Col du Granier
| Col du Granier | |
|---|---|
 View of Mont Granier from the Col | |
| Elevation | 1,134 m (3,720 ft) |
| Traversed by | D912 |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°28′50″N 5°54′55″E / 45.48056°N 5.91528°E |
  Col du Granier Location of Col du Granier | |
Col du Granier (el. 1,134 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux (south), Apremont (north) and Chapareillan (east). It has been traversed several times by the Tour de France cycle race, including on Stage 12 of the 2012 race. It is situated between Mont Granier (1,933 m) (south-east) and Mont Joigny (1,558 m) (north-west).
Cycle racing
[edit]Details of the climbs
[edit]From Chambéry (north), the climb is 15.3 km. gaining 864 m in height, at an average of 5.65%, with a maximum of 7.8%.[1]
From Chapareillan (east), the climb (via the D285) is 10.5 km. gaining 854 m in height, at an average of 8.13%, with a maximum of 10.4%.[2]
From Saint-Baldoph (northeast), the climb is 11.50 km. gaining 823 m in height, at an average of 7.16%, with a maximum of 10.3%.[3]
From St-Pierre-d'Entremont (south), the climb is 9.4 km. gaining 494 m in height, at an average of 5.26%, with a maximum of 9.2%.[4]
Appearances in Tour de France
[edit]The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1947[5] and has since featured 17 times and is generally ranked as a Category 1 or 2 climb.[6] It was crossed most recently on Stage 12 of the 2012 tour, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay-Davézieux, approaching from the direction of Chapareillan.[7]
Appearances in Tour de France Femmes
[edit]The pass will be included in Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes.[8]
| Year | Stage | Category | Direction of approach |
Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | South | Bourg-en-Bresse | Chambéry |
References
[edit]- ^ "Col du Granier from Chambery : 1134m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Col du Granier from Chapareillan : 1134m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Col du Granier from Saint Baldoph : 1134m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Col du Granier from Saint Pierre d'Entremont : 1134m". Cols-cyclisme. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Woodland, Les (2003). The Yellow Jersey Companion to the Tour de France. Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 0-224-063189.
- ^ "Le Col du Granier dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.com (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Stage 12: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay-Davézieux". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Stage 7 - Bourg-en-Bresse > Chambéry - Tour de France Femmes 2025". www.letourfemmes.fr. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
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