Col du Berthiand

The Col du Berthiand is a mountain pass rising to 780 metres (2,560 ft) above sea level, situated on the Montagne de Berthiand in the Jura mountains. It is located in the department of Ain in France and joins the commune of Serrières-sur-Ain with Nurieux-Volognat.

Col du Berthiand
Passage of the 2002 Tour de France on the Col du Berthiand
Elevation780 m (2,559 ft)
Traversed byRD979
LocationAin, France
RangeJura
Coordinates46°10′22″N 05°29′38″E
Col du Berthiand
Location of the Col du Berthiand

Toponymy

The name, like those of the Montagne de Berthiand and the hamlet of Berthiand originate from Bertoldingos ("with the Bertoldingi") derived from the family name Bertoald.[1]

Cycling

The Tour de France has traversed the Col du Berthiand on four occasions, the last being during the 2016 Tour de France.[2] The riders who crossed in the lead are shown in the table:

Year Rider Stage Stage finish Category
1991  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) 20 Mâcon 2
2002  Jörg Jaksche (GER) 18 Bourg-en-Bresse 2
2006  Sylvain Calzati (FRA) 18 Mâcon 2
2016  Rafał Majka (POL)[3] 15 Culoz 1

In the more distant past, it illustrated the skill of Charly Gaul, in particular during the Circuit des Six-Provinces in 1954,[4] but also during the Tour des provinces du Sud-Est in 1955.[5]

References
  1. "Noms de lieux de Suisse Romande, Savoie et environs" [Place names of Swiss Romandy, Savoy and environs]. henrysuter.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. "TDF16 ET15 parcours" (PDF). Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. MacLeary, John (17 July 2016). "Live Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome retains leader's yellow jersey after Jarlinson Pantano wins mountainous stage 15". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. Desforges, Jacques (2008). Six provinces 1954: l'envolée de Charly Gaul [Six provinces in 1954: The soaring of Charly Gaul] (in French). Éditions Publibook. p. 70. ISBN 9782748340068.
  5. Desforges, Jacques. Charly Gaul, grimpeur ailé [Charly Gaul, winged climber] (in French). Éditions Publibook. p. 43. ISBN 9782748325379.
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