Col de la Croix | |
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Elevation | 1,778 m (5,833 ft) |
Traversed by | Road |
Location | Vaud, Switzerland |
Range | Alps |
Coordinates | 46°19′29″N 07°07′36″E / 46.32472°N 7.12667°E |
Col de la Croix (1778 m high) is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.
The climb from Les Diablerets is 8 km. long, gaining 580 m in height at an average 7.2% grade. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 12%.[1]
It was crossed in Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France on 10 July, where Simon Geschke was the first rider to reach the top of the col. It was ranked as a Category 1 climb.[2]