Cormet de Roselend

The dam on the north side of the pass

The Cormet de Roselend is a mountain pass with an altitude of 1,967 m in the French Alps, Savoie département. The continuous paved road ( D925 ) connects the Beaufort Bourg -Saint -Maurice in the valley of the Isère. On the west side lies the Lac du Roselend, of the Col du Méraillet (part of the Cormet - pass road ) or alternatively can be reached via the Col du Pré. The road between the lake and Bourg -Saint -Maurice is expanded considerably narrower. The pass is occasionally crossed by the Tour de France.

Cycling

The Cormet de Roselend has been (as of 2009 ) traveled ten times as part of the Tour de France. He is a rise in the 1st category. Following professional cyclists crossed the pass was the first driver of the field:

King of the Mountains Bourg-Saint-Maurice 1979 Tour de France Henk Lubberding 1984 Tour de France Francis Castaing 1987 Tour de France 1992 Tour de France 1995 Tour de France 1996 Tour de France 2002 Tour de France Mario Aerts Alejandro Valverde Michael Rasmussen 2009 Tour de France Franco Pellizotti Col de Braus Col de la Cayolle Col des Champs Col du Galibier Les Gets Col du Glandon Col du Granon Col de la Joux Verte Col du Lautaret Col de la Lombarde Col de la Madeleine Col des Montets Col de Tende Col de Turini Col de Vars
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