Col de Joux Plane

Col de Joux Plane
Col de Joux Plane
Elevation	1700 m
Traversed by	D354 road
Location
Col de Joux Plane Haute-Savoie,  France
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°7′58″N 6°42′41″E / 46.13278°N 6.71139°E / 46.13278; 6.71139Coordinates: 46°7′58″N 6°42′41″E / 46.13278°N 6.71139°E / 46.13278; 6.71139

Col de Joux Plane (el. 1700 m.) 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

Climb details

• 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 eleven times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.^[1]

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
1978	17	1	Grenoble	Morzine	Seznec, ChristianChristian Seznec (FRA)
1981	17	1	Serre-Chevalier	Morzine	Martínez, MarianoMariano Martínez (FRA)
1981	18	HC	Thonon-les-Bains	Morzine	Alban, RobertRobert Alban (FRA)
1982	17	1	Bourg-d'Oisans	Morzine	Winnen, PeterPeter Winnen (NLD)
1983	18	1	L'Alpe d'Huez	Morzine	Michaud, JacquesJacques Michaud (FRA)
1984	19	1	La Plagne	Morzine	Arroyo, ÁngelÁngel Arroyo (ESP)
1987	22	HC	La Plagne	Morzine	Chozas, EduardoEduardo Chozas (ESP)
1991	18	HC	Bourg-d'Oisans	Morzine	Claveyrolat, ThierryThierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1997	15	HC	Courchevel	Morzine	Pantani, MarcoMarco Pantani (ITA)
2000	16	HC	Courchevel	Morzine	Virenque, RichardRichard Virenque (FRA)
2006	17	HC	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Morzine	Landis, FloydFloyd Landis (USA)

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

External links

• Col de Joux Plane profile from Samoens at climbbybike.com
• Col de Joux Plane profile from Morzine at climbbybike.com

References

1. ^ (French) Le dico du Tour - Le col de Joux-Plane dans le Tour de France depuis 1947