Col du Berthiand
{{Short description|Mountain pass in Ain, France}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Col du Berthiand
| photo = Tour de France 2002 - Nurieux-Volognat.jpg
| photo_caption = Passage of the 2002 Tour de France on the Col du Berthiand
| elevation_m = 780
| elevation_ref =
| traversed = {{Interlanguage link multi|Route nationale 79 (France)|fr|3=Route nationale 79 (France)|lt=RD979}}
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location of the Col du Berthiand
| map_size =
| label = Col du Berthiand
| coords = {{coord|46|10|22|N|05|29|38|E|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = Ain, France
| range = Jura
| topo =
}}
The Col du Berthiand is a mountain pass rising to {{convert|780|m|ft}} above sea level, situated on the Montagne de Berthiand in the Jura mountains. It is located in the department of Ain in France and joins the commune of Serrières-sur-Ain with Nurieux-Volognat.
Toponymy
The name, like those of the Montagne de Berthiand and the hamlet of Berthiand originate from Bertoldingos ("with the Bertoldingi") derived from the family name Bertoald.{{cite web|url=http://henrysuter.ch/glossaires/topoB1.html|title=Noms de lieux de Suisse Romande, Savoie et environs|work=henrysuter.ch|trans-title=Place names of Swiss Romandy, Savoy and environs|language=French|accessdate=17 July 2016}}
Cycling
The Tour de France has traversed the Col du Berthiand on four occasions, the last being during the 2016 Tour de France, with Rafał Majka first over the top.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2016/07/17/tour-de-france-2016-stage-15---live1/|title=Live Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome retains leader's yellow jersey after Jarlinson Pantano wins mountainous stage 15 |work=The Daily Telegraph|first=John|last=MacLeary|date=17 July 2016|accessdate=17 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1500/parcours.pdf|title=TDF16 ET15 parcours|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|accessdate=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705211332/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/1500/parcours.pdf|archive-date=5 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |title=Le col du Berthiand dans le Tour de France |url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_b/berthiand.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.ledicodutour.com |language=French}} The riders who crossed in the lead are shown in the table:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Year
!Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit |
|---|
| 1991
|20 |2 |{{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} |
| 2002
|18 |2 |{{flagathlete|Jörg Jaksche|GER}} |
| 2006
|18 |2 |{{flagathlete|Sylvain Calzati|FRA}} |
| 2016
|15 |1 |{{flagathlete|Rafał Majka|POL}} |
In the more distant past, it illustrated the skill of Charly Gaul, in particular during the Circuit des Six-Provinces in 1954,{{cite book|title=Six provinces 1954: l'envolée de Charly Gaul|language=French|trans-title=Six provinces in 1954: The soaring of Charly Gaul|first=Jacques|last=Desforges|year=2008|publisher=Éditions Publibook|page=70|isbn=9782748340068}} but also during the Tour des provinces du Sud-Est in 1955.{{cite book|title=Charly Gaul, grimpeur ailé|language=French|trans-title=Charly Gaul, winged climber|first=Jacques|last=Desforges|publisher=Éditions Publibook|page=43|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bq530E_T6ZEC&q=Berthiand+Gaul&pg=PA43|isbn=9782748325379}}