Cormet de Roselend (el. 1967 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.
It connects Beaufort in the Beaufortain valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley. On the west side of the pass lies the Lac de Roselend, a reservoir that can be reached by the Col de Méraillet or the Col du Pré.
Details of climb
On the north-western side, starting from Beaufort, the climb is 20.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1227 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 9.06%.
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice to the south-east, the Cormet de Roselend is 19.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1154 m. (an average percentage of 6.0%), with the steepest sections at 8.9%.
Appearances in Tour de France The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1979 and has since featured 16 times, most recently in stage 19 of the 2025 Tour de France.
YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit2025192AlbertvilleLa Plagne2023171Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Courchevel202192ClusesTignes2020181MéribelLa Roche-sur-Foron2018112AlbertvilleLa Rosière2009171Bourg-Saint-MauriceLe Grand-Bornand200781Le Grand-BornandTignes2005101GrenobleCourchevel2002171AimeCluses199671ChambéryLes Arcs199591Le Grand-BornandLa Plagne1992131Saint-Gervais–Mont BlancSestrières1987221La PlagneMorzine1984191La PlagneMorzine1979161MorzineLes Menuires
In the 1996 Tour de France, just before the summit on the Cormet de Roselend, Frenchman Stéphane Heulot cracked, lost the Maillot Jaune and bowed out of the race.This is material that comes from a book. (Friebe and Goding, Mountain Higher, 2013, page 147) It was also on the Cormet de Roselend that Johan Bruyneel overshot a fast left-hand bend and disappeared over the edge, as he descended towards Bourg-St-Maurice. Spectators feared the worst but Bruyneel managed to climb back up, apparently unscathed.YouTube video
See also List of highest paved roads in Europe List of mountain passes
References
External links Profile on climbbybike.com Climb profiles (French)