Col des Saisies

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Col des Saisies
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Col des Saisies
Location of Col des Saisies
Elevation 1,657 m (5,436 ft)
Traversed byD 925/D 218
Location Savoie, France
Range Alps
Coordinates 45°45′30″N6°31′43″E / 45.758333°N 6.528611°E / 45.758333; 6.528611

Col des Saisies (el. 1657 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. [1]

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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 resort of Les Saisies is situated on the pass. [2]

Appearances in Tour de France

The pass is often used as part of the route in the Tour de France, most recently in 2023. [3]

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
2023 17 1 Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc Courchevel Flag of Italy.svg  Giulio Ciccone  (ITA)
2021 9 1 Cluses Tignes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout Poels  (BEL)
2020 18 2 Méribel La Roche-sur-Foron Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Hirschi  (SUI)
2010 9 1 Morzine-Avoriaz Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Flag of France.svg  Jérôme Pineau  (FRA)
2009 17 1 Bourg-Saint-Maurice Le Grand-Bornand Flag of Norway.svg  Thor Hushovd  (NOR)
2006 17 1 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Morzine Flag of France.svg  Patrice Halgand  (FRA)
2002 17 1 Aime Cluses Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mario Aerts  (BEL)
2000 16 1 Courchevel Morzine Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pantani  (ITA)
1995 9 1 Le Grand-Bornand La Plagne Flag of Colombia.svg  Federico Muñoz  (COL)
1994 18 1 Moûtiers Cluses Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Peter De Clercq  (BEL)
1992 13 2 Saint-Gervais Sestrières Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA)
1987 22 2 La Plagne Morzine Flag of Colombia.svg  Omar Hernández  (COL)
1984 19 2 La Plagne Morzine Flag of Spain.svg  Pedro Delgado  (ESP)
1979 16 2 Morzine-Avoriaz Les Menuires Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Henk Lubberding  (NED)

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References

  1. "Géoportail". www.geoportail.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. Meunier, Pascal (2005). La saga des Saisies (4e éd ed.). Montmélian: La Fontaine de Siloé. ISBN   2-84206-307-4. OCLC   421126700.
  3. "Le col des Saisies dans le Tour de France". www.ledicodutour.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

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