Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which connects La Chambre in Maurienne with La Léchère in Tarentaise. The pass is closed from November to the beginning of June. It has been described as "beautiful, but heartbreaking".
Cycling
Details of the climb
The southern approach from La Chambre is 19 km long, gaining 1,522 m at an average gradient of 8.01%, with a maximum of 13.5%.The southern approach from La Chambre via Montgellafrey is 19.8 km long, gaining 1,520 m at an average gradient of 7.68%, with a maximum of 12.5%.
The northern approach can be accessed via Feissons-sur-Isère. From Feissons-sur-Isère, the climb is 24.5 km. long, gaining 1,543 m at an average gradient of 6.3%, with a maximum of 12%. For the 2012 Tour de France, the height at the summit is shown as 2,000 m., whereas in previous years it has been shown as 1,993 m.
On both sides of the Col de la Madeleine mountain pass cycling milestones are placed every kilometre. They indicate the distance to the summit, the current height, and the average slope in the following kilometre. Such signposting for cyclists has become common in most major mountain passes in the French Pyrenees and Alps.
Appearances in Tour de France
The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1969 [Tour de France|1969] and has since featured 28 times.It has been ranked hors catégorie, every year since 1995.
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 18 | HC | Vif | Col de la Loze |  Jonas Vingegaard.png" />Jonas Vingegaard|DENAppearances in Tour de France FemmesCol de la Madeleine featured as the finish of Stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes.
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