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Ballon d'Alsace

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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    1. Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Trois-Chênes

    106km

    05:49

    2,120m

    2,120m

    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    May 27, 2016

    Here René Pottier conquered the first pass of the Tour de France on July 11, 1905. The Ballon d'Alsace then remained unrivaled for five years - until the much harder passes in the Pyrenees were discovered.

    At 1,247 meters, the pass is by no means the highest in the Vosges and today no one would include it on the list of important passes - but there is still a certain magic about it.

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      August 8, 2022

      Even col over good road surface. Also ideal for training your descent.

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        July 23, 2018

        The Balloon d'Alsace is one of the must-do places because of its historical significance for cycling. In addition, he is still worth driving because of the following reasons: there are three driveways, which I drove myself from Giromagny and Maseveaux, the down to Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle two times down. He is, despite several rest stops above, very quiet, the traffic is limited, as well as the slopes. The gondola of Giromagny convinces in the upper part with several bends. The roads are wide and good, the scenery is very beautiful!

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          Location: Saint-Maurice-Sur-Moselle, Épinal, Great East, France

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