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Auvergne
Puy de Dôme
A dormant volcano whose final 4 km spiral around the cone at a relentless 12%. Closed to the Tour for 35 years after a rack railway was built, it returned in 2023 with no spectators allowed on the upper slopes.
Summit
1,415 m
Length
13.3 km
Average
7.7%
Maximum
13%
Category
Hors catégorie
First used
1952
Appearances
14 ascents
Fastest ever
The benchmark
Michael Woods, 2023
Reference ascent — timings vary with the exact start point, weather and race situation.
History
Famous moments
1964
Anquetil and Poulidor ride shoulder to shoulder — the most famous photograph in French cycling.
1975
A spectator punches Eddy Merckx in the kidneys.
2023
Michael Woods wins in eerie silence on the closed summit road.
Ride it yourself
Notes for cyclists
- The spiral road is normally closed to cyclists — the Tour is a rare exception.
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