List of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France

This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France. Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (2,802 m (9,193 ft)), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France.[1]

The highest mountain finishes in the history of the Tour were Galibier (2,645 m (8,677 ft)) in 2011; previously this had been Val Thorens (2,275 m (7,464 ft)) in 1994; and before that Col du Granon (2,413 m (7,917 ft)) used in 1986 and 2022.[1][2]

Editions

2001

The 2001 Tour de France included 19 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 6

  • Category 2 – Col du Donon (0,727m)

Stage 7

  • Category 2 – Col d'Adelspach (0,850 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Calvaire (1,135 m)

Stage 10

Stage 11


Stage 12

  • Category 1 – Col de Jau (1,506 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Coudons (0,883 m)
  • Category 1 – Ax-les-Thermes (1,375 m)

Stage 13


Stage 14

2002

The 2002 Tour de France included 21 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 14

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

  • Category 1 – Col de Richemond (1,060 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Berthiand (0,780 m)

2003

The 2003 Tour de France included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 7

  • Category 2 – Col de Portes (1,020 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Mont des Princes (0,696 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de la Ramaz (1,619 m)

Stage 8

Stage 9


Stage 13

Stage 14


Stage 15

Stage 16

  • Category 1 – Col du Soudet (1,540 m)
  • Category 1 – Col Bagargui (1,327 m)

2004

The 2004 Tour de France included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 10

Stage 11

  • Category 2 – Côte de Montsalvy (0,725 m)

Stage 12

Stage 13

Stage 15

  • Category 2 – Col des Limouches (1,075 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de l'Écharasson (1,146 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Chalimont (1,374 m)
  • Category 2 – Villard-de-Lans - Côte 2000 (1,150 m)

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

2005

The 2005 Tour de France included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12

  • Category 2 – Col Saint-Jean (1,332 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Corobin (1,230 m)

Stage 14

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 18

  • Category 2 – Côte de Boyne (0,930 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (0,924 m)

Stage 19

  • Category 2 – Col des Pradeaux (1,196 m)

2006

The 2006 Tour de France included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Col de Perty
  • Category 2 – Col de la Sentinelle

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

  • Category 2 – Côte de Chambod

2007

The 2007 Tour de France included 22 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

In 2007, the Tour had a stage finish at the summit of Col d'Aubisque (1,709 m (5,607 ft)) for the first time.[1]

Stage 5

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 12

  • Category 2 – Montée de la Jeante

Stage 14

Stage 15

Stage 16

2008

The 2008 Tour de France included 17 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

  • Category 2 – Croix de Montvieux

2009

The 2009 Tour de France included 21 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. Seven of them were situated in the Pyrenees, three in the Vosges, nine in the Alps, one in the Ardèche and one in the Pre-Alps:[3]

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 13

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 19

  • Category 2 – Col de l'Escrinet

Stage 20

2010

The 2010 Tour de France included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. One of them were situated in the Jura, eight in the Alps, two in the Cévennes, and twelve in the Pyrenees:[4]

Stage 7

  • Category 2 – Côte du barrage de Vouglans
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix de la Serra
  • Category 2 – Côte de Lamoura

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 12

  • Category 2 – Suc de Montivernoux
  • Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (Montée Laurent Jalabert)

Stage 14

Stage 15


Stage 16

Stage 17

2011

The 2011 Tour de France included 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2. Four of them are situated in the Massif Central, nine in the Pyrenees, and ten in the Alps:[5]

Stage 8

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Saint-Robert

Stage 9

Stage 12

Stage 13

Stage 14

Stage 16

Stage 17


Stage 18

Stage 19

2012

The 2012 tour included three uphill finishes: La Planche des Belles Filles (stage 7), La Toussuire - Les Sybelles (stage 11) and Peyragudes (stage 17). The Col du Grand Colombier was included for the first time, and was among six Hors catégorie rated climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees.[6][7]

Stage 7

Stage 8

  • Category 2 – Côte de Maison-Rouge (784 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de Saignelégier (979 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de Saulcy (928 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de la Caquerelle (834 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de la Croix (789 m)

Stage 10


Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 14


Stage 16

Stage 17

2013

The 2013 Tour de France included 28 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which seven were Hors catégorie climbs, eight Category 1 and thirteen were Second Category. There were four "mountain top" finishes: at Ax 3 Domaines in the Pyrenees, Mont Ventoux in Provence, and Alpe d'Huez and Annecy-Semnoz in the Alps. Alpe d'Huez was used twice on stage 18, both times ranked Hors catégorie.[8]

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

  • Category 2 – Côte de Puy-Sanières (1173 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de Réallon (1227 m)

Stage 18

Stage 19

Stage 20

2014

The 2014 Tour de France includes 25 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which six are Hors catégorie climbs, eleven Category 1 and eight are Second Category. There are seven "mountain top" finishes: at La Mauselaine (Category 3) and La Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges, Chamrousse and Risoul in the Alps, and Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet and Hautacam in the Pyrenees.[9][10]

Stage 2

Stage 8

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix des Moinats (885 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Grosse Pierre (901 m)

Stage 9


Stage 10

Stage 13

Stage 14


Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

2015

The 2015 Tour de France includes 25 climbs ranked Category 2 or higher of which 7 are Hors catégorie climbs, 6 Category 1 and 12 are Second Category.[11]

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12


Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Côte de Sauveterre (1014 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (1055 m)

Stage 15

  • Category 2 – Col de l'Escrinet (787 m)

Stage 16

  • Category 2 – Col de Cabre (1180 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Manse (1268 m)

Stage 17

  • Category 2 – Col de la Colle (1431 m)
  • Category 1 – Col d'Allos (2250 m)
  • Category 2 – Pra-Loup (1620 m)


Stage 18

  • Category 2 – Col Bayard (1264 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Morte (1368 m)
  • Category H – Col du Glandon (1924 m)
  • Category 2 – Lacets de Montvernier (782 m)

Stage 19

Stage 20

2016

The 2016 Tour de France includes 28 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.[12][13]

Stage 5

  • Category 2 – Pas de Peyrol (1,589 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Perthus (1,309 m)

Stage 7

Stage 8


Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 12

Stage 15

  • Category 2 – Col du Berthiand (780 m)
  • Category 2 – Col du Sappel (794 m)
  • Category H – Grand Colombier (1,501 m)
  • Category 2 – Lacets du Grand Colombier (891 m)


Stage 17

Stage 19

  • Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1,157m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Forclaz de Queige (870 m)
  • Category H – Montée de Bisanne (1,723 m)
  • Category 1 – Saint–Gervais Mont Blanc (1,372 m)

Stage 20

2017

The 2017 Tour de France includes 28 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.[14]

Stage 5

Stage 8

  • Category 2 – Côte de Viry (748 m)
  • Category 1 – Montée de la Combe de Laisia Les Molunes (1,202 m)

Stage 9

  • Category 2 – Côte des Neyrolles (825 m)
  • Category H – Col de la Biche (1,316 m)
  • Category H – Grand Colombier (1,501 m)
  • Category H – Mont du Chat (1,504 m)


Stage 12

Stage 13

Stage 15

  • Category 1 – Montée de Naves d'Aubrac (1,058 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de Peyra Taillade (1,190 m)


Stage 17

Stage 18

2018

The 2018 Tour de France includes 26 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 10

Stage 11


Stage 12

Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix-de-Berthel (1,089 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (1,051 m)[18]

Stage 15

  • Category 2 – Col de Slé (917 m)
  • Category 1 – Pic de Nore (1,201 m)[19]


Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 19

2019

The 2019 Tour de France includes 27 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 5

  • Category 2 – Cote du Haut-Koeninsburg (558 m)
  • Category 2 – Col des Trois Epis (659 m)[23]

Stage 6


Stage 8

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Montmain (737 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix de Thel (648 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Paquet (596 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix de Part (736 m)
  • Category 2 – Cote d'Aveize (786 m)[25]

Stage 9

  • Category 1 – Mur d'Aurec-sur-Loire (801 m)[26]

Stage 12

Stage 14


Stage 15

  • Category 2 – Col de Montségur (1,049 m)
  • Category 1 – Port de Lers (1,521 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de Péguère (1,352 m)
  • Category 1 – Prat d'Albis (1,198 m)[29]

Stage 18

Stage 19

Stage 20

2020

The 2020 Tour de France includes 29 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 2

Stage 4

Stage 6

  • Category 1 – Col de la Lusette (1,351 m)

Stage 8


Stage 9

Stage 12

  • Category 2 – Suc au May (893 m)

Stage 13

  • Category 1 – Col de Ceyssat (1,074 m)
  • Category 2 – Montée de la Stèle (1,244 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Néronne (1,237 m)
  • Category 1 – Pas de Peyrol (1,577 m)

Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Col du Béal (1,396 m)

Stage 15

  • Category 1 – Montèe de la Selle de Fromentel (1,173 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de la Biche (1,297 m)
  • Category H – Grand Colombier (1,495 m)[34]


Stage 16

  • Category 2 – Col de Porte (1,316 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte de Revel (760 m)
  • Category 1 – Montée de Saint Nizier du Moucherotte (1,169m)[35]

Stage 17

Stage 18

Stage 20

2021

The 2021 Tour de France includes 27 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 7

  • Category 2 – Signal d'Uchon (633 m)[39]

Stage 8

Stage 9


Stage 11

Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Col de Montségur (1,046 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix des Morts (902 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de Saint-Louis (705 m)[43]

Stage 15


Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

2022

The 2022 Tour de France includes 23 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 7

Stage 9

Stage 10


Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 13

  • Category 2 – Col de Parménie (571 m)[53]

Stage 14

  • Category 2 – Côte de la Croix Neuve (Montée Laurent Jalabert) (1030 m)[54]


Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

2023

The 2023 Tour de France includes 26 mountain passes or summit finishes, categorized HC, 1, or 2.

Stage 1

  • Category 2 – Côte de Vivero (355 m)[58]

Stage 2

Stage 5

Stage 6


Stage 9

Stage 10

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Saint-Robert (1445 m)[63]

Stage 12

  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Montmain (735 m)
  • Category 2 – Col de la Croix Rosier (721 m)[64]

Stage 13

  • Category H – Grand Colombier (1495 m)[65]

Stage 14


Stage 15

  • Category 1 – Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1149 m)
  • Category 1 – Col de la Croix Fry (1463 m)
  • Category 2 – Côte des Amerands (863 m)
  • Category 1 – Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (Le Bettex) (1379 m)[67]

Stage 16

  • Category 2 – Côte de Domancy (793 m)[68]

Stage 20

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