Col d'Izoard
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| Col d'Izoard | |
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 Memorial at the top of Col d'Izoard |
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| Elevation | 2,361 metres (7,746 feet) |
| Location | Hautes-Alpes,  France |
| Range | Alps |
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Col d'Izoard (el. 2361 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the south. [1] [2]
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[edit] Tour de France
The Col d'Izoard is frequently on the route of the Tour de France. It is classified as an Hors Categorie climb. The southern climb from Guillestre is 15.9km in length and has an average gradient of 6.9%. The climb from Briancon to the north is 20km in length and has an average gradient of 5.7%. [3]
Several of the Tour de France's more memorable moments have occurred on the Col d'Izoard, particularly the exploits of Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thevenet and Louison Bobet. A small cycling museum is at the summit, along with a memorial to Coppi.
[edit] Riders first to the top in the Tour de France
| Year | Name | Country |
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| 2006 | Stefano Garzelli |  Italy |
| 2003 | Aitor Garmendia Arbilla |  Spain |
| 2000 | Santiago Botero |  Colombia |
| 1993 | Claudio Chiappucci | Italy |
| 1989 | Pascal Richard |  Switzerland |
| 1986 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain |
| 1976 | Lucien Van Impe | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet | France |
| 1973 | José-Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1965 | Joaquim Galera | Spain |
| 1960 | Imerio Massignan | Italy |
| 1958 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain |
| 1956 | Valentin Huot | France |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1953 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1951 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1950 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1947 | Jean Robic | France |
| 1939 | Sylvère Maes | Belgium |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1937 | Julian Berrendero | Spain |
| 1936 | Sylvère Maes | Belgium |
| 1927 | Nicolas Frantz |  Luxembourg |
| 1926 | Bartolomeo Aymo | Italy |
| 1925 | Bartolomeo Aymo | Italy |
| 1924 | Nicolas Frantz | Luxembourg |
| 1923 | Henri Pélissier | France |
| 1922 | Philippe Thijs | Belgium |
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