The Col de Porte (elevation 1,326 m (4,350 ft)) is a mountain pass situated in the Chartreuse Mountains in the Isère department of France, between Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse to the south and Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse to the north. It sits on the D512 between Grenoble and Chambéry, and prior to 1998 was often crossed in conjunction with the Col du Cucheron and the Col du Granier.[2]
| Col de Porte | |
|---|---|
 The col seen from the north | |
| Elevation | 1,326 m (4,350 ft)[1] |
| Traversed by | D512 |
| Location | Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Range | Chartreuse Mountains |
| Coordinates | 45°17′24″N 5°46′01″E / 45.29000°N 5.76694°E |
  Col de Porte Location of Col de Porte | |
To the east is Chamechaude, the highest summit in the Chartreuse Massif. There is a small ski resort situated near the col.[3]
Cycle racing
editThe Col de Porte is regularly used in the Critérium du Dauphiné. In the sixth stage of the 1977 Critérium, Bernard Hinault fell on the descent from the Col de Porte leading to Grenoble when he was alone in the lead, 1'40" ahead of his competitors. Despite the fall, he won the stage at Bastille in Grenoble ahead of Lucien Van Impe and Bernard Thévenet.[4][5]
Details of the climb
editFrom Grenoble, to the south, the climb via the D512 is 17.7 km (11.0 mi) long, gaining 1,116 m (3,661 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 6.3%, with the steepest section being at 10%. 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the summit, it passes the Col de Palaquit (1,154 m (3,786 ft)).[6]
Tour de France
editThe pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1907,[7] after which it was used in the next three tours, and then not again until 1947.[8]
Appearances in Tour de France since 1947
editSince 1947, the passages which have been categorized have been:[9]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | La Tour-du-Pin | Villard-de-Lans |  Pierre Rolland (FRA)
|
| 1998 | 16 | 1 | Vizille | Albertville | Stéphane Heulot (FRA)
|
| 1989 | 19 | 1 | Villard-de-Lans | Aix-les-Bains |  Pedro Delgado (ESP)
|
| 1978 | 17 | 1 | Grenoble | Morzine | André Romero (FRA)
|
| 1971 | 10 | 1 | Saint-Etienne | Grenoble | Luis Ocaña (ESP)
|
| 1970 | 12 | 1 | Thonon-les-Bains | Grenoble |  Eddy Merckx (BEL)
|
| 1968 | 18 | 1 | Saint-Etienne | Grenoble | Roger Pingeon (FRA)
|
| 1965 | 17 | 1 | Briançon | Aix-les-Bains | Julio Jiménez (ESP)
|
| 1963 | 15 | 1 | Saint-Etienne | Grenoble | Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
|
| 1962 | 19 | 1 | Briançon | Aix-les-Bains | Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
|
| 1961 | 9 | 2 | Saint-Etienne | Grenoble |  Charly Gaul (LUX)
|
| 1958 | 21 | 1 | Briançon | Aix-les-Bains | Charly Gaul (LUX)
|
| 1951 | 21 | 1 | Briançon | Aix-les-Bains | Bernard Gauthier (FRA)
|
| 1948 | 14 | 2 | Briançon | Aix-les-Bains |  Gino Bartali (ITA)
|
References
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- ^ IGN map
- ^ "Col Hunting in the Chartreuse Alps". cycling-challenge. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Col de Porte". www.coldeporte.fr. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Bernard Hinault-Crashes over a cliff. Critérium du Dauphiné 1977". ciclismopassion. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Dauphiné Libéré : chute de Bernard Hinault" (Video) (in French). www.ina.fr. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Col de Porte - Grenoble". www.climbbybike.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Woodland, Les (2003). The Yellow Jersey Companion to the Tour de France. Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 0-224-063189.
- ^ "Le col de Porte" (in French). memoire-du-cyclisme. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Le col de Porte dans le Tour de France depuis 1947" (in French). ledicodutour. Retrieved 18 July 2014.