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map THE CYCLING A CENTURY MAJOR MOUNTAIN cycling ELDORADO OF (GREAT) TALES PASSES Galibier, Izoard, Lautaret, Granon, Vars, Agnel, Noyer… For more than a century, the Tour has repeatedly Izoard, Galibier, Vars, Lautaret… all names that have The Hautes-Alpes Department is proud of its legendary returned to the Hautes-Alpes, writing some of its greatest tales. pride of place in cycling history. mountain passes. The department has around 30, For Christian Prudhomme (Tour Director), due to the beauty of its landscapes The Galibier that was crossed 60 times between 1911 some of which are among the most prestigious along and passes, the Hautes-Alpes Department is forever linked to the history and and 2019 is still the highest fi nish of the Tour at an the . Places that are conducive to Great Alpine Route magnifi cence of the Tour de France. altitude of 2,645 m and is the event’s most frequently cycling, sometimes set in history thanks to the Tour de Between 1922 and 2019, the Tour visited the Hautes-Alpes Department 82 climbed pass in the Alpine massif. France. 11 circuits and 22 climbs have been specially times making it ‘one of the Tour’s most visited’ areas. Its legendary passes designed for cyclists; these are the Shared Itineraries. As for the Izoard, the cyclists faced it 36 times from have such famous names as Izoard, Vars and Galbier. In June, July and August, some of these mountain 1922 to 2017. Thys, Coppi, Bobet, Bartali, Robic, passes are dedicated to cyclists during the Reserved In 2011, the Galibier, at an altitude of 2,645 m was the stage for the highest Bahamontès, Merckx, Thévenet and Barguil have Passes operation.
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