Col du Petit Ballon


The Col du Petit Ballon is a mountain pass situated in the Vosges Mountains in the Haut-Rhin department of France, close to the summit of the Petit Ballon mountain.
It was crossed on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France cycle race.

Details of climb

From the north, the climb starts in Munster from where the climb is long, gaining in altitude, at an average gradient of 6.7%. The climb proper starts at Luttenbach-près-Munster, where it leaves the D10. From here, the climb is long, at an average gradient of 8.1%.
From the north-west, the climb starts at Metzeral, passing through the village of Sondernach, where the route leaves the D10. The total distance is, gaining in altitude, at an average gradient of 5.3%.
It is also possible to access the col via the D43 from Wihr-au-Val to the north-east from where the climb is long, gaining in altitude, at an average gradient of 5.3%.

Tour de France

The col was used for the first time on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France, when the leader over the summit was the Spanish rider, Joaquim Rodríguez.