Col des Aravis
Elevation1,487 m (4,879 ft)
LocationHaute-Savoie/Savoie, France
RangeAravis Range
Coordinates45°52′21″N 6°27′53″E / 45.87250°N 6.46472°E / 45.87250; 6.46472
Col des Aravis is located in Alps
Col des Aravis
Location of Col des Aravis
Col des Aravis

The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.

Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947)

The pass has been used 41 times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2020. In 1948 Gino Bartali was the first rider over the pass.[1]

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2020 18 2 Méribel La Roche-sur-Foron  Richard Carapaz (ECU)
2016 20 2 Megève Morzine  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
2010 9 2 Morzine-Avoriaz Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
2006 17 2 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Morzine  Patrice Halgand (FRA)
2002 17 2 Aime Cluses  Mario Aerts (BEL)
2000 16 2 Courchevel Morzine  Marco Pantani (ITA)
1991 18 1 Bourg-d'Oisans Morzine  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1990 10 2 Genève Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1987 22 2 La Plagne Morzine  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
1984 19 2 La Plagne Morzine  Robert Millar (GBR)
1983 18 2 Bourg-d'Oisans Morzine  Jacques Michaud (FRA)
1982 17 2 Bourg-d'Oisans Morzine  Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
1980 18 2 Morzine Prapoutel Les sept Laux  Ludo Loos (BEL)
1975 17 3 Valloire Morzine-Avoriaz  Lucien van Impe (BEL)
1968 19 2 Grenoble Sallanches Cordon  Barry Hoban (GBR)
1960 18 2 Aix-les-Bains Thonon-les-Bains  Fernando Manzanèque (ESP)
1955 8 2 Thonon-les-Bains Briançon  Charly Gaul (LUX)
1948 15 2 Aix-les-Bains Lausanne  Gino Bartali (ITA)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Le col des Aravis le Tour de France depuis 1947". www.ledicodutour.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-08.