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From the south, the road to the pass follows the D25 from its junction with the D1091 to the east of Le Freney-d'Oisans. From here, the road is 12.8 km (8.0 mi) km long, climbing 954 m (3,130 ft) at an average of 7.5%, although the first kilometre to Mizoën has a gradient of 11.5%
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criticized the decision of the Tour de France organisers to use the pass, saying: "The road is old and narrow. It’s a bad road, no guardrails. A mistake could see you falling straight down 30 metres. It's irresponsible to send us there." Martin repeated his criticisms on the eve of the Tour de
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From Alpe d'Huez, the route used on the Tour de France follows an unnamed road initially, descending to 1,765 m (5,791 ft) before the final climb to the summit which is 3 km (1.9 mi) long at an average gradient of 7.8%.
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It’s still the same descent. … It’s quite nasty and a really dangerous descent. We’ve made a lot of comments already in the media, so I really hope the organization heard it.
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bicycle race as this loops round to enable the cyclists to climb the Alpe d'Huez twice in the same stage.
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and the maximum gradient is 13.5% at 3 km (1.9 mi) from the summit.
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Cycling up to the Col de Sarenne: data, profile, map, photos and description
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In the race, the summit was crossed first by a group of four riders, led by
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left the road on a corner before going on to win the stage at the top of
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of France. The pass connects Alpe d'Huez with the villages of
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valley. The road over the pass was used on Stage 18 of the
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massif, approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of
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Elevation
Isère
France
Range
Grandes Rousses
Alps
Coordinates
45°5′15″N 6°8′57″E / 45.08750°N 6.14917°E / 45.08750; 6.14917
Col de Sarenne is located in Alps
mountain pass
Grandes Rousses
Alpe d'Huez
Isère
department
Mizoën
Le Freney-d'Oisans
Romanche
2013 Tour de France
2013 Tour de France
Tony Martin
Tejay van Garderen
Christophe Riblon
Alpe d'Huez


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"Tony Martin says the Tour's Col de Sarenne is dangerous"

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