The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.
| Col des Aravis | |
|---|---|
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| Elevation | 1,487 m (4,879 ft) |
| Location | Haute-Savoie/Savoie, France |
| Range | Aravis Range |
| Coordinates | 45°52′21″N 6°27′53″E / 45.87250°N 6.46472°E |
  Location of Col des Aravis | |
Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947)
The pass has been used 41 times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2020. In 1948 Gino Bartali was the first rider over the pass.[1]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 2 | Méribel | La Roche-sur-Foron |  Richard Carapaz (ECU) |
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | Megève | Morzine |  Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | Morzine-Avoriaz | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) |
| 2006 | 17 | 2 | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | Morzine | Patrice Halgand (FRA) |
| 2002 | 17 | 2 | Aime | Cluses | Mario Aerts (BEL) |
| 2000 | 16 | 2 | Courchevel | Morzine |  Marco Pantani (ITA) |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1990 | 10 | 2 | Genève | Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1987 | 22 | 2 | La Plagne | Morzine |  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) |
| 1984 | 19 | 2 | La Plagne | Morzine |  Robert Millar (GBR) |
| 1983 | 18 | 2 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
| 1982 | 17 | 2 | Bourg-d'Oisans | Morzine | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) |
| 1980 | 18 | 2 | Morzine | Prapoutel Les sept Laux | Ludo Loos (BEL) |
| 1975 | 17 | 3 | Valloire | Morzine-Avoriaz | Lucien van Impe (BEL) |
| 1968 | 19 | 2 | Grenoble | Sallanches Cordon | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 1960 | 18 | 2 | Aix-les-Bains | Thonon-les-Bains |  Fernando Manzanèque (ESP) |
| 1955 | 8 | 2 | Thonon-les-Bains | Briançon |  Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 1948 | 15 | 2 | Aix-les-Bains | Lausanne | Gino Bartali (ITA) |