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Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
. Among the passes most often crossed,
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
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Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
,
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
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Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
and
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is
Cime de la Bonette-Restefond Col de la Bonette (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The road over the ...
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. 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 Val Thorens (), is a ski town located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps at an altitude of . It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie department. The resort forms part of the Les Trois Vallées ski ar ...
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Col du Granon Col du Granon (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. A narrow tarmac road winds steeply up the southern approach. Gravel roads continue beyond the pass, in a military training zone. It hosted the ...
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Editions


2001

The
2001 Tour de France The 2001 Tour de France was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 7 to 29 July, and the 88th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- ...
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 –
Chamrousse Chamrousse () is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at and the Roche Béranger at . The ski- ...
(1,730 m)


Stage 12

*Category 1 – Col de Jau (1,506 m) *Category 2 – Col de Coudons (0,883 m) *Category 1 – Ax-les-Thermes (1,375 m)


Stage 13

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,349 m) *Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
(1,320 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,569 m) *Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580 m) *Category H – Pla d'Adet (1,680 m)


Stage 14

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1,489 m) *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,115 m) *Category H –
Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie Region. The ski resort lies at a height of 1720 meters and was opened on January 16, 1975. In recent years the road to Luz Ardiden ...
(1,715 m)


2002

The
2002 Tour de France The 2002 Tour de France was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 6 to 28 July, and the 89th edition of the Tour de France. The event started in Luxembourg and ended in Paris. The Tour circled France counter-clockwise, visiting the Pyrenees b ...
included 21 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 11

*Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
(1,709 m) *Category 1 –
La Mongie The village of La Mongie is at altitude. There are also residences at 1850 and the Tourmalet building at 1900. It lies below the Col du Tourmalet . It is in the canton of Campan in the Midi-Pyrénées region (department 65) of France and aroun ...
(1,715 m)


Stage 12

*Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,350 m) *Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Core (1,395 m) *Category 2 – Col de Port (1,249 m) *Category H – Plateau de Beille (1,780 m)


Stage 14

*Category H –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
(1,912 m)


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col de Grimone (1,318 m) *Category 2 – Col d'Ornon (1,371 m) *Category 1 –
Les Deux Alpes Les 2 Alpes () is a ski resort in the French '' department'' of Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The village sits at and lifts run to . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix. It ...
(1,650 m)


Stage 16

*Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2,645 m) *Category H – Col de la Madeleine (2,000 m) *Category H – La Plagne (1,880 m)


Stage 17

*Category 1 – Cormet de Roselend (1,968 m) *Category 1 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
(1,650 m) *Category 2 –
Col des Aravis The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains. Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947 ...
(1,498 m) *Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
(1,618m)


Stage 18

*Category 1 – Col de Richemond (1,060 m) *Category 2 – Col du Berthiand (0,780 m)


2003

The
2003 Tour de France The 2003 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 5 to 27 July, and the 90th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- ...
included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 7

*Category 2 – Col de Portes (1,020 m) *Category 2 – Col du Mont des Princes (0,696 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Ramaz (1,619 m)


Stage 8

*Category 2 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
(1,566 m) *Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2,645 m) *Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1,850 m)


Stage 9

*Category 1 –
Col du Lautaret Col du Lautaret () is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linke ...
(2,058 m) *Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
(2,360m) *Category 2 РC̫te de Saint-Apollinaire (1,263 m)


Stage 13

*Category 1 – Port de Pailhères (2,001 m) *Category 1 –
Ax 3 Domaines Ax 3 Domaines is a winter sports resort situated in the commune of Ax-les-Thermes, departement of Ariège, in France. Since 2001, the climb to the ski station has been used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race. On 6 July 2013, th ...
(1,372 m)


Stage 14

*Category 2 –
Col de Latrape The Col de Latrape (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (east) and Ustou (west). Details of climb Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is long. ...
(1,110 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Core (1,395 m) *Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,349 m) *Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
(1,320 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,563 m)


Stage 15

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1,489 m) *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,114 m) *Category H –
Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie Region. The ski resort lies at a height of 1720 meters and was opened on January 16, 1975. In recent years the road to Luz Ardiden ...
(1,715 m)


Stage 16

*Category 1 – Col du Soudet (1,540 m) *Category 1 – Col Bagargui (1,327 m)


2004

The
2004 Tour de France The 2004 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 91st edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Ant ...
included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 10

*Category 2 РCol de N̩ronne (1,242 m) *Category 1 РCol du pas de Peyrol (1,589 m) *Category 2 РCol de Prat-de-Bouc (1,392 m)


Stage 11

*Category 2 РC̫te de Montsalvy (0,725 m)


Stage 12

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1,489 m) *Category 1 –
La Mongie The village of La Mongie is at altitude. There are also residences at 1850 and the Tourmalet building at 1900. It lies below the Col du Tourmalet . It is in the canton of Campan in the Midi-Pyrénées region (department 65) of France and aroun ...
(1,715 m)


Stage 13

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Core (1,395 m) *Category 2 –
Col de Latrape The Col de Latrape (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (east) and Ustou (west). Details of climb Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is long. ...
(1,111 m) *Category 1 – Col d'Agnes (1,570 m) *Category H – Plateau de Beille (1,780 m)


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col des Limouches (1,075 m) *Category 1 – Col de l'Écharasson (1,146 m) *Category 2 – Col de Chalimont (1,374 m) *Category 2 –
Villard-de-Lans Villard-de-Lans (; oc, Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous ca ...
- Côte 2000 (1,150 m)


Stage 16

*Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1,850 m)


Stage 17

*Category 1 – Col du Glandon (1,924 m) *Category H – Col de la Madeleine (2.001 m) *Category 2 – Col de Tamié (0,907 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz (1,157 m) *Category 1 –
Col de la Croix Fry The Col de la Croix Fry () is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour cr ...
(1,477 m)


Stage 18

*Category 2 – Col de la Faucille (1,320 m)


2005

The 2005 Tour de France included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 8

*Category 2 –
Col de la Schlucht The Col de la Schlucht (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains of France. On the west side lies the historical region of Lorraine (Lothringen in German), on the east side lies the historical region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Th ...
(1,139 m)


Stage 9

*Category 2 – Col du Grand Ballon (1,338 m) *Category 1 – Col du Ballon d'Alsace (1,171m)


Stage 10

*Category 1 – Cormet de Roselend (1,968 m) *Category 1 –
Courchevel Courchevel () is a French Alps ski resort. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world. Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 (Moriond), and Cou ...
(2,004 m)


Stage 11

*Category H – Col de la Madeleine (2,000 m) *Category 1 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
(1,566 m) *Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2,645 m)


Stage 12

*Category 2 – Col Saint-Jean (1,332 m) *Category 2 – Col du Corobin (1,230 m)


Stage 14

*Category H – Port de Pailhères (2,001 m) *Category 1 –
Ax 3 Domaines Ax 3 Domaines is a winter sports resort situated in the commune of Ax-les-Thermes, departement of Ariège, in France. Since 2001, the climb to the ski station has been used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race. On 6 July 2013, th ...
(1,372 m)


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,349 m) *Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
(1,320 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,569 m) *Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580 m) *Category H – Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet (1,669 m)


Stage 16

*Category 1 – Col de Marie-Blanque (1,035 m) *Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
(1,677 m)


Stage 18

*Category 2 РC̫te de Boyne (0,930 m) *Category 2 РC̫te de la Croix Neuve (0,924 m)


Stage 19

*Category 2 – Col des Pradeaux (1,196 m)


2006

The
2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between the 1st and the 23rd of July. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of Floyd Landis. Due to the United ...
included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 10

*Category H – Col du Soudet *Category 1 – Col de Marie-Blanque


Stage 11

*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
*Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
*Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
*Category 1 – Puerto de Beret


Stage 12

*Category 2 –
Col des Ares Col des Ares (elevation ) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet. Details of the climbs From Fronsac (west), the ascent i ...


Stage 14

*Category 2 – Col de Perty *Category 2 –
Col de la Sentinelle In geomorphology, a col is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 103. . It may also be called a gap. Particularly rugged and forbidding col ...


Stage 15

*Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
*Category 2 –
Col du Lautaret Col du Lautaret () is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linke ...
*Category H – Alpe d'Huez


Stage 16

*Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
*Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer *Category 2 –
Col du Mollard The Col du Mollard is a mountain pass located between the councils of Entremont-le-Vieux and Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz in the Chartreuse Mountains and culminating at 1,320 meters above sea level. Hike The start of a hike is possible from Le Désert ...
*Category 1 –
La Toussuire Les Sybelles () is a French linked ski area, located in the Savoie department in the Alps. It is one of the largest skiable domains in France. The resort was the home base of Jean-Pierre Vidal, winner of the gold medal in slalom at the 2002 Wint ...


Stage 17

*Category 1 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
*Category 2 –
Col des Aravis The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains. Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947 ...
*Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
*Category H – Col de Joux-Plane


Stage 18

*Category 2 РC̫te de Chambod


2007

The
2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain. It was ...
included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. In 2007, the Tour had a stage finish at the summit of
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
() for the first time.


Stage 5

*Category 2 –
Haut-Folin Haut-Folin in the Saône-et-Loire department is at 901 m the highest point in the region of Burgundy in France. It is the summit of the Morvan mountain range. It forms part of the drainage divide between the Seine and Loire rivers. It is lo ...


Stage 7

*Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...


Stage 8

*Category 2 РCol de Tami̩ *Category 1 РCormet de Roselend *Category 1 РMont̩e d'Hauteville *Category 1 РMont̩e de Tignes


Stage 9

*Category H –
Col de l'Iseran Col de l'Iseran (el. ) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the D902 roadway. The pass is part of the Route ...
*Category 1 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
*Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...


Stage 12

*Category 2 РMont̩e de la Jeante


Stage 14

*Category 2 РC̫te de St-Saraille *Category H РPort de Pailh̬res *Category H РPlateau de Beille


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col de Port *Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet *Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
*Category H – Port de Balès *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...


Stage 16

*Category H – Port de Larrau *Category 1 – Col de la Pierre St Martin *Category 1 – Col de Marie-Blanque *Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...


2008

The
2008 Tour de France The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th running of the race. The event took place from 5 to 27 July. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its reg ...
included 17 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 6

*Category 2 – Col de la Croix-Morand *Category 2 – Super Besse


Stage 7

*Category 2 – Col d'Entremont *Category 2 –
Pas de Peyrol Pas de Peyrol (el. 1,589 m) is a mountain pass located in Auvergne, France, and is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. The pass is on the slopes of Puy Mary (1,787 m) and is situated at the junction of three roads: * D17 to the south-we ...


Stage 9

*Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...


Stage 10

*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
*Category H – Hautacam


Stage 11

*Category 1 – Col de Portel


Stage 15

*Category H –
Col Agnel Col Agnel ( it, Colle dell'Agnello) is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, west of Monte Viso between France and Italy which links the Queyras valley (Hautes-Alpes) with Pontechianale in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont. At 2,744 m (9,003&nb ...
*Category 1 –
Prato Nevoso Prato Nevoso (or Pratonevoso) is a ski and holiday resort in northern Italy. It is located at 1480 m above sea level, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, within the municipal boundaries of the ''comune ''of Frabosa Sottana, of which it is a ...


Stage 16

*Category H –
Col de la Lombarde Col de la Lombarde (or Colle della Lombarda) (el. 2350 m.) is a high mountain pass above the ski resort of Isola 2000 on the border between France and Italy. Details of the climb From Italy, the climb starts at Vinadio and is 21.5 km long ...
*Category H –
Cime de la Bonette-Restefond Col de la Bonette (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The road over the ...


Stage 17

*Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
*Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer *Category H – Alpe d'Huez


Stage 18

*Category 2 – Croix de Montvieux


2009

The
2009 Tour de France The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a individual time trial which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco. The race visite ...
included 21 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. Seven of them were situated in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
, three in the
Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
, nine in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
, one in the Ardèche and one in the
Pre-Alps The Alpine foothills, or Prealps (german: Voralpen; french: Préalpes; it, Prealpi; ), may refer generally to any foothills at the base of the Alps in Europe. They are the transition zone between the High Alps and the Swiss Plateau and the Bavar ...
:


Stage 7

*Category 1 – Col de Serra-Seca *Category H –
Andorre Arcalis Vallnord () is a skiing, ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. Overview It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal, Andorra, Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were lin ...


Stage 8

*Category 1 – Port d'Envalira *Category 2 – Col de Port *Category 1 – Col d'Agnes


Stage 9

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...


Stage 13

*Category 2 –
Col de la Schlucht The Col de la Schlucht (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains of France. On the west side lies the historical region of Lorraine (Lothringen in German), on the east side lies the historical region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Th ...
*Category 1 – Col du Platzerwasel *Category 2 – Col du Firstplan


Stage 15

*Category 2 –
Col des Mosses Col des Mosses (elevation 1445 m) is a mountain pass in the western Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The pass is located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous in the canton of Vaud. It links Aigle, to the south in the valley of the Rhone, with Ch ...
*Category 1 –
Verbier Verbier is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is a holiday resort and ski area in the Swiss Alps and is recognised as one of the premier off-piste resorts in the world. Some areas are covered with snow all ...


Stage 16

*Category H – Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard *Category 1 – Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard


Stage 17

*Category 1 – Cormet de Roselend *Category 1 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
*Category 2 – Côte d'Araches *Category 1 – Col de Romme *Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...


Stage 19

*Category 2 – Col de l'Escrinet


Stage 20

*Category H –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...


2010

The
2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996. The race visited th ...
included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. One of them were situated in the Jura, eight in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
, two in the
Cévennes The Cévennes ( , ; oc, Cevenas) is a cultural region and range of mountains in south-central France, on the south-east edge of the Massif Central. It covers parts of the ''départements'' of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère. Rich in geogra ...
, and twelve in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
:


Stage 7

*Category 2 РC̫te du barrage de Vouglans *Category 2 РCol de la Croix de la Serra *Category 2 РC̫te de Lamoura


Stage 8

*Category 1 – Col de la Ramaz *Category 1 – Morzine-Avoriaz


Stage 9

*Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
*Category 2 –
Col des Aravis The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains. Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947 ...
*Category 1 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
*Category H – Col de la Madeleine


Stage 10

*Category 1 РC̫te de Laffrey *Category 2 РCol du Noyer


Stage 12

*Category 2 РSuc de Montivernoux *Category 2 РC̫te de la Croix Neuve ( Mont̩e Laurent Jalabert)


Stage 14

*Category H РPort de Pailh̬res *Category 1 РAx 3-Domaines


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet *Category 2 –
Col des Ares Col des Ares (elevation ) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet. Details of the climbs From Fronsac (west), the ascent i ...
*Category H РPort de Bal̬s


Stage 16

*Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
*Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...


Stage 17

*Category 1 – Col de Marie-Blanque *Category 1 – Col du Soulor *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(
Souvenir Henri Desgrange The Souvenir Henri Desgrange is an award and cash prize given in the yearly running of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. It is won by the rider that crosses a particular point in the race, mostly the summits of the highest a ...
)


2011

The
2011 Tour de France The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of . The route e ...
included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. Four of them are situated in the
Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,0 ...
, nine in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
, and ten in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
:


Stage 8

*Category 2 – Col de la Croix Saint-Robert


Stage 9

*Category 2 – Col du pas de Peyrol (
Puy Mary The Puy Mary is a summit in the mounts of Cantal in Massif Central in France. It is classified as a "Grand National Site" in France. Nearly 500,000 visitors come to this site every year. Geography and geology The mountain is an extinct volcano ...
) *Category 2 – Col du Perthus *Category 2 – Col de Prat-de-Bouc ( Plomb du Cantal)


Stage 12

*Category 1 – La Hourquette d'Ancizan *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
*Category H – Luz-Ardiden


Stage 13

*Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...


Stage 14

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet *Category 1 – Col de la Core *Category 2 –
Col de Latrape The Col de Latrape (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (east) and Ustou (west). Details of climb Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is long. ...
*Category 1 – Col d'Agnes *Category H – Plateau de Beille


Stage 16

*Category 2 – Col de Manse


Stage 17

*Category 2 –
Col de Montgenèvre The Col de Montgenèvre (; elevation 1860 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, in France 2 kilometres away from Italy. Description The pass takes its name from the village Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes), which lies in the vicinity ...
*Category 1 –
Sestrières Sestriere (/se'strjɛre/) ( oc, Sestrieras, pms, Ël Sestrier, french: Sestrières) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name ...
*Category 2 – Côte de Pramartino


Stage 18

*Category H –
Col Agnel Col Agnel ( it, Colle dell'Agnello) is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, west of Monte Viso between France and Italy which links the Queyras valley (Hautes-Alpes) with Pontechianale in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont. At 2,744 m (9,003&nb ...
*Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
*Category H – Galibier (
Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier () is a major ski resort in Southeastern France, near the Italian border, located in the Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated to the northeast of Écrins National Park in the French Alps, the re ...
)


Stage 19

*Category 1 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
*Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
*Category H – Alpe d'Huez


2012

The 2012 tour included three uphill finishes: La Planche des Belles Filles (stage 7), La Toussuire - Les Sybelles (stage 11) and
Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie. The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined. Skii ...
(stage 17). The Col du Grand Colombier was included for the first time, and was among six
Hors catégorie ''Hors catégorie'' (HC) is a French term used in stage bicycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization". The term was originally used for those mountain roads where cars were not expected to be able to pass. The HC climb is the ...
rated climbs in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
and
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
.


Stage 7

*Category 1 – La Planche des Belles Filles (1035 m)


Stage 8

*Category 2 – Côte de Maison-Rouge (784 m) *Category 2 – Côte de Saignelégier (979 m) *Category 2 – Côte de Saulcy (928 m) *Category 2 – Côte de la Caquerelle (834 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Croix (789 m)


Stage 10

*Category 2 – Côte de Corlier (762 m) *Category H – Col du Grand Colombier (1501 m)


Stage 11

*Category H – Col de la Madeleine (1993 m) *Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2067 m) *Category 2 –
Col du Mollard The Col du Mollard is a mountain pass located between the councils of Entremont-le-Vieux and Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz in the Chartreuse Mountains and culminating at 1,320 meters above sea level. Hike The start of a hike is possible from Le Désert ...
(1638 m) *Category 1 – Les Sybelles (1705 m)


Stage 12

*Category 1 – Col du Grand Cucheron (1188 m) *Category 1 – Col du Granier (1134 m)


Stage 14

*Category 2 – Col du Portel (601 m) *Category 1 –
Port de Lers The Port de Lers (or Port de l'Hers or Port de Massat) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège (department), Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (ea ...
(1517 m) *Category 1 – Mur de Péguère (1375 m)


Stage 16

*Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
(1709 m) *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2115 m) *Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1489 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1559 m)


Stage 17

*Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1349 m) *Category 2 –
Col des Ares Col des Ares (elevation ) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet. Details of the climbs From Fronsac (west), the ascent i ...
(797 m) *Category H – Port de Balès (1755 m) *Category 1 –
Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie. The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined. Skii ...
(1603 m)


2013

The
2013 Tour de France The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour consisted of twenty-one stages ...
included 28 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which seven were
Hors catégorie ''Hors catégorie'' (HC) is a French term used in stage bicycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization". The term was originally used for those mountain roads where cars were not expected to be able to pass. The HC climb is the ...
climbs, eight Category 1 and thirteen were Second Category. There were four "mountain top" finishes: at
Ax 3 Domaines Ax 3 Domaines is a winter sports resort situated in the commune of Ax-les-Thermes, departement of Ariège, in France. Since 2001, the climb to the ski station has been used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race. On 6 July 2013, th ...
in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
,
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
in
Provence Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
, and Alpe d'Huez and Annecy-Semnoz in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
. Alpe d'Huez was used twice on stage 18, both times ranked Hors catégorie.


Stage 2

* Category 2 –
Col de Vizzavona Col de Vizzavona ( co, Bocca di Vizzavona) is a mountain pass at the centre of the French island of Corsica. Location Col de Vizzavona is located between the two major peaks on Corsica: the Monte d'Oro (altitude ), 3 km north-northwest, ...
(1163 m)


Stage 3

* Category 2 – Col de Marsolino (443 m)


Stage 7

* Category 2 – Col de la Croix de Mounis (809 m)


Stage 8

* Category H – Port de Pailhères (2001 m) (
Souvenir Henri Desgrange The Souvenir Henri Desgrange is an award and cash prize given in the yearly running of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. It is won by the rider that crosses a particular point in the race, mostly the summits of the highest a ...
) * Category 1 –
Ax 3 Domaines Ax 3 Domaines is a winter sports resort situated in the commune of Ax-les-Thermes, departement of Ariège, in France. Since 2001, the climb to the ski station has been used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race. On 6 July 2013, th ...
(1350 m)


Stage 9

* Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1069 m) * Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1349 m) * Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1569 m) * Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1580 m) * Category 1 – La Hourquette d'Ancizan (1564 m)


Stage 15

* Category H –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
(1912 m)


Stage 16

* Category 2 – Col de Macuègne (1068 m) * Category 2 – Col de Manse (1268 m)


Stage 17

* Category 2 – Côte de Puy-Sanières (1173 m) * Category 2 – Côte de Réallon (1227 m)


Stage 18

* Category 2 – Col de Manse (1268 m) * Category 2 – Col d'Ornon (1371 m) * Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1765 m) * Category 2 – Col de Sarenne (1999 m) * Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1850 m)


Stage 19

* Category H – Col du Glandon (1924 m) * Category H – Col de la Madeleine (2000 m) * Category 2 – Col de Tamié (907 m) * Category 1 – Col de l'Épine (947 m) * Category 1 –
Col de la Croix Fry The Col de la Croix Fry () is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour cr ...
(1477 m)


Stage 20

* Category 2 – Côte du Puget (796 m) * Category 1 –
Mont Revard Mont Revard (, ) is a mountain in the Bauges Massif near Aix-les-Bains in Savoie, France. The mountain is crossed by the D913 road between the villages of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey and Pugny-Chatenod near Aix-les-Bains. The ski resort of Le Revard i ...
(1463 m) * Category H – Annecy-Semnoz (1655 m)


2014

The
2014 Tour de France The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July. The race ...
includes 25 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which six are
Hors catégorie ''Hors catégorie'' (HC) is a French term used in stage bicycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization". The term was originally used for those mountain roads where cars were not expected to be able to pass. The HC climb is the ...
climbs, eleven Category 1 and eight are Second Category. There are seven "mountain top" finishes: at La Mauselaine (Category 3) and La Planche des Belles Filles in the
Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
,
Chamrousse Chamrousse () is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at and the Roche Béranger at . The ski- ...
and
Risoul Risoul () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap. Risoul is home to a ski resort that partners with the neighbouring town, Vars, to form the ...
in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
, and Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet and Hautacam in the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
.


Stage 2

*Category 2 – Côte de Holme Moss (521 m)


Stage 8

*Category 2 – Col de la Croix des Moinats (885 m) *Category 2 – Col de Grosse Pierre (901 m)


Stage 9

*Category 2 –
Col de la Schlucht The Col de la Schlucht (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains of France. On the west side lies the historical region of Lorraine (Lothringen in German), on the east side lies the historical region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Th ...
(1140 m) *Category 2 – Côte de Gueberschwihr (559 m) *Category 1 – Le Markstein (1183 m)


Stage 10

*Category 2 – Col du Firstplan (722 m) *Category 1 –
Col du Petit Ballon The Col du Petit Ballon (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains in the Haut-Rhin department of France, close to the summit of the Petit Ballon mountain (). It was crossed on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France cycle race. Detail ...
(1163 m) *Category 1 – Col du Platzerwasel (1182 m) *Category 2 – Col d'Oderen (884 m) *Category 1 – Col des Chevrères (914 m) *Category 1 – La Planche des Belles Filles (1035 m)


Stage 13

*Category 1 – Col de Palaquit (1154 m) *Category H –
Chamrousse Chamrousse () is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at and the Roche Béranger at . The ski- ...
(1730 m)


Stage 14

*Category 1 –
Col du Lautaret Col du Lautaret () is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linke ...
(2058 m) *Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
(2360 m) *Category 1 –
Risoul Risoul () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap. Risoul is home to a ski resort that partners with the neighbouring town, Vars, to form the ...
(1855 m)


Stage 16

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1069 m) *Category H – Port de Balès (1755 m)


Stage 17

*Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
(1292 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1569 m) *Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1580 m) *Category H – Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet (1680 m)


Stage 18

*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2115 m) *Category H – Hautacam (1520 m)


2015

The 2015 Tour de France includes 25 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which 7 are Hors catégorie climbs, 6 Category 1 and 12 are Second Category.


Stage 10

*Category H – Col de la Pierre St Martin (1610 m)


Stage 11

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1490 m) *Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2115 m)


Stage 12

*Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1069 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Core (1395 m) *Category 1 –
Port de Lers The Port de Lers (or Port de l'Hers or Port de Massat) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège (department), Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (ea ...
(1517 m) *Category H – Plateau de Beille (1780 m)


Stage 14

*Category 2 – Côte de Sauveterre (1014 m) *Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (1055 m)


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col de l'Escrinet (787 m)


Stage 16

*Category 2 – Col de Cabre (1180 m) *Category 2 – Col de Manse (1268 m)


Stage 17

*Category 2 – Col de la Colle (1431 m) *Category 1 –
Col d'Allos Col d'Allos (elevation ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Colmars. It lies parallel to the Col de la Cayolle and Col de la Bonette west ...
(2250 m) *Category 2 –
Pra-Loup Pra-Loup is a ski resort in France, at Uvernet-Fours in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, from the town of Barcelonnette. Geography Ski area The ski station has two separate base areas, 2 km apart: * Pra-Loup 1600 - primary base area at above ...
(1620 m)


Stage 18

*Category 2 – Col Bayard (1264 m) *Category 2 – Col de la Morte (1368 m) *Category H – Col du Glandon (1924 m) *Category 2 – Lacets de Montvernier (782 m)


Stage 19

*Category 1 – Col du Chaussy (1533 m) *Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2067 m) *Category 2 –
Col du Mollard The Col du Mollard is a mountain pass located between the councils of Entremont-le-Vieux and Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz in the Chartreuse Mountains and culminating at 1,320 meters above sea level. Hike The start of a hike is possible from Le Désert ...
(1638 m) *Category 1 –
La Toussuire Les Sybelles () is a French linked ski area, located in the Savoie department in the Alps. It is one of the largest skiable domains in France. The resort was the home base of Jean-Pierre Vidal, winner of the gold medal in slalom at the 2002 Wint ...
(1705 m)


Stage 20

*Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2067 m) *Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1850 m)


2016

The
2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées st ...
includes 28 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 5

*Category 2 –
Pas de Peyrol Pas de Peyrol (el. 1,589 m) is a mountain pass located in Auvergne, France, and is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. The pass is on the slopes of Puy Mary (1,787 m) and is situated at the junction of three roads: * D17 to the south-we ...
(1,589 m) *Category 2 – Col du Perthus (1,309 m)


Stage 7

*Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1,489 m)


Stage 8

*Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,115 m) *Category 1 – La Hourquette d'Ancizan (1,564 m) *Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,569 m)


Stage 9

*Category 1 – Port de la Bonaigua (2,072 m) *Category 1 – Port del Cantó (1,721 m) *Category 1 – Côte de la Comella (1,347 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Beixalis The Col de Beixalis, or Collada de Beixalis, is a mountain pass at an altitude of located in Andorra. The road is situated between Anyós to the west and Encamp to the east. The last on the eastern side of the climb was a gravel road, but it ...
(1,796 m) *Category H –
Andorre Arcalis Vallnord () is a skiing, ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. Overview It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal, Andorra, Pal and Arinsal (the sectors were lin ...
(2,240 m)


Stage 10

*Category 1 – Port d'Envalira (2,408 m)


Stage 12

* Category H –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
(1,912 m)


Stage 15

*Category 2 – Col du Berthiand (780 m) *Category 2 – Col du Sappel (794 m) *Category H – Grand Colombier (1,501 m) *Category 2 – Lacets du Grand Colombier (891 m)


Stage 17

* Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz (1,527 m) * Category H –
Finhaut Finhaut is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Finhaut is first mentioned in 1293 as ''Finyaux''. Geography Finhaut has an area, , of . Of this area, 3.2% is used for agricultural ...
- Émosson (1,929 m)


Stage 19

*Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1,157m) *Category 2 – Col de la Forclaz de Queige (870 m) *Category H – Montée de Bisanne (1,723 m) *Category 1 – Saint–Gervais
Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and ...
(1,372 m)


Stage 20

*Category 2 –
Col des Aravis The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains. Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947 ...
(1,487 m) *Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
(1,613 m) *Category 1 – Col de la Ramaz (1,619 m) *Category H – Col de Joux Plane (1,691 m)


2017

The
2017 Tour de France The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21- stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champ ...
includes 28 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 5

*Category 1 – La Planche des Belles Filles (1035 m)


Stage 8

*Category 2 – Côte de Viry (748 m) *Category 1 – Montée de la Combe de Laisia Les Molunes (1,202 m)


Stage 9

*Category 2 – Côte des Neyrolles (825 m) *Category H – Col de la Biche (1,316 m) *Category H – Grand Colombier (1,501 m) *Category H – Mont du Chat (1,504 m)


Stage 12

*Category 2 –
Col des Ares Col des Ares (elevation ) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet. Details of the climbs From Fronsac (west), the ascent i ...
(797 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,349 m) *Category H – Port de Balès (1,755 m) *Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,569 m) *Category 2 –
Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie. The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined. Skii ...
(1,580 m)


Stage 13

*Category 2 –
Col de Latrape The Col de Latrape (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (east) and Ustou (west). Details of climb Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is long. ...
(1,110 m) *Category 1 – Col d'Agnes (1,570 m) *Category 1 – Mur de Péguère (1,375 m)


Stage 15

*Category 1 – Montée de Naves d'Aubrac (1,058 m) *Category 1 – Col de Peyra Taillade (1,190 m)


Stage 17

* Category 2 – Col d'Ornon (1,371 m) * Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2,067 m) * Category 1 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
(1,566 m) * Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2,642 m)


Stage 18

*Category 1 – Col de Vars (2,109 m) *Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
(2,360 m)


2018

The
2018 Tour de France The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'ÃŽle, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the ...
includes 26 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 10

* Category 1 –
Col de la Croix Fry The Col de la Croix Fry () is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour cr ...
(1,474 m) * Category H – Montée du Plateau des Gilères (1,389 m) * Category 1 – Col de Romme (1,292 m) * Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
(1,604 m)


Stage 11

* Category H – Montée de Bisanne (1,687 m) * Category H – Col du Pré (1,742 m) * Category 2 – Cormet de Roselend (1,978 m) * Category 1 – La Rosière (1,848 m)


Stage 12

* Category H – Col de la Madeleine (1,989 m) * Category 2 – Lacets de Montvernier (780 m) * Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2,067 m) * Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1831 m)


Stage 14

* Category 2 – Col de la Croix-de-Berthel (1,089 m) * Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (1,051 m)


Stage 15

* Category 2 – Col de Slé (917 m) * Category 1 – Pic de Nore (1,201 m)


Stage 16

* Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m) * Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,338 m) * Category 1 –
Col du Portillon The Col du Portillon () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain. Details of climb Starting from Bossòst, the climb is ...
(1,286 m)


Stage 17

* Category 1 –
Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie. The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined. Skii ...
(1,640 m) * Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,531 m) * Category H – Col de Portet (2,205 m)


Stage 19

* Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1,479 m) * Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,109 m) * Category 2 – Col des Bordères (1,160 m) * Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
(1,701 m)


2019

The
2019 Tour de France The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting in the Belgian capital of Brussels on 6 July, before moving throughout France and conclud ...
includes 27 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 5

* Category 2 – Cote du Haut-Koeninsburg (558 m) * Category 2 – Col des Trois Epis (659 m)


Stage 6

* Category 1 – Le Markstein (1,176 m) * Category 2 – Col du Hunsdruck (746 m) * Category 1 – Ballon d'Alsace (1,172 m) * Category 1 – Col des Chevrères (918 m) * Category 1 – La Planche des Belles Filles (1,139 m)


Stage 8

* Category 2 – Col de la Croix Montmain (737 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix de Thel (648 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix Paquet (596 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix de Part (736 m) * Category 2 – Cote d'Aveize (786 m)


Stage 9

* Category 1 – Mur d'Aurec-sur-Loire (801 m)


Stage 12

* Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,562 m) * Category 1 – La Hourquette d'Ancizan (1,557 m)


Stage 14

* Category 1 – Col du Soulor (1,469 m) * Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,114 m)


Stage 15

* Category 2 – Col de Montségur (1,049 m) * Category 1 –
Port de Lers The Port de Lers (or Port de l'Hers or Port de Massat) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège (department), Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (ea ...
(1,521 m) * Category 1 – Col de Péguère (1,352 m) * Category 1 – Prat d'Albis (1,198 m)


Stage 18

* Category 1 – Col de Vars (2,104 m) * Category H –
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
(2,361 m) * Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2,619 m)


Stage 19

* Category 2 – Montée d'Aussois (1,519 m) * Category H –
Col de l'Iseran Col de l'Iseran (el. ) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the D902 roadway. The pass is part of the Route ...
(2,758 m)


Stage 20

* Category H –
Val Thorens Val Thorens (), is a ski town located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps at an altitude of . It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie department. The resort forms part of the Les Trois Vallées ski ar ...
(2,363 m)


2020

The
2020 Tour de France The 2020 Tour de France was the 107th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. Originally scheduled to start on 27 June 2020, it was postponed until 29 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The race began ...
includes 29 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 2

* Category 1 – Col de la Colmiane (1,500 m) * Category 1 – Col de Turini (1,605 m) * Category 2 – Col d'Èze (483 m)


Stage 4

* Category 1 –
Orcières-Merlette Orcières-Merlette, also known as Orcières Merlette 1850, is a ski resort near to Orcières, Hautes-Alpes, in the French Alps. It has been a summit finish for Tour de France stages on multiple occasions, most notably in 1971, when Luis Ocaà ...
(1,821 m)


Stage 6

* Category 1 – Col de la Lusette (1,351 m)


Stage 8

* Category 1 –
Col de Menté The Col de Menté (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D44 road between Saint-Béat and the D618 (at the bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects th ...
(1,349 m) * Category H – Port de Balès (1,755 m) * Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,569 m)


Stage 9

* Category 1 – Col de la Hourcère (1,443 m) * Category 1 – Col de Marie-Blanque (1,027 m)


Stage 12

* Category 2 – Suc au May (893 m)


Stage 13

* Category 1 – Col de Ceyssat (1,074 m) * Category 2 – Montée de la Stèle (1,244 m) * Category 2 – Col de Néronne (1,237 m) * Category 1 –
Pas de Peyrol Pas de Peyrol (el. 1,589 m) is a mountain pass located in Auvergne, France, and is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. The pass is on the slopes of Puy Mary (1,787 m) and is situated at the junction of three roads: * D17 to the south-we ...
(1,577 m)


Stage 14

* Category 2 – Col du Béal (1,396 m)


Stage 15

* Category 1 – Montèe de la Selle de Fromentel (1,173 m) * Category 1 – Col de la Biche (1,297 m) * Category H – Grand Colombier (1,495 m)


Stage 16

* Category 2 – Col de Porte (1,316 m) * Category 2 – Côte de Revel (760 m) * Category 1 – Montée de Saint Nizier du Moucherotte (1,169m)


Stage 17

* Category H – Col de la Madeleine (1,993 m) * Category H – Col de la Loze (2,301 m)


Stage 18

* Category 1 – Cormet de Roselend (1,978 m) * Category 2 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
(1,646 m) * Category 1 –
Col des Aravis The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains. Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947 ...
(1,485 m) * Category H – Montée du Plateau des Gilères (1,389 m)


Stage 20

* Category 1 – La Planche des Belles Filles (1,038 m)


2021

The 2021 Tour de France includes 27 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 7

* Category 2 – Signal d'Uchon (633 m)


Stage 8

* Category 1 – Côte de Mont-Saxonnex (957 m) * Category 1 – Col de Romme (1,292 m) * Category 1 –
Col de la Colombière Col de la Colombière (elevation 1613 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France. It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy ...
(1,605 m)


Stage 9

* Category 2 – Côte de Domancy (798 m) * Category 1 –
Col des Saisies Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass is delimited by the peak of Bisanne to the west, and by the peaks of Légette (Lézette) and Chard du Beurre to the east. The ski reso ...
(1,648 m) * Category H – Col du Pré (1,730 m) * Category 2 – Cormet de Roselend (1971 m) * Category 1 –
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
(2084 m)


Stage 11

* Category 1 – Col de la Liguière (982 m) * Category 1 –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
(1,894 m) * Category H –
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label= Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...
(1,894 m)


Stage 14

* Category 2 – Col de Montségur (1,046 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix des Morts (902 m) * Category 2 – Col de Saint-Louis (705 m)


Stage 15

* Category 1 – Montée de Mont-Louis (1,563 m) * Category 2 – Col de Puymorens (1,914 m) * Category 1 – Port d'Envalira (2,406 m) * Category 1 –
Col de Beixalis The Col de Beixalis, or Collada de Beixalis, is a mountain pass at an altitude of located in Andorra. The road is situated between Anyós to the west and Encamp to the east. The last on the eastern side of the climb was a gravel road, but it ...
(1,797 m)


Stage 16

* Category 2 – Col de Port (1,255 m) * Category 1 – Col de la Core (1,395 m) * Category 2 – Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,066 m)


Stage 17

* Category 1 –
Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...
(1,571 m) * Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,531 m) * Category H – Col de Portet (2,209 m)


Stage 18

* Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2,115 m) * Category H –
Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie Region. The ski resort lies at a height of 1720 meters and was opened on January 16, 1975. In recent years the road to Luz Ardiden ...
(1,720 m)


2022

The
2022 Tour de France The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard () won the general clas ...
includes 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 7

* Category 1 – La Super Planche des Belles Filles (1,140 m)


Stage 9

* Category 2 –
Col des Mosses Col des Mosses (elevation 1445 m) is a mountain pass in the western Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The pass is located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous in the canton of Vaud. It links Aigle, to the south in the valley of the Rhone, with Ch ...
(1445 m) * Category 1 – Col de la Croix (1778 m) * Category 1 – Pas de Morgins (1377 m)


Stage 10

* Category 2 – Montée de l'altiport de Megève (1382 m)


Stage 11

* Category 2 – Lacets de Montvernier (782 m) * Category 1 –
Col du Télégraphe Col du Télégraphe is a mountain pass in the French Alps situated above the Maurienne valley between the eastern end of the massif d'Arvan-Villards and the massif des Cerces. The pass links Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the north and Valloire t ...
(1566 m) * Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2642 m) * Category H –
Col du Granon Col du Granon (el. ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. A narrow tarmac road winds steeply up the southern approach. Gravel roads continue beyond the pass, in a military training zone. It hosted the ...
(2413 m)


Stage 12

* Category H –
Col du Galibier The Col du Galibier (el. ) is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the eighth highest paved road in the Alps, and recurrently the highest point of the Tour de France. It connects Saint-Mi ...
(2642 m) * Category H – Col de la Croix de Fer (2068 m) * Category H – Alpe d'Huez (1850 m)


Stage 13

* Category 2 – Col de Parménie (571 m)


Stage 14

* Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve ( Montée Laurent Jalabert) (1030 m)


Stage 16

* Category 1 –
Port de Lers The Port de Lers (or Port de l'Hers or Port de Massat) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège (department), Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (ea ...
(1517 m) * Category 1 – Mur de Péguère (1375 m)


Stage 17

* Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1490 m) * Category 2 – La Hourquette d'Ancizan (1,566 m) * Category 1 – Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580 m) * Category 1 –
Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie. The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined. Skii ...
(1580 m)


Stage 18

* Category H –
Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...
(1709 m) * Category 1 – Col de Spandelles (1378 m) * Category H – Hautacam (1520 m)


2023

The
2023 Tour de France The 2023 Tour de France will be the 110th edition of the Tour de France. It will start in Bilbao, Spain on 1 July and end with the final stage at Champs-Élysées, Paris on 23 July. Teams 22 teams are scheduled to take part in the race. All 1 ...
includes 26 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.


Stage 1

* Category 2 – Côte de Vivero (355 m)


Stage 2

* Category 2 –
Jaizkibel Jaizkibel is a mountain range of the Basque Country located east of Pasaia, north of Lezo and west of Hondarribia, in Spain, with at the highest point (peak Alleru). The range stretches south-west to north-east, where it plunges into the sea at ...
(452 m)


Stage 5

* Category H – Col du Soudet (1518 m) * Category 1 – Col de Marie Blanque (1031 m)


Stage 6

* Category 1 –
Col d'Aspin Col d'Aspin ( oc, Còth d'Aspin) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It connects Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, in the upper Adour valley, with Arreau, on the River Neste. Details of the cl ...
(1485 m) * Category H –
Col du Tourmalet Col du Tourmalet (; elevation ) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of ...
(2112 m)


Stage 9

* Category H –
Puy de Dôme Puy de Dôme (, ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Puèi Domat or ) is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is ...
(1412 m)


Stage 10

* Category 2 – Col de la Croix Saint-Robert (1445 m)


Stage 12

* Category 2 – Col de la Croix Montmain (735 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix Rosier (721 m)


Stage 13

* Category H – Grand Colombier (1495 m)


Stage 14

* Category 1 – Col de Cou (1113 m) * Category 1 – Col du Feu (1118 m) * Category 1 – Col de la Ramaz (1612 m) * Category H – Col de Joux Plane (1690 m)


Stage 15

* Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1149 m) * Category 1 –
Col de la Croix Fry The Col de la Croix Fry () is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour cr ...
(1463 m) * Category 2 – Côte des Amerands (863 m) * Category 1 – Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (Le Bettex) (1379 m)


Stage 16

* Category 2 – Côte de Domancy (793 m)


Stage 20

* Category 2 – Ballon d'Alsace (1172 m) * Category 2 – Col de la Croix des Moinats (882 m) * Category 2 – Col de Grosse Pierre (938 m) * Category 2 –
Col de la Schlucht The Col de la Schlucht (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains of France. On the west side lies the historical region of Lorraine (Lothringen in German), on the east side lies the historical region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Th ...
(1136 m) * Category 1 –
Petit Ballon The Petit Ballon (german: Kleiner Belchen) or Little Belchen,Chevrier, Jean-François. ''From Basel - Herzog & de Meuron'', Basel: Birkhäuser, 2016, p. 54. is, at 1272m, one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains in the department of Haut-R ...
(1157 m) * Category 1 – Col du Platzerwasel (1179 m)


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