Col du Noyer (el. 1664 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.

Col du Noyer
Col du Noyer, seen from Champsaur.
Elevation1,664 m (5,459 ft)
Traversed byD 17
LocationHautes-Alpes, France
RangeAlps
Coordinates44°41′31″N 5°59′7″E / 44.69194°N 5.98528°E / 44.69194; 5.98528
Napoléon's refuge at col du Noyer.

Appearances in Tour de France edit

The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1970 and has since featured 4 times, most recently in 2010.[1]

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2010 10 2 Chambéry Gap   Mario Aerts (BEL)
1982 15 2 Manosque Orcières-Merlette   Pascal Simon (FRA)
1971 11 2 Grenoble Orcières-Merlette   Luis Ocaña (ESP)
1970 13 1 Grenoble Gap   Raymond Delisle (FRA)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Le col du Noyer dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.