Col de la Croix (Jura)
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Col de la Croix (el. 789 m.) is a pass in the Jura range connecting Saint-Ursanne and Courgenay, both in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Cycle racing
Details of the climb
The climb from Saint-Ursanne is 3.72 km. long, gaining 342 m. in height at an average of 9.1%. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 17% being reached at the summit.[1]
Tour de France
It was crossed in Stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France on 8 July, where it was ranked as a Category 1 climb.[2][3] The first rider over the climb was Thibaut Pinot, who went on to win the stage.[4][5]
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