Val Thorens

France

The highest ski resort in Europe at 2300m.

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Climb Summary

Val Thorens ski resort hosted stage 17 of the Tour de France in 1994. The winner of the state was Nelson Rodriguez of Colombia and Miguel Induráin (ESP) won his 4th of 5 consecutive TdF's that year. At the time, this was the second highest elevation for a stage finish in the history of the Tour. The Tour de France will return to Val Thorens for the Stage 20 finish on 27 July 2019.