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The passage over the Col de la Bonette is often mistakenly referred to as the Col de Restefond, and in the 2008 Tour de France the summit was referred to as the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond. Stage 16 of the tour approached the summit from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (south-east), and after reaching the Col de la Bonette, took a loop round the Cime ...
"Cime" means "summit" in French. The summit is surrounded by road from the Col de la Bonette, which reaches 2,802 metres (9,193 ft), and is the second highest paved through route in the Alps. It is also the highest point ever reached by the Tour de France. [1]
The highest point of elevation ever reached in the Tour de France is 2,860 m (9,383 ft) at the Cime de la Bonette loop road in the Alps (as of 2019), seen here from the northern ascent of the Col de la Bonette mountain pass. The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, generally considered the most ...
This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France.Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (2,802 m (9,193 ft)), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France.
The tour organiser, Henri Desgrange was confident enough after the Pyrenees to include the Alps in 1911. [3] The highest climb in the race was the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond in the 1962 Tour de France, reaching 2802 m. [4] The highest mountain finish in the Tour was at the Col du Galibier in the 2011 edition. [5]
The passage over the Col de la Bonette is often mistakenly referred to as the Col de Restefond, and in the 2008 Tour de France the summit was referred to as the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond. Stage 16 of the tour approached the summit from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (south-east), and after reaching the Col de la Bonette, took a loop round the Cime ...
Cime de la Bonette: Alps: France: loop road: Jausiers and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, via Col de la Bonette: Highest point in the Tour de France. [3
Cime de la Bonette: French Alps France: loop: The highest paved road in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France: 2770 m: Col de l'Iseran: Graian Alps France: pass: Val-d'Isère & Bonneval-sur-Arc: The highest paved mountain pass in France.