Cormet de Roselend
| Cormet de Roselend | |
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Lac de Roselend near the pass | |
| Elevation | 1,967 m (6,453 ft) |
| Traversed by | D 925 |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°41′28″N 06°41′26″E / 45.69111°N 6.69056°ECoordinates: 45°41′28″N 06°41′26″E / 45.69111°N 6.69056°E |
  Cormet de Roselend Location of Cormet de Roselend | |
Cormet de Roselend (el. 1967 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.
It connects Beaufort in the Beaufortain valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley. On the west side of the pass lies the Lac de Roselend, a reservoir that can be reached by the Col de Méraillet or the Col du Pré.
Details of climb
On the north-western side, starting from Beaufort, the climb is 20.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1227 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 10.0%.
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the south-east, the Cormet de Roselend is 19.35 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1154 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 8.9%.
Appearances in Tour de France
The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1979 and has since featured 9 times, most recently in stage 17 of the 2009 Tour de France.
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
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| 2009 | 17 | 1 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | Le Grand-Bornand | Franco Pellizotti |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | Le Grand-Bornand | Tignes | Michael Rasmussen |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | Grenoble | Courchevel | Alejandro Valverde |
| 2002 | 17 | 1 | Aime | Cluses | Mario Aerts |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 | Chambéry | Les Arcs | Udo Bölts |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | Le Grand-Bornand | La Plagne | Alex Zülle |
| 1992 | 13 | 1 | Saint-Gervais–Mont Blanc | Sestrières | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 1987 | 22 | 1 | La Plagne | Morzine | Mathieu Hermans |
| 1984 | 19 | 1 | La Plagne | Morzine | Francis Castaing |
| 1979 | 16 | 1 | Morzine | Les Menuires | Henk Lubberding |