Mont Revard (, ) is a mountain in the
Bauges Massif near
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie. in
Savoie
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,
France
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. The mountain is crossed by the D913 road between the villages of
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey and
Pugny-Chatenod near
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie. .
The ski resort of
Le Revard is situated on the northern edge of the mountain at an elevation of .
The summit on the D913 is at an elevation of and was crossed on the penultimate stage of the
2013 Tour de France
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(Stage 20).
The Tour de France had crossed the pass twice previously and has had a stage finish twice on the summit.
Climate
Mont Revard features a
warm-summer humid continental climate (
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: ''Dfb'') due to its altitude and far inland position. The climate can also be qualified as
mountainous
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and the seasons are well marked.
Located at the western end of the french Alps, Mont Revard receives a lot of precipitation over the year and significant accumulations of snow, up to during the winter of 2012-2013.
[.] Summers are quite warm and sunny but thunderstorms are not uncommon while winters are very cold and snowy.
Details of the climb
In 2013, the climb used by the Tour de France commences at
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey and climbs in at an average gradient of 5.6%, and is ranked a Category 1 climb.
[
From Aix-les-Bains, the climb to the ski resort at Le Revard via the D913 is long, climbing at an average gradient of 6%.][ From Chambery, the climb via the D912/D913 is long with height gained at an average of 5.1%.
]
Caving
The limestone plateau is conducive to karst formations. In the Bauges massif, collapse wells and snow pits are called tannes; they sometimes give access to active underground networks, such as the Garde-Cavale network accessible in particular from the Trou du Garde and the Creux de la Cavale. This network totals a development of more than 50 km explored. The waters come out at the cave of the Doria,
Tour de France
The mountain was crossed in 1991
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, when the altitude was shown as [ and again in ]1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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, when the altitude was shown as . The latter stage was neutralized in the wake of the 1998 Festina affair
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.[
In 1965 and ]1972
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, the ski resort of Le Revard was used as a stage finish with the finishing line being situated at . The 1965 stage was a mountain time trial won by Felice Gimondi
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.[
]
Appearances in Tour de France
Tour de France stage finishes
References
External links
Mont Revard on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)
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Mountains of Savoie
Mountains of the Alps