Col de la Croix (Vaud)

Col de la Croix is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.

Cycle racing

Details of the climb

The climb from Les Diablerets is 8 km. long, gaining 580 m in height at an average 7.2% grade. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 12%.

Tour de France

It was crossed in Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France on 10 July, where Simon Geschke was the first rider to reach the top of the col. It was ranked as a Category 1 climb.