Col de la Croix (Jura)

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| name = Col de la Croix

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| photo_caption = The pass in the canton of Jura

| elevation_m = 789

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| map_caption = Location of Col de la Croix

| label = Col de la Croix

| location = Switzerland

| range = 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.{{cite web|title=Col de la Croix: Sainte-Ursanne |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-la-Croix&qryMountainID=13060 |publisher=www.climbbybike.com|accessdate=8 July 2012}}

=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.{{cite web|title=Stage 8: Belfort –Porrentruy|url=http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/800/etape_par_etape.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|accessdate=27 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705014026/http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/800/etape_par_etape.html|archive-date=5 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=July 8, Stage 8: Belfort – Porrentruy 157.5km|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-8|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=23 June 2012|accessdate=28 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627111220/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-8|archive-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The first rider over the climb was Thibaut Pinot, who went on to win the stage.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-8/results|title=Pinot rides to glory in Porrentruy|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=8 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015110/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-8/results|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=The oldest starts the attacking; the youngest wins – Bravo Thibaut!|url=http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-8/news/flm/the-oldest-starts-the-attacking-the-youngest-wins-bravo-thibaut.html|publisher=www.letour.fr|accessdate=8 July 2012|date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015708/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-8/news/flm/the-oldest-starts-the-attacking-the-youngest-wins-bravo-thibaut.html|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

References

External links

[http://ledicodutour.perso.sfr.fr/montagnes/cols__c/croix_ch.htm Le col de la Croix dans le Tour de France] {{in lang|fr}}

Croix (Jura)

Category:Mountain passes of the canton of Jura