Grand Alps, Col du Lautaret, Part 9, France

Part 9 of the Route des Grandes Alpes (Great Alpine Road), the ultimate cycling dream. Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass that is a boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane. The Col has long been used as a communication route between Grenoble and Briancon, and for reaching Italy across the Alps. Starting from Briancon, you climb about 2057m to the summit of Col du Lautaret, gaining 853m in altitude, at an average gradient of 3.1%, with a maximum of 5.2%.

This ride is available in 4K.