Montée d'Hauteville
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| Montée d'Hauteville | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,639 metres (5,377 feet) |
| Location | Savoie,  France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | |
| Traversed by | N 90 |
Montée d'Hauteville (1639 m.) is a mountain climb that will be used in the 2007 Tour de France. The climb will cover the first 15.3 km of the climb from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the Little St Bernard Pass on the N. 90 border route to Courmayeur in Italy.
[edit] Details of climb
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the south-west, the climb is 15.5 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 799 m. (an average percentage of 5.1%), with the steepest sections at 8.1% at the start of the climb. The descent is by minor roads to join the D902 at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise.
[edit] Appearances in Tour de France
In 2007, Montée d'Hauteville was climbed on stage 8 of the Tour de France.
| Year | Stage | Category | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | Michael Rasmussen |
[edit] External links
- Profile of Little St Bernard Pass on climbbybike.com
- Climb profiles (French)
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