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Colle Sestriere
Col de SestriereLocation of Colle Sestriere Elevation 2035 Traversed by D64 Location Location Piedmont, Province of Turin
ItalyRange Cottian Alps Coordinates 44°57′N 06°53′E / 44.95°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 44°57′N 06°53′E / 44.95°N 6.883°E
Colle Sestriere, Col de Sestriere, is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps. It is occupied by the town of Sestriere in the Province of Turin, Italy. It is 17 km (11 mi) from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.It is a famous starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. Notably, it was the scene of a definitive moment in Lance Armstrong's career when he rode away from the field in a breakaway uphill finish to take the stage in the 1999 Tour de France, which was the first of his seven championships in that race.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
References
Categories:- Road stubs
- Climbs in cycle racing
- Mountain passes of the Alps
- Mountain ranges of Italy
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