Col d'Izoard
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| Elevation | 2361 metres |
| Location | Hautes-Alpes,  France |
| Range | Alps |
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Col d'Izoard (el. 2361 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France.
It connects Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre. [1] [2]
It is frequently on the routhe of the Tour de France and has seen some dramatic incidents. A small cycling museum is at the summit.
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[edit] Characteristics
- Summit 2361 m. above sea level
- 15.9km has an average climb of 6.9% from Guillestre and 20km has 5.7% from Briançon.
[edit] Riders first to the top in the Tour de France
| Year | Name | Country |
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| 2006 | Stefano Garzelli |  Italy |
| 2003 | Aitor Garmendia Arbilla |  Spain |
| 2000 | Santiago Botero |  Colombia |
| 1993 | Claudio Chiappucci | Italy |
| 1989 | Pascal Richard |  Switzerland |
| 1986 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain |
| 1976 | Lucien Van Impe |  Belgium |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet | France |
| 1973 | José-Manuel Fuente | Spain |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1965 | Joaquim Galera | Spain |
| 1960 | Imerio Massignan | Italy |
| 1958 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain |
| 1956 | Valentin Huot | France |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1953 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1951 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1950 | Louison Bobet | France |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1947 | Jean Robic | France |
| 1939 | Sylvère Maes | Belgium |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1937 | Julian Berrendero | Spain |
| 1936 | Sylvère Maes | Belgium |
| 1927 | Nicolas Frantz |  Luxembourg |
| 1926 | Bartolomeo Aymo | Italy |
| 1925 | Bartolomeo Aymo | Italy |
| 1924 | Nicolas Frantz | Luxembourg |
| 1923 | Henri Pélissier | France |
| 1922 | Philippe Thijs | Belgium |
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