{{Short description|Mountain pass in France}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Col de Joux Plane | other_name = | photo = Col joux plane.jpg | photo_caption = Col de Joux Plane | photo_alt = | map = Alps | map_caption = | map_size = | label = Col de Joux Plane | label_position = | elevation = 1691 m | elevation_ref = | location = Haute-Savoie, France | range = Alps | topo = | coords = {{coord|46|7|58|N|6|42|41|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | traversed = D354 road }}
'''Col de Joux Plane''' (el. 1691 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race.
==Climb details== *Starting from Samoëns, the Col de Joux Plane is 11.7 km long with an average gradient of 8.5% and a maximum gradient of 10%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Col de Joux Plane : 1691 m from Samoëns |url=https://en.cols-cyclisme.com/giffre-chablais/france/col-de-joux-plane-depuis-samoens-c59.htm |access-date=2025-07-28}}</ref> *Starting from Morzine, the Col de Joux Plane is 10.9 km long with an average gradient of 6.5% and a maximum gradient of 11%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Col de Joux Plane : 1691 m from Morzine |url=https://en.cols-cyclisme.com/giffre-chablais/france/col-de-joux-plane-depuis-morzine-c60.htm |access-date=2025-07-28}}</ref>
==Tour de France== Col de Joux Plane has been used a total of 13 times by the Tour de France since its debut in 1978.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_j/joux_plane.html Le col de Joux-Plane dans le Tour de France]</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit |- |1978 |17 |1 | align="left"|Grenoble | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Christian|Seznec}}|FRA}} |- |1980 |17 |1 | align="left"|Serre-Chevalier | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mariano|Martínez|Mariano Martínez (cyclist)}}|FRA}} |- |1981 |18 |HC | align="left"|Thonon-les-Bains | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Alban}}|FRA}} |- |1982 |17 |1 | align="left"|Bourg-d'Oisans | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peter|Winnen}}|NLD}} |- |1983 |18 |1 | align="left"|L'Alpe d'Huez | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jacques|Michaud}}|FRA}} |- |1984 |19 |1 | align="left"|La Plagne | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ángel|Arroyo}}|ESP}} |- |1987 |22 |HC | align="left"|La Plagne | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Eduardo|Chozas}}|ESP}} |- |1991 |18 |HC | align="left"|Bourg-d'Oisans | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Thierry|Claveyrolat}}|FRA}} |- |1997 |15 |HC | align="left"|Courchevel | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Marco|Pantani}}|ITA}} |- |2000 |16 |HC | align="left"|Courchevel | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Richard|Virenque}}|FRA}} |- |2006 |17 |HC | align="left"|Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|<s>{{sortname|Floyd|Landis}}</s>|USA}} {{refn|group=n|name=Landis|Landis was disqualified from the 2006 Tour de France as a result of a urine sample on stage 17 that was positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2008/06/news/road/floyd-landis-loses-cas-appeal_79029 |title=Floyd Landis loses CAS appeal|publisher=VeloNews|date=30 June 2008}}</ref>}} |- | 2016 | 20 | HC | align="left"|Megève | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jarlinson|Pantano}}|COL}} |- | 2023 | 14 | HC | align="left"|Annemasse | align="left"|Morzine | align="left"|{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jonas |Vingegaard }}|DEN}} |}
== Tour de France Femmes == The Col de Joux Plane (from Morzine) was featured on Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stage 9 - Praz-sur-Arly > Châtel - Tour de France Femmes 2025 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-9 |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=www.letourfemmes.fr |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit |- | 2025 | 9 | HC | Praz-sur-Arly | Châtel – Les Portes des Soleil | {{flagathlete|Anna van der Breggen|NED}} |}
== See also == * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes
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==External links== *[https://archive.today/20131012081126/http://goo.gl/maps/bAHvP Col de Joux Plane on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)] *[https://www.facebook.com/jouxplane Col de Joux Plane on Facebook]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joux Plane}} Category:Mountain passes of the Alps Category:Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Landforms of Haute-Savoie Category:Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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