Chamrousse - 1730 metres
The climb of Chamrousse was used in the mountain time-trial in the 2001 Tour de France. Lance Armstrong won the stage on July 18th 2001 when he took just over an hour to climb from Grenoble to the ski resort. His split time from the golf course roundabout to the ski resort was 49 minutes, with the slowest rider making the ascent in one hour five minutes.
See August 2000
Northern Ascent
| Start town : | Uriage |
| Starting Altitude : | 410 metres |
| Distance : | 21 kilometres |
| Vertical Climb : | 1330 metres |
| Gradient : | 6.5% average - 10% maximum
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| Comments : |
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The view of the Belledonne range on the northern side of Chamrousse. |
Western Ascent
| Start town : | Uriage |
| Starting Altitude : | 410 metres |
| Distance : | 20 kilometres |
| Vertical Climb : | 1320 metres |
| Gradient : | 7.2% average - 10%
maximum |
| Comments : | The Tour de France used this side of the climb to Chamrousse in the 2001 mountain time-trial. |
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The view towards Grenoble with the backdrop of the Vercors when climbing from the south. |
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The last few metres on the southern ascent. |
