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Col de Tourniol

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Col de Tourniol
View of the switchbacks on the western slope of Col de Tourniol.
Elevation1,145 m (3,757 ft)[1]
First Approach
Traversed byD101
Second Approach
Traversed byD101
LocationFrance
RangeMassif du Vercors (Alps)
Coordinates44/55/08/N 5/11/04/E[2]

The Col de Tourniol is a mountain pass located at an altitude of 1,145 meters in the French department of Drôme, in the western part of the Massif du Vercors.

History

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On 10 April 1989, EAS Flight 602, a Fairchild FH-227B en route from Paris to Valence with 3 crew members and 19 passengers, struck the terrain near the Col de Tourniol during the approach procedure to Valence-Chabeuil Airport. There were no survivors.[citation needed]

Cycling

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The Tour de France included this pass, categorized as first category, during the 19th stage of the 1987 Tour de France between Valréas and Villard-de-Lans. The Dutch cyclist Teun van Vliet reached the summit first.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Géoportail
  2. ^ Géoportail
  3. ^ "Le dico du Tour - Le col de Tourniol dans le Tour de France depuis 1947".

See also

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