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Col de Montgenèvre
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The obelisk celebrating Napoleon Bonaparte was erected in September 1804, two months before the First Consul had himself promoted and crowned as emperor.
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Elevation | 1,854 m (6,083 ft) |
Traversed by | Route nationale 94 (France) |
Location | Hautes-Alpes, France |
Range | Cottian Alps |
Coordinates | 44°55′51″N 6°43′24″ECoordinates: 44°55′51″N 6°43′24″E |
Location of Col de Montgenèvre |
The Col de Montgenèvre (Italian: Passo del Monginevro; elevation 1854 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, in France at two kilometres away from Italy.
Tour de France
The Col de Montgenèvre has appeared on the Tour de France 10 times. The first person over the summit on each occasion was:
- 1949 Tour de France : Gino Bartali Italy
- 1952 Tour de France : Fausto Coppi Italy
- 1956 Tour de France : Valentin Huot France
- 1966 Tour de France : Julio Jiménez Spain
- 1976 Tour de France : Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands
- 1992 Tour de France : Richard Virenque France
- 1996 Tour de France : Bjarne Riis Denmark
- 1997 Tour de France : Richard Virenque France
- 1999 Tour de France : Richard Virenque France
- 2011 Tour de France : Sylvain Chavanel France