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Col de la Loze

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Col de la Loze
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“The Col de la Loze is a mountain pass in the French Alps, with an elevation of 2,304 metres (7,559 ft). A path up the mountain was opened in May 2019, and is the seventh-highest mountain pass in France. The ascent featured in the 2020, 2023, and 2025 Tours de France, as well as in the 2019 Tour de…”
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The GuardianMay 18, 2020

Postcard from the future: The Tour de France will have to wait another year | Felicity Cloake

Our food writer looks forward to heeding the siren call of the French Alps to watch Le Tour – and cycle a stage herself - but not until 2021 This was going to be the summer when, after three decades of armchair spectating, I finally got to see the Tour de France in the sinewy flesh. We had planned to catch one of the mountain stages, and not just for the pleasure of sitting on a sun-warmed rock…

road from Courchevel to Méribel

5 things in this story
  • Col de la LozeTrailroad from Courchevel to Méribel
  • Elsewhere
  • Tour de FranceFestivalFrench Alps, FranceIt is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
  • Egan BernalPlaceFrench Alps, Francedefending champion
  • Thibaut PinotPlaceFrench Alps, Francehome favourite
  • Sherpa supermarchéMarketFrench Alps, Franceshop for cheese and saucisson
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