Col de Joux Plane
Col de Joux Plane is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race- Starting from Samoëns, the Col de Joux Plane is 11.7 km long with an average percentage of 8.5% and a maximum gradient of 10%.
- Starting from Morzine, the Col de Joux Plane is 10.9 km long with an average percentage of 6.5% and a maximum gradient of 11%.
Tour de France
Col de Joux Plane has been used a total of 12 times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.
Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
1978 | 17 | 1 | Grenoble | Morzine | |
1981 | 17 | 1 | Serre-Chevalier | Morzine | |
1981 | 18 | HC | Thonon-les-Bains | Morzine | |
1982 | 17 | 1 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | |
1983 | 18 | 1 | L'Alpe d'Huez | Morzine | |
1984 | 19 | 1 | La Plagne | Morzine | |
1987 | 22 | HC | La Plagne | Morzine | |
1991 | 18 | HC | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | |
1997 | 15 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine | |
2000 | 16 | HC | Courchevel | Morzine | |
2006 | 17 | HC | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Morzine | |
2016 | 20 | HC | Megève | Morzine | |