Col d'Ornon
Mountain pass — 1,360 m
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- 9Grand Tour days on this road
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- 3stages we hold the route for
- Years covered
- 1966–2026first to most recent
- Sides raced
- 2directions in the record
The quiet back door from the Valbonnais to Le Bourg-d'Oisans, between the Taillefer and the Écrins. Almost every Tour crossing climbs the gentle southern valley from Entraigues and drops to the foot of Alpe d'Huez — the classic warm-up act for the Tour's most famous summit finish.
The record
Raced here
3 of 9 open on the mapEvery Grand Tour day recorded on this road, newest first. The ones we hold the route for open on the map with that stage selected; the rest are the archive’s own account, most of them from before route data existed.
- 2026
- 2017
- 2013
- 2002
Stage 15 · Vaison-la-Romaine → Les Deux Alpes
Won by Santiago Botero (COL)
Axel Merckx led the race over the Ornon; Botero won in Les Deux Alpes with Lance Armstrong untroubled in yellow.
- 1994
Stage 16 · first to the top: Ángel Camargo (COL)
- 1991
Stage 17 · Gap → Alpe d'Huez
Won by Gianni Bugno (ITA)
Pello Ruiz Cabestany led over the Ornon on the road to the Alpe, where Bugno won closely followed by Miguel Induráin, three minutes clear in yellow — Greg LeMond lost two more minutes.
- 1982
Stage 16 · first to the top: Bernard Vallet (FRA)
- 1979
Stage 18 · L'Alpe d'Huez → L'Alpe d'Huez
Won by Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
The Tour's double-Alpe day: a short loop over the Ornon (Bernard Bourreau first across) between two ascents of the Alpe, where Zoetemelk dropped Bernard Hinault to win and cut the yellow jersey's lead to under two minutes.
- 1966
Stage 15 · Privas → Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Won by Luis Otaño (ESP)
The first recorded Tour crossing, and the only one to decide a finish: Luis Otaño led over the Ornon and dropped off the pass to win in Le Bourg-d'Oisans.
Often ridden with
A Grand Tour stage rarely settles for one col. Col d'Ornon has shared a day's racing with each of these roads.