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13-550: The pass is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes . It connects the valley of the Isère ( Tarentaise ) and the valley of the Arc River ( Maurienne ) between Val-d'Isère in the north and Bonneval-sur-Arc in the south. On the northern side is the popular Tignes – Val d'Isère ski resort . The pass is only accessible by road during the summer months. In the winter it can only be accessed by

26-554: A series of pistes and ski lifts. The Col is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is the highest point both of the Alpine GR 5 , a long-distance trail from Lake Geneva to Nice , and of the similar Grande Traversée des Alpes . The steep descent to the south, notable for its waterfalls, enters the Vanoise National Park here. From the north the road goes up and down through short tunnels and avalanche galleries past

39-464: Is 32.9 km (20.4 mi) in length, ascending 1,371 m (4,498 ft) at an average grade of 4.2%. The final 13.4 km (8.3 mi) starts at Bonneval-sur-Arc and rises 977 m (3,205 ft) at an average gradient of 7.3%, with several sections in excess of 10%. On both sides of the Col de l'Iseran, mountain pass cycling milestones mark the distance to the summit, the current altitude, and

52-562: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . French Alps The French Alps ( French : Alpes françaises ; Arpitan : Ârpes francêses ; Occitan : Aups francesas ; Ligurian : Arpi françéixi ) are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France , located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of

65-612: The Col d'Izoard (2,361 m (7,746 ft)). The road then heads through Embrun and over the Col de Vars (2,111 m (6,926 ft)) and onto Barcelonnette via Jausiers , where the choice can be made to turn south over the Col de la Bonette (2,802 m (9,193 ft))—with access to the highest paved through road in Europe, the Cime de la Bonette —or continue via the Col de la Cayolle (2,327 m (7,635 ft)). The original end of

78-452: The Col des Saisies (1,633 m (5,358 ft)). It then passes through Beaufort , Bourg-Saint-Maurice and onto Val-d'Isère . The road then crosses the Col de l'Iseran (2,770 m (9,090 ft)). The road then passes through Modane and over the Col du Galibier (2,642 m (8,668 ft)) and then the Col du Lautaret to La Grave . The road heads to Briançon and then over

91-800: The French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif , are shared with Switzerland and Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), Mont Blanc , on the France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest Western European mountain . Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble , Chamonix , Annecy , Chambéry , Évian-les-Bains and Albertville . The largest connected ski areas are: The other large ski areas are: A range of winter and summer activities are available in

104-469: The Lac du Chevril near Tignes . Starting from Bourg-Saint-Maurice , the climb to Col de l'Iseran is 48 km (30 mi). Over this distance, the road (D 902) ascends 1,955 m (6,414 ft), at an average grade of 4.1%. The last 15 km (9 mi) starts at Val-d'Isère and climbs 895 m (2,936 ft) at a consistent average of 6%. From the south, the climb starts at Lanslebourg-Mont Cenis and

117-770: The Route was Nice but is now Menton , reached via the cols of Saint-Martin (1,500 m (4,900 ft)), Turini (1,607 m (5,272 ft)) and Castillon (707 m (2,320 ft)). Col des Gets (1163 m) Col de la Colombière (1613 m) Col des Aravis (1487 m) Col des Saisies (1650 m) Cormet de Roselend (1967 m) Col de l’Iseran (2764 m) Col du Télégraphe (1566 m) Col du Galibier (2645 m) Col du Lautaret (2058 m) Col d’Izoard (2360 m) Col de Vars (2109 m) Col de la Cayolle (2326 m) Col de Valberg (1673 m) Col de la Couillole (1678 m) Col Saint-Martin (1500 m) Col de Turini (1607 m) Col de Castillon (706 m) This article about road transport in France

130-567: The Tour in 1939 . It went over the Col d'Iseran from Bonneval-sur-Arc to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and was won by Sylvere Maes by four minutes. The pass has been used five times on the Tour de France since 1947. It was scheduled to be used in 1996 but was left out at the last minute due to bad weather. As a result of snow on both the Col de l'Iseran and the Col du Galibier the scheduled 190 km (118 mi) stage from Val-d'Isère to Sestriere in Italy

143-606: The ascent to Tignes, the stage was truncated with times for the general classification being taken at the summit of the Col de l'Iseran. Route des Grandes Alpes The Route des Grandes Alpes is a tourist itinerary through the French Alps between Lake Geneva and the French Riviera passing over all the high passes of the Alps within France . The road starts at Thonon-les-Bains and climbs via Les Gets and Cluses . It then heads to Saint-Gervais and Megève , over

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156-501: The average slope in the following kilometre. The Col d'Iseran was first used in the Tour de France bicycle race in 1938 . The first rider over the summit was Felicien Vervaecke but on the descent he was passed by Gino Bartali . Bartali had taken the leader's yellow jersey from Vervaecke the previous day and retained it to the finish in Paris. The first mountain time trial was introduced to

169-525: Was truncated to a 46 km (29 mi) sprint from Le-Monetier-les-Bains . Bjarne Riis claimed the sprint, resulting in him taking the yellow jersey which he retained to the finish in Paris. Col de l'Iseran was crossed in 2007 in stage 9 , which started from Val-d'Isère and went 159.5 km (99 mi) to Briançon on 17 July. The Tour crossed the climb once again in the 2019 edition, in Stage 19 to Tignes . However, due to adverse weather conditions on

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