| Col de la Croix Fry | |
| Elevation M: | 1467 |
| Traversed: | D16 |
| Location: | Haute-Savoie, France |
| Range: | Chaîne des Aravis, French Prealps |
| Map: | Alps |
| Label: | Col de la Croix Fry |
| Coords: | 45.8767°N 6.4047°W |
The Col de la Croix Fry (14670NaN0) is a mountain pass located in the Chaîne des Aravis, between Manigod and La Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour crossing the pass on Stage 19 of the 2013 Tour.[1] At the summit is the village of La Croix Fry.
From the west, the climb starts at Thônes, from where the summit is 12.8km (08miles). Over this distance, the road climbs 842m (2,762feet) at an average gradient of 6.6%. En route, the climb passes through the village of Manigod.[2] This is the climb used on the 2013 Tour de France, although the race turns onto the climb shortly before reaching Thônes, thus shortening the climb to 11.3km (07miles) at 7%; the climb is ranked category 1.[1]
The climb from the east starts at Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, passing through La Clusaz. The total distance is 10.3km (06.4miles), with a climb of 507m (1,663feet) at an average of 4.9%.[3]
The Col de la Croix Fry was first used in the Tour de France cycle race in 1994 when the leader over the summit was Piotr Ugrumov.[4] Since then, the pass has been crossed five more times, including on Stage 10 of the 2018 Tour.[4]
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | Les Gets | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | Annecy | Le Grand-Bornand | |
| 2013 | 19 | 1 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Le Grand-Bornand | |
| 2004 | 17 | 1 | Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Le Grand-Bornand | |
| 1997 | 15 | 1 | Courchevel | Morzine | |
| 1994 | 1 | Moûtiers | Cluses | ||