Signal du Mont du Chat

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The Signal du Mont du Chat is a mountain in the Jura Mountains with an altitude of 1,504 metres, in France. It is situated in Savoie, west of Le Bourget-du-Lac.

Tour de France

The climb of the Mont du Chat is rarely used in the Tour de France, so far only in 1974 and 2017. In 2017 it was classified as an hors catégorie climb, with a length of 8.7 km à 10.3%. [1]

During the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné the Mont du Chat was included in stage 6. Fabio Aru was the first over the top, while Jakob Fuglsang won the stage before Richie Porte who kept his lead in the general classification. A month later, during the 2017 Tour de France, Warren Barguil was the first rider over the top of the col. In the descent, there was a heavy crash by Porte who broke his clavicle and pelvis and had to withdraw from the race. Rigoberto Urán won the stage, with Chris Froome keeping the yellow jersey.

YearStageStart of stageDistance (km)CategoryFirst over the topStage winnerYellow jersey
2017 9 Nantua 181.5HCFlag of France.svg  Warren Barguil  (FRA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)
1974 10 Aix-les-Bains 1312Flag of Spain.svg  Gonzalo Aja  (ESP)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)

References

  1. "Le Mont du Chat dans le Tour de France". www.ledicodutour.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-15.

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