Stage 11: Albertville > Col Du Granon Serre Chevalier (July 11)

TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 11:  MOUNTAIN STAGE 3 (Alps)

151.7 km (94.3 mi) / 3969m (13,022’)

ALBERTVILLE>COL DU GRANON SERRE CHEVALIER

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Official post-race summary for Stage 11 (July 13):  letour.fr - Stage 11

STAGE 11 DETAILS AND STATISTICS

Stage 11:

• Distance: 151.7 kilometers / 94.3 miles
• Altitude Gained: 3,969 meters / 13,022’
• Percentage Grade:

• 37% (56.6 kilometers/35.2 miles) descent
• 36% (54.6 kilometers/34 miles)  0-5%
• 24% (35.7 kilometers/22.2 miles)  5-10%
• 3% (4.2 kilometers/2.6 miles) 10-15%

• Steepest (Col du Granon):

• 500 meters 14.2% / ½ mile 15.3%
• 1 Kilometer 10.7% / 1 mile 10.4%

• Highest Point on the Route: 2,642 meters / 8,668’ (highest point of the 2022 TdF).
• Lowest Point on the Route: 297 meters / 975’

COMMENTS FROM RACE DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN PRUDHOMME - STAGE 11:

“None of the contenders for the yellow jersey can afford a slip-up today. The climbs are tightly packed, starting with the Montvernier hairpins, then continuing with the crossing of the Télégraphe and Galibier passes. After passing through Serre-Chevalier, 10 kilometres of climbing at an average of more than 9% remain to reach the 2,413-metre Col du Granon, which was the Tour’s highest finishing point for 25 years” (Tour de France Stage 11).

THE CLIMBS OF STAGE 11 OF THE 2022 TOUR DE FRANCE

letour.fr - Stage 11

CLIMB 1 (CAT 2)

LACETS DE MONTVERNIER

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3 TdF appearances between 2015 - 2022.

Lacets de Montvernier - some of the greatest lacets (hairpins) in the world!

17 lacets in 1.9km

CLIMB 2 (CAT  1)

COL DU TÉLÉGRAPHE

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31 TdF appearances between 1911 and 2022.

Alone, Col du Télégraphe is a challenge at 11.7 km at 7.1% . . .

but Télégraphe + Col du Galibier is a monster at 35 km, 2115m at 5.4% (7.1% climb only).

CLIMB 3 (HC)

COL DU GALIBIER

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63 TdF appearances between 1911 and 2022.  This year the first rider to the Col wins the Sourvenir Henri Desgrange prize of €5000..

Col du Galibier is perhaps the fifth most famous bike climb in the world, after:

Alpe d’Huez, Mont Ventoux, Passo dello Stelvio and Col du Tourmalet.

CLIMB 4 (HC)

COL DU GRANON

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2022 is Col du Granon’s second appearance in the TdF - first was in 1986.

To finish an already rugged stage - Col du Granon at 11.4 kilometers gaining 1,101 meters at 9.7% average grade.

letour.fr - Stage 11

EXPLANATION OF KING OF MOUNTAIN, KOM POINTS AND BONUS POINTS

FOR THE 2022 TOUR DE FRANCE

KOM DEFINED:  Climb-related points are accumulated during the race and the rider with the most accumulated points at the beginning of the stage wears the red polka dot jersey that day and the rider with the most points at the end of the race is crowned that year’s Tour de France King of the Mountains.

“Category”:  When the mountain classification (King of the Mountains) was introduced in 1933, there were points given to the first 10 riders over the summit (10 for first, 1 for 10th).  In 1947, the Tour introduced two climb “categories” with a certain amount of points for the second category and twice as many as for the first category.  Over the years “categories” were added, in addition to an “Above” category (Hors or HC) and since 1979 there have been an HC (hardest), Category 1 (second hardest) on down to Category 4 (least difficult climb).

The category of the climb is significant for 2 reasons:

• The points awarded for the TdF KOM for each climb is based upon the category of climb - thus, “category” is the basis for the points that are used to determine each year’s King of the Mountains.
• Most cycling fans, particularly Grand Tour fans, are very interested in the climb “category” because that tells them how hard each climb on a stage is and where the riders will struggle more and the point in a stage where that day, or even the entire tour, will be won or lost.

KOM HISTORY:  King of the Mountains -- Mountain Classification victories (first recognized in 1933; jersey introduced 1975)

• TdF:

• Richard Virenque: 7 - 1994-1997, 1999, 2003, 2004 (best tour finish #2 1997)
• Frederico Bahamontes (six: 1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964; nine in Grand Tours)  

• Triples (none ever in the same year):  Frederico Bahamontes and Louis Herrera.
• Doubles same year (TdF+Giro):  Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Lucien Van Impe, Claudio Chaippucci

POINTS:  KOM points are awarded in two ways on the Tour de France:

•  To riders first over the summit of categorized climbs (in descending order HC, 1-4).  

• The higher the category the more riders receive points (HC points are awarded to 8 riders while CAT 4 points are awarded to only 1 rider).

• Bonus point (see below).

TDF POINTS FORMULA:

Wikipedia has the best summary and graph we’ve seen for TdF KOM points distribution:

he points gained by consecutive riders reaching a mountain top are distributed according to the following classification:

Wikipedia - Mountains Classification - Tour de France

BONUS POINTS:  These points go towards the King of the Mountain designation and are awarded to the first (8 points), second (5) and third (2) riders reaching designated summits in the race.  

• There are no KOM bonuses in the 2022 Tour de France.

MONEY PRIZES FOR KING OF THE MOUNTAINS

• Prize for first to eighth place:

• Winner = €25,000
• 2nd = €15,000
• 3rd = €10,000
• 4th = €4,000
• 5th = €3,500
• 6th = €3,000
• 7th = €2,500
• 8th = €2,000

• Daily prize for wearing the Polka Dot jersey = €6,000
• Per category climb:

• HC

• 1st = €800
• 2nd = €450
• 3rd = €300

• Cat 1

• 1st = €650
• 2nd = €400
• 3rd = €150

• Cat 2

• 1st = €500
• 2nd = €250

• Cat 3

• 1st = €300

• Cat 4

• 1st = €200

• Sourvenir Henri Desgrange €5000 first to Col du Galibier pass Stage 11.

The maximum amount the KOM winner could earn if he won every stage and wore the jersey from Stage 2 to the finish is $60,300 Euros (62,773 USD)