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Col de la Madeleine - Feissons Sur Isère

Col de la Madeleine

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Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine - janvier 2010.jpg
North side of the Col de la Madeleine in January
Elevation 1,993 m (6,539 ft)
Traversed by D213
Location Savoie, France
Range Alps
Coordinates 45°26′05″N 6°22′32″ECoordinates: 45°26′05″N 6°22′32″E
Col de la Madeleine is located in Alps
Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine
Location of Col de la Madeleine

Col de la Madeleine (el. 1,993 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which connects La Chambre in Maurienne with Aigueblanche and Feissons-sur-Isère in Tarentaise. The pass is closed from November to the beginning of June. It has been described as "beautiful, but heartbreaking".[1]

Cycling

Details of the climb

 
Sign at the summit

The southern approach from La Chambre (via the D213) is 19.05 km. long, gaining 1,522 m. at an average gradient of 8%.[2] Alternatively, the route via the D76 is 19.8 km. long, climbing 1,520 m. at an average of 7.7%.[3]

The northern approach can be accessed via Feissons-sur-Isère or Aigueblanche. From Feissons-sur-Isère (via La Léchère), the climb is 25.3 km. long, gaining 1,585 m. at an average gradient of 6.2%. For the 2012 Tour de France, the height at the summit is shown as 2,000 m., whereas in previous years it has been shown as 1,993 m.[4]

From Aigueblanche, the climb is 28.28 km. long, climbing 1,533 m. at an average of 5.4%.[5]

On both sides of the Col de la Madeleine mountain pass cycling milestones are placed every kilometre. They indicate the distance to the summit, the current height, and the average slope in the following kilometre. Such signposting for cyclists has become common in most major mountain passes in the French Pyrenees and Alps.

Appearances in Tour de France

The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1969 and has since featured 24 times,[4] most recently on Stage 11 of the 2012 race when it was approached from the direction of Feissons-sur-Isère.[6]

It has been ranked hors catégorie, every year since 1995.

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
2013 19 HC Le Bourg-d'Oisans Le Grand-Bornand  Pierre Rolland (FRA)
2012 11 HC Albertville La Toussuire-Les Sybelles  Peter Velits (SVK)
2010 9 HC Morzine-Avoriaz Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  Anthony Charteau (FRA)
2005 11 HC Courchevel Briançon  Santiago Botero (COL)
2004 17 HC Bourg d'Oisans Le Grand-Bornand  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
2002 16 HC Les Deux Alpes La Plagne  Michael Boogerd (NED)
2001 10 HC Aix-les-Bains Alpe d'Huez  Laurent Roux (FRA)
2000 15 HC Briançon Courchevel  Massimiliano Lelli (ITA)
1998 16 HC Vizille Albertville  Jan Ullrich (GER)
1997 14 HC Le Bourg-d'Oisans Courchevel  Richard Virenque (FRA)
1996 7 HC Chambéry Les Arcs  Richard Virenque (FRA)
1995 10 HC La Plagne Alpe d'Huez  Richard Virenque (FRA)
1994 17 1 Le Bourg-d'Oisans Val Thorens  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT)
1990 11 HC Saint-Gervais Alpe d'Huez  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1988 12 1 Morzine Alpe d'Huez  Henri Abadie (FRA)
1987 21 HC Le Bourg-d'Oisans La Plagne  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP)
1984 18 HC Le Bourg-d'Oisans La Plagne  Pedro Delgado (ESP)
1983 18 HC Le Bourg-d'Oisans Morzine  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1981 19 1 Morzine Alpe d'Huez  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1980 17 HC Serre-Chevalier Morzine  Mariano Martínez (FRA)
1979 17 HC Les Menuires Alpe d'Huez  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1977 17 1 Chamonix Alpe d'Huez  André Chalmel (FRA)
1975 17 1 Valloire Morzine-Avoriaz  Francisco Galdós (ESP)
1973 8 2 Moûtiers Les Orres  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)
1969 10 2 Chamonix Briançon  Andrés Gandarias (ESP)