Col de la Croix de Fer from Allemond virtual cycling route
France Col de la Croix de Fer from Allemond
Distance: 28.81 km
Elevation Gain: 1522 m
Elevation Loss: 196 m
Difficulty: 1297 (Very Hard)
FIETS Index: 6.12 FIETS
Avg Grade: 4.61 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 730 m
Max elevation: 2057 m
Ride Category: Epic Climb

Col de la Croix de Fer (Pass of the Iron Cross) has appeared 16 times in the Tour de France (first in 1947). Nestled in the heart of the Rhรดne-Alpes and surrounded by a veritable whoโ€™s who of mountain peaks like the Galibier and Alpe dโ€™Huez, the Col de la Croix de Fer may not be quite as well known as its more celebrated siblings but thatโ€™s not to say itโ€™s any less of a spectacle, quite the opposite in fact. If you ever need to be reminded exactly why you ride a bike then the Pass of the Iron Cross will help you find the answer. Starting from Allemond this south side is a long and demanding climb, with two descents splitting the climb into three parts. It has been the first climb in one of the most famous cyclosportives: La Marmotte.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 SmP Dec 14, 2019 01:17:26 285 W 4.91 w/kg 22.36 km/h
🥈 Guillaume Babin Nov 15, 2019 01:18:39 339 W 4.53 w/kg 22.02 km/h
🥉 Alan Gunner Oct 20, 2018 01:22:57 294 W 4.20 w/kg 20.88 km/h
4 Pieter-Jan Van Houdenhove May 07, 2020 01:24:09 295 W 4.15 w/kg 20.58 km/h
5 Tom Smeets Jun 13, 2020 01:24:30 302 W 4.14 w/kg 20.49 km/h
6 Sytze Veenstra Nov 22, 2020 01:25:43 294 W 4.20 w/kg 20.20 km/h
7 Jim van den Berg Mar 03, 2020 01:26:45 293 W 3.96 w/kg 19.96 km/h
8 nathan rebeyrolles Dec 04, 2020 01:27:55 263 W 3.98 w/kg 19.70 km/h
9 Emiel Keizer Jul 01, 2020 01:28:57 282 W 4.03 w/kg 19.47 km/h
10 Gerrie Scholtes Oct 27, 2017 01:29:20 260 W 4.00 w/kg 19.38 km/h
11 Patrick BERNARD Mar 06, 2023 01:30:31 312 W 3.76 w/kg 19.13 km/h
12 Cis Verdonckt Nov 29, 2017 01:31:01 241 W 3.95 w/kg 19.03 km/h
13 Tigo Star Feb 12, 2019 01:31:06 292 W 3.70 w/kg 19.01 km/h
14 Silvano Turati Nov 08, 2018 01:31:19 235 W 3.92 w/kg 18.96 km/h
15 Brad Hare Jul 23, 2017 01:32:07 272 W 3.83 w/kg 18.80 km/h
16 Pete Norris Feb 11, 2018 01:33:25 232 W 3.85 w/kg 18.54 km/h
17 Peter Holpar Dec 27, 2019 01:33:30 250 W 3.97 w/kg 18.52 km/h
18 Trent Wignall Feb 28, 2020 01:33:46 210 W 3.99 w/kg 18.47 km/h
19 Gunnar Tojren Nov 07, 2018 01:33:47 275 W 3.67 w/kg 18.46 km/h
20 David Milne Feb 05, 2022 01:33:50 241 W 3.83 w/kg 18.45 km/h
21 Christopher Epo Apr 24, 2018 01:34:13 300 W 3.49 w/kg 18.38 km/h
22 David Descamps May 18, 2025 01:34:55 254 W 3.74 w/kg 18.24 km/h
23 Remy Lemieux Jan 07, 2021 01:35:17 250 W 3.62 w/kg 18.17 km/h
24 David Marcel Oct 07, 2018 01:35:46 263 W 3.55 w/kg 18.08 km/h
25 Maarten Kroon May 19, 2020 01:36:04 235 W 3.67 w/kg 18.03 km/h
26 Mark Greedy May 03, 2018 01:36:16 276 W 3.45 w/kg 17.99 km/h
27 Ilja Booij Oct 17, 2020 01:36:52 255 W 3.40 w/kg 17.88 km/h
28 Aleman (CycleChat) Aug 23, 2018 01:37:21 255 W 3.72 w/kg 17.79 km/h
29 Christian Vejlbo Nov 11, 2017 01:37:45 228 W 3.62 w/kg 17.71 km/h
30 Andrew Mawby Feb 19, 2022 01:37:52 248 W 3.44 w/kg 17.69 km/h
31 Gareth Davies Jul 31, 2022 01:37:57 256 W 3.41 w/kg 17.68 km/h
32 Kris May 02, 2017 01:38:10 272 W 17.64 km/h
33 Tristan Kramers Apr 18, 2022 01:38:19 250 W 3.47 w/kg 17.61 km/h
34 borja larrañaga elorza Apr 27, 2025 01:39:02 240 W 3.53 w/kg 17.49 km/h
35 Indalecio Lekerika Feb 01, 2020 01:39:37 208 W 3.65 w/kg 17.38 km/h
36 Lars Odder Jepsen Dec 09, 2017 01:39:43 261 W 3.48 w/kg 17.37 km/h
37 Martin Budd Jun 01, 2017 01:39:56 239 W 3.33 w/kg 17.33 km/h
38 Steven Davison May 30, 2019 01:40:25 243 W 3.42 w/kg 17.24 km/h
39 robert hernstrom Apr 18, 2020 01:40:26 256 W 3.41 w/kg 17.24 km/h
40 Vadim Mataev Nov 24, 2018 01:40:57 219 W 3.37 w/kg 17.15 km/h
41 Menno Reitsma Mar 04, 2020 01:41:14 276 W 3.25 w/kg 17.11 km/h
42 Dieter Wambeke Jun 11, 2023 01:41:55 245 W 3.31 w/kg 16.99 km/h
43 emmanuel houdoire May 05, 2020 01:42:32 218 W 3.41 w/kg 16.89 km/h
44 Юрий Ермолаев Jun 19, 2025 01:42:43 235 W 3.26 w/kg 16.86 km/h
45 Linze Dijkstra Jan 03, 2026 01:42:56 241 W 3.26 w/kg 16.82 km/h
46 Jose Leandro Apr 17, 2020 01:42:57 236 W 3.23 w/kg 16.82 km/h
47 John Jardine Apr 28, 2018 01:43:05 246 W 3.15 w/kg 16.80 km/h
48 Richard Pertwee Nov 01, 2019 01:43:15 246 W 3.32 w/kg 16.77 km/h
49 Rasmus Holm Hansen Jul 14, 2018 01:43:19 243 W 3.33 w/kg 16.76 km/h
50 Chris Mar 12, 2023 01:43:31 241 W 3.22 w/kg 16.73 km/h
51 Artur Chmielewski Nov 11, 2019 01:43:58 198 W 3.47 w/kg 16.66 km/h
52 Ruben L Jul 15, 2021 01:44:03 230 W 3.19 w/kg 16.64 km/h
53 martin mcgowan Mar 22, 2018 01:44:06 200 W 3.45 w/kg 16.63 km/h
54 Sobjerg Sørensen Jul 21, 2017 01:44:28 262 W 3.16 w/kg 16.58 km/h
55 john guinn Jul 15, 2018 01:45:04 200 W 3.33 w/kg 16.48 km/h
56 Geir Skaugen Jan 02, 2020 01:45:56 276 W 3.07 w/kg 16.35 km/h
57 Mike Wood Nov 11, 2019 01:46:30 241 W 3.21 w/kg 16.26 km/h
58 sébastien rebeyrolles Dec 09, 2018 01:46:32 233 W 3.15 w/kg 16.25 km/h
59 Laurent Chassin Jul 25, 2018 01:46:38 235 W 3.13 w/kg 16.24 km/h
60 David Croft Mar 21, 2018 01:46:42 250 W 3.01 w/kg 16.23 km/h
61 D Speelman Nov 05, 2023 01:46:50 238 W 3.13 w/kg 16.21 km/h
62 B E Oct 21, 2018 01:46:56 228 W 3.21 w/kg 16.19 km/h
63 Anna Birkedal Feb 19, 2021 01:47:03 251 W 3.14 w/kg 16.18 km/h
64 peter@youngwilkinson.co.nz Dec 28, 2018 01:48:02 239 W 3.03 w/kg 16.03 km/h
65 James MacDonald Nov 05, 2022 01:48:04 213 W 3.28 w/kg 16.02 km/h
66 Steven Bannell Apr 30, 2018 01:48:28 213 W 3.18 w/kg 15.96 km/h
67 Vlad Naoukin Oct 07, 2016 01:48:35 223 W 2.79 w/kg 15.95 km/h
68 jos gent Jan 31, 2022 01:48:40 215 W 3.21 w/kg 15.94 km/h
69 Fabio Zanirato May 20, 2023 01:48:44 176 W 3.14 w/kg 15.93 km/h
70 Dave Brodmann Dec 24, 2017 01:48:46 245 W 3.06 w/kg 15.92 km/h
71 Volker Scheid Oct 20, 2019 01:48:56 212 W 3.03 w/kg 15.90 km/h
72 Michael Moohan Sep 22, 2017 01:49:17 266 W 2.96 w/kg 15.85 km/h
73 Peter Muris Jan 23, 2018 01:50:14 227 W 2.95 w/kg 15.71 km/h
74 John Hanson Apr 25, 2021 01:50:22 226 W 2.97 w/kg 15.69 km/h
75 JJosef Kluson Dec 22, 2022 01:50:39 221 W 2.95 w/kg 15.65 km/h
76 Jesús de Miguel González Apr 11, 2020 01:50:44 236 W 2.95 w/kg 15.64 km/h
77 Saskia van Zijp May 06, 2018 01:51:03 195 W 3.05 w/kg 15.59 km/h
78 Mike Ball May 15, 2020 01:51:22 207 W 3.04 w/kg 15.55 km/h
79 David Kings Jul 22, 2018 01:51:37 256 W 2.88 w/kg 15.51 km/h
80 Ard Ammerlaan Mar 20, 2023 01:51:53 254 W 2.85 w/kg 15.48 km/h
81 anita saycell Feb 14, 2021 01:51:56 207 W 3.00 w/kg 15.47 km/h
82 Lukasz Pilny Feb 04, 2020 01:52:03 229 W 3.01 w/kg 15.45 km/h
83 Stuart Crowder Jun 20, 2019 01:52:33 213 W 2.88 w/kg 15.39 km/h
84 Bernhard Henrich Apr 14, 2019 01:52:38 234 W 2.93 w/kg 15.37 km/h
85 Goran Meglaj Nov 17, 2019 01:52:53 224 W 2.87 w/kg 15.34 km/h
86 GoustiFruit ⓋⒺⒼⒶⓃ Feb 01, 2019 01:53:03 201 W 3.09 w/kg 15.32 km/h
87 ARNAUD FURIC Aug 19, 2022 01:53:03 191 W 2.94 w/kg 15.32 km/h
88 Chris Roebuck Jul 02, 2023 01:53:30 224 W 2.87 w/kg 15.26 km/h
89 Sergio May 05, 2020 01:53:56 203 W 2.90 w/kg 15.20 km/h
90 Rasmus Olsen Feb 19, 2020 01:53:59 226 W 2.83 w/kg 15.19 km/h
91 Stéphane HILTENFINK Mar 13, 2021 01:54:02 259 W 2.73 w/kg 15.19 km/h
92 Chris Broerse Aug 20, 2017 01:54:11 219 W 2.92 w/kg 15.17 km/h
93 Peter Frank Jensen Apr 12, 2019 01:54:12 229 W 2.90 w/kg 15.16 km/h
94 Chess Piano Oct 02, 2017 01:54:14 223 W 2.88 w/kg 15.16 km/h
95 Marnix van Voorbergen Nov 27, 2019 01:54:36 217 W 2.71 w/kg 15.11 km/h
96 Roel-Jan Mouw Aug 29, 2020 01:54:58 236 W 2.74 w/kg 15.06 km/h
97 Augustin Sporis Aug 25, 2018 01:55:12 204 W 2.79 w/kg 15.03 km/h
98 Markus Mayer May 16, 2023 01:55:36 217 W 2.86 w/kg 14.98 km/h
99 Patrick Renard Jun 23, 2017 01:55:37 211 W 2.78 w/kg 14.98 km/h
100 Andrew Knight Feb 09, 2018 01:55:40 218 W 2.79 w/kg 14.97 km/h
101 Alex Vouillot Nov 23, 2019 01:55:42 224 W 2.95 w/kg 14.97 km/h
102 Rene van Leeuwen Mar 12, 2023 01:56:00 227 W 2.73 w/kg 14.93 km/h
103 Hitesh Madan May 16, 2020 01:56:09 204 W 2.83 w/kg 14.91 km/h
104 Sergey Kochergin Apr 16, 2021 01:56:10 199 W 2.88 w/kg 14.91 km/h
105 makarov25 Jan 12, 2019 01:56:28 207 W 2.92 w/kg 14.87 km/h
106 John Gaasbeek Aug 29, 2020 01:56:30 221 W 2.76 w/kg 14.86 km/h
107 Barry Gilliland Feb 05, 2022 01:56:43 194 W 2.90 w/kg 14.84 km/h
108 erik bruin Jan 12, 2020 01:57:28 225 W 2.74 w/kg 14.74 km/h
109 robbie mores Feb 22, 2020 01:57:30 207 W 2.92 w/kg 14.74 km/h
110 Gino Coccia Nov 30, 2021 01:57:33 266 W 2.74 w/kg 14.73 km/h
111 Uros Valant Feb 08, 2020 01:57:43 198 W 2.83 w/kg 14.71 km/h
112 Yann Matthews Dec 31, 2020 01:58:21 207 W 2.84 w/kg 14.63 km/h
113 Henrik Sørensen Apr 24, 2018 01:58:54 221 W 2.76 w/kg 14.56 km/h
114 Morten Søndergaard Oct 04, 2021 01:59:39 213 W 2.66 w/kg 14.47 km/h
115 Dick de Jong Dec 19, 2017 01:59:43 215 W 2.69 w/kg 14.46 km/h
116 Paul Stowell Jun 01, 2023 01:59:47 234 W 2.64 w/kg 14.46 km/h
117 Sławek Bikeman Nov 17, 2019 01:59:49 228 W 2.81 w/kg 14.45 km/h
118 Vincent Tissingh Jan 19, 2023 02:00:20 209 W 2.79 w/kg 14.39 km/h
119 Chris Ford Jul 08, 2021 02:00:26 196 W 2.80 w/kg 14.38 km/h
120 Richard Webster May 04, 2024 02:00:28 189 W 2.66 w/kg 14.37 km/h
121 Marvin Faure Apr 30, 2020 02:00:51 198 W 2.79 w/kg 14.33 km/h
122 philippe fadi May 10, 2023 02:01:22 182 W 2.72 w/kg 14.27 km/h
123 Jan Theron Jul 04, 2025 02:02:05 187 W 2.67 w/kg 14.18 km/h
124 Peter Dobson Jul 25, 2020 02:02:22 201 W 2.68 w/kg 14.15 km/h
125 Val Oakenfold Mar 13, 2018 02:02:37 232 W 2.83 w/kg 14.12 km/h
126 Mike Pearman Sep 12, 2019 02:02:40 222 W 2.66 w/kg 14.12 km/h
127 Rikard Persson Jan 30, 2020 02:02:46 195 W 2.71 w/kg 14.11 km/h
128 AWG Jan 15, 2023 02:03:16 189 W 2.63 w/kg 14.05 km/h
129 Richard Lord Dec 29, 2020 02:03:38 208 W 2.67 w/kg 14.01 km/h
130 Joeri Veldeman May 28, 2019 02:03:49 170 W 2.62 w/kg 13.99 km/h
131 Tony Barlow Jan 05, 2020 02:03:55 197 W 2.55 w/kg 13.97 km/h
132 Sebastiaan de Graaf Mar 11, 2024 02:03:59 250 W 2.69 w/kg 13.97 km/h
133 Carlo Beuting Feb 23, 2020 02:04:01 249 W 2.54 w/kg 13.96 km/h
134 Tony Wilby May 07, 2018 02:04:11 200 W 2.67 w/kg 13.94 km/h
135 Gerald ROLLAND Mar 04, 2020 02:04:19 181 W 2.66 w/kg 13.93 km/h
136 MrThepits May 29, 2018 02:04:35 197 W 2.63 w/kg 13.90 km/h
137 Juan M. Casillas Apr 29, 2017 02:04:40 182 W 13.89 km/h
138 Fabrice Maisonneuve May 05, 2018 02:05:02 185 W 2.64 w/kg 13.85 km/h
139 Gert-Jan Otten Jul 01, 2017 02:05:24 214 W 2.49 w/kg 13.81 km/h
140 Hendrik Thielemann Feb 18, 2020 02:05:28 201 W 2.54 w/kg 13.80 km/h
141 Thomas Beich Apr 07, 2021 02:06:47 199 W 2.55 w/kg 13.66 km/h
142 Nick Mougos Jun 19, 2019 02:07:07 186 W 2.62 w/kg 13.62 km/h
143 Alexey Demenev Apr 27, 2018 02:07:32 216 W 2.40 w/kg 13.58 km/h
144 rob bolton Jan 06, 2019 02:07:48 201 W 2.48 w/kg 13.55 km/h
145 Ian James Apr 29, 2021 02:08:07 217 W 2.41 w/kg 13.52 km/h
146 Forbes Simpson Mar 13, 2021 02:08:59 191 W 2.48 w/kg 13.43 km/h
147 J Lee Wamble Dec 30, 2020 02:09:51 184 W 2.47 w/kg 13.34 km/h
148 Andy Sherwood May 16, 2023 02:11:06 177 W 2.46 w/kg 13.21 km/h
149 PAUL OSHAUGHNESSY Apr 15, 2020 02:12:30 189 W 2.49 w/kg 13.07 km/h
150 Shyam Suyambu Mar 06, 2020 02:13:51 158 W 2.57 w/kg 12.94 km/h
151 Jeppe Møllenbach Mortensen Feb 23, 2020 02:14:29 219 W 2.35 w/kg 12.88 km/h
152 Ian Rob Aug 02, 2020 02:15:37 213 W 2.29 w/kg 12.77 km/h
153 tony court Dec 12, 2021 02:16:23 200 W 2.22 w/kg 12.70 km/h
154 Luke Bogash Jan 28, 2020 02:16:30 233 W 2.23 w/kg 12.69 km/h
155 Ralph Schumann Jul 12, 2025 02:16:51 163 W 2.43 w/kg 12.65 km/h
156 marjolein meinders Jun 29, 2020 02:17:20 180 W 2.25 w/kg 12.61 km/h
157 Mark Harris Mar 24, 2020 02:17:36 181 W 2.37 w/kg 12.58 km/h
158 Bart Debeuckelaere Feb 07, 2021 02:18:10 191 W 2.25 w/kg 12.53 km/h
159 Phil Gastinel Feb 09, 2020 02:18:15 197 W 2.26 w/kg 12.53 km/h
160 Louis Veltmeijer Apr 27, 2018 02:19:04 169 W 2.56 w/kg 12.45 km/h
161 Jean-Luc Olives Feb 13, 2022 02:19:15 154 W 2.37 w/kg 12.44 km/h
162 R.F. van der Veen May 29, 2017 02:19:26 192 W 2.23 w/kg 12.42 km/h
163 roy ford Mar 27, 2021 02:19:50 155 W 2.35 w/kg 12.38 km/h
164 alexis2 May 12, 2026 02:19:58 166 W 2.21 w/kg 12.37 km/h
165 Hans Couvreur Nov 24, 2020 02:20:21 186 W 2.27 w/kg 12.34 km/h
166 Rik Lukey May 31, 2023 02:21:36 158 W 2.33 w/kg 12.23 km/h
167 Jacob Heckmann Apr 25, 2018 02:21:41 168 W 2.21 w/kg 12.22 km/h
168 Robert Hoebeke Nov 26, 2017 02:22:21 164 W 2.28 w/kg 12.16 km/h
169 Francis Chalmers Jul 01, 2025 02:22:33 135 W 2.41 w/kg 12.15 km/h
170 Neil W Jun 19, 2019 02:22:49 177 W 2.24 w/kg 12.12 km/h
171 Paul Ellis Dec 06, 2019 02:23:21 182 W 2.28 w/kg 12.08 km/h
172 J F May 28, 2023 02:23:33 188 W 2.14 w/kg 12.06 km/h
173 Thomas Schöfer Jul 22, 2018 02:25:17 165 W 2.20 w/kg 11.92 km/h
174 Peter Hasperhoven Dec 15, 2019 02:28:12 166 W 2.10 w/kg 11.68 km/h
175 Andreas Scheurell Jul 20, 2025 02:28:42 156 W 2.14 w/kg 11.65 km/h
176 Mike 8008 Mar 28, 2026 02:30:29 144 W 2.12 w/kg 11.51 km/h
177 Frantxoa A Nov 08, 2022 02:31:14 168 W 2.18 w/kg 11.45 km/h
178 Jos Carboex Feb 06, 2020 02:31:21 161 W 2.15 w/kg 11.44 km/h
179 Rick van Schaik Apr 23, 2017 02:31:35 155 W 11.42 km/h
180 Tomasz Em May 19, 2020 02:32:48 195 W 2.05 w/kg 11.33 km/h
181 Mark Thompson Jan 29, 2020 02:36:08 145 W 2.04 w/kg 11.09 km/h
182 simon gleave Jan 18, 2026 02:37:34 153 W 1.96 w/kg 10.99 km/h
183 Christian Père Jan 28, 2023 02:39:28 139 W 1.99 w/kg 10.86 km/h
184 Charlie McLachlan Jan 17, 2018 02:41:37 192 W 1.86 w/kg 10.71 km/h
185 Markus Geiger Jul 28, 2021 02:44:04 149 W 1.91 w/kg 10.55 km/h
186 Gert Wilms Feb 25, 2020 02:45:31 179 W 1.83 w/kg 10.46 km/h
187 Kirby Krieger Jan 25, 2025 02:53:49 144 W 1.81 w/kg 9.96 km/h
188 Eddie Byrne Jan 02, 2021 03:02:15 129 W 1.72 w/kg 9.50 km/h
189 Richatd Thorndale Apr 29, 2018 03:07:44 197 W 1.56 w/kg 9.22 km/h
190 Peter Gertsch Nov 12, 2021 03:22:31 125 W 1.51 w/kg 8.55 km/h
191 Seamas Mulholland Jul 02, 2022 03:31:01 104 W 1.46 w/kg 8.21 km/h

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