Montée d'Hauteville (1639 m.) is a mountain climb that was used in the

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. The race caravan covered the first 15.3 km of the climb from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the

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on the N. 90 border route to

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in Italy.

Details of climb

From Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the south-west, the climb is 15.5 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 799 m. (an average percentage of 5.1%), with the steepest sections at 8.1% at the start of the climb. The descent is by minor roads to join the D902 at

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Appearances in Tour de France

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, Montée d'Hauteville was climbed on stage 8 of the

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External links

Profile of Little St Bernard Pass
on climbbybike.com

Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mountain passes of the Alps 2007 Tour de France {{RhoneAlpes-geo-stub

Details of climb

Appearances in Tour de France

See also

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