Col de Joux Plane

Col de Joux Plane
Col de Joux Plane
Elevation	1700 m
Traversed by	D354 road
Location
Col de Joux Plane Haute-Savoie, France
Range	Alps

Col de Joux Plane (el. 1700 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race

Climb details

Starting from Samoëns, the Col de Joux Plane is 11.7 km long with an average percentage of 8.5% and a maximum gradient of 10%.
Starting from Morzine, the Col de Joux Plane is 10.9 km long with an average percentage of 6.5% and a maximum gradient of 11%.

Col de Joux Plane has been used a total of eleven times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.^[1]

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
1978	17	1	Grenoble	Morzine	Seznec, ChristianChristian Seznec (FRA)
1981	17	1	Serre-Chevalier	Morzine	Martínez, MarianoMariano Martínez (FRA)
1981	18	HC	Thonon-les-Bains	Morzine	Alban, RobertRobert Alban (FRA)
1982	17	1	Bourg-d'Oisans	Morzine	Winnen, PeterPeter Winnen (NLD)
1983	18	1	L'Alpe d'Huez	Morzine	Michaud, JacquesJacques Michaud (FRA)
1984	19	1	La Plagne	Morzine	Arroyo, ÁngelÁngel Arroyo (ESP)
1987	22	HC	La Plagne	Morzine	Chozas, EduardoEduardo Chozas (ESP)
1991	18	HC	Bourg-d'Oisans	Morzine	Claveyrolat, ThierryThierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1997	15	HC	Courchevel	Morzine	Pantani, MarcoMarco Pantani (ITA)
2000	16	HC	Courchevel	Morzine	Virenque, RichardRichard Virenque (FRA)
2006	17	HC	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Morzine	Landis, FloydFloyd Landis (USA)