Col de la Colombière


Col de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the :fr:Bourne |Bourne valley. The road then leads further to Annecy or over Col des Aravis to the Arly valley and is situated between the Massif des Bornes to the north-west and the Chaîne des Aravis to the south-east.
The pass is not an important traffic route because there are better roads that parallel it, particularly the A40 autoroute.

Details of climb

Although the pass is not very high, it is technically difficult for cyclists.
Starting from Scionzier, the climb is 16.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1108 m. The steepest section is 10.2% near the summit. From Le Grand-Bornand, the Col de la Colombière is 11.7 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 690 m.
On 31 May 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg near the start of the climb in Scionzier.

Appearances in Tour de France

The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1960 and has since featured 22 times, most recently in 2018.
YearStageCategoryLeader at the summit
2018101
2016201
201091
2009171
200771
2006171
2002171
2000161
1997151
1994181
1991181
1990101
1987221
1985121
1984191
1983181
1982171
1980181
1978171
1975172
1968192
1960182