Col du Glandon

There’s no getting away from it: the top of the Glandon is a brute. Le Cure (2015, 2018) has twice climbed all 21.3km of the Glandon. The average gradient of 7% does nothing to prepare riders for the last 3km though, which are >11%.

While never a summit finish, the Glandon has 14 times appeared on the Tour often in conjunction with the Croix de Fer.