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.

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

Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947)

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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

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References

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