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Col de la Loze

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Col de la Loze

The Col de la Loze is a mountain pass in the French Alps, with an elevation of 2,304 metres (7,559 ft). A path up the mountain was opened in May 2019, and is the seventh-highest mountain pass in France. The ascent featured in the 2020, 2023, and 2025 Tours de France, as well as in the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir.

Infobox

Elevation
2,304 m (7,559 ft)
Coordinates
mw- 45°24′18″N 6°36′07″E / 45.40500°N 6.60194°E / 45.40500; 6.60194
Location
Savoie, France
Parent range
French Alps

Tables

· Cycling › Appearances in Tour de France
2020
2020
Year
2020
Stage
17
Category
HC
Start
Grenoble
Finish
Méribel (Col de la Loze)
Leader at the summit
Miguel Ángel López (COL)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Stage
17
Category
HC
Start
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Finish
Courchevel
Leader at the summit
Felix Gall (AUT)
2025
2025
Year
2025
Stage
18
Category
HC
Start
Vif
Finish
Courchevel (Col de la Loze)
Leader at the summit
Ben O'Connor (AUS)
Year
Stage
Category
Start
Finish
Leader at the summit
2020
17
HC
Grenoble
Méribel (Col de la Loze)
Miguel Ángel López (COL)
2023
17
HC
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Courchevel
Felix Gall (AUT)
2025
18
HC
Vif
Courchevel (Col de la Loze)
Ben O'Connor (AUS)

References

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    https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-2020-route-revealed/
  2. France Bleu
    http://francebleu.fr/infos/climat-environnement/une-nouvelle-route-d-altitude-dediee-aux-cyclistes-a-courchevel-1557246683
  3. Snow-Finder France
    https://books.google.com/books?id=LiKXumGWCXEC
  4. Ski Snowboard Europe
    https://books.google.com/books?id=c9ninom1H_UC
  5. "Les 3 Vallées Openings/Closings of Slopes and Lifts Live Timing"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200326183719/https://www.les3vallees.com/en/live/slopes-opening-les-3-vallees/
  6. Alpes 2019/2020 Petit Futé
    https://books.google.com/books?id=-22fDwAAQBAJ
  7. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/news/european-ski-resorts-continue-to-battle-with-walls-of-snow/
  8. Le Dauphiné libéré
    https://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/2018/10/08/le-col-de-la-loze-nouvel-itineraire-cycliste-a-2-300-m
  9. PJAMMcycling.com
    https://pjammcycling.com/zone/61.France
  10. pjammcycling.com
    https://pjammcycling.com/climb/1703.Col-de-la-Loze-Meribel;mode=Stats
  11. Le Dauphiné libéré
    https://www.ledauphine.com/actualite/2019/05/14/premiere-course-cycliste-a-2-304-metres-d-altitude-au-col-de-la-loze
  12. VeloNews
    https://www.velonews.com/2019/10/events/tour-de-france/new-giant-of-the-alps-could-play-kingmaker-in-2020-tour_501808
  13. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/54182385
  14. "Tour de France riders react: Just how hard was the Col de la Loze"
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-riders-react-just-how-hard-was-the-col-de-la-loze-468720
  15. The Connexion
    https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Newly-announced-Tour-de-France-2020-route-includes-crazy-new-Meribel-summit
  16. "8 key climbs from the 2020 Tour de France: Epic ascents to watch or ride"
    https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tour-de-france-climbs/
  17. Cycling Weekly
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-de-france-2023-route-announced-five-summit-finishes-and-one-time-trial-on-the-menu-for-the-men
  18. "2025 112th Tour de France (2.UWT), Stage 18, Vif-›Courchevel (Col de la Loze) (171.5km)"
    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2025/stage-18
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