Col de la Croix (Vaud)

Mountain pass in the Swiss Alps

Col de la Croix is located in Switzerland
Col de la Croix
Col de la Croix
Location in Switzerland

Col de la Croix (1778 m high) is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.

Cycle racing

Details of the climb

The climb from Les Diablerets is 8 km. long, gaining 580 m in height at an average 7.2% grade. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 12%.[1]

Tour de France

It was crossed in Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France on 10 July, where Simon Geschke was the first rider to reach the top of the col. It was ranked as a Category 1 climb.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Col de la Croix: Les Diablerets". www.climbbybike.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Stage 8: Aigle – Châtel & Portes du Soleil". Tour de France.
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