to the mathematical concept of a saddle surface, with a saddle point marking the highest point between two valleys and the lowest point along a ridge. On a topographic map, passes are characterized by contour lines with an hourglass shape, which indicates a low spot between two higher points. In the high mountains, a difference of between the summit and the mountain is defined as a mountain pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
