Colle Sestriere

Colle Sestriere Col de Sestriere
Colle Sestriere Location of Colle Sestriere
Elevation	2035
Traversed by	D64
Location
Location	Piedmont, Province of Turin  Italy
Range	Cottian Alps
Coordinates	44°57′N 06°53′E / 44.95°N 6.883°E / 44.95; 6.883Coordinates: 44°57′N 06°53′E / 44.95°N 6.883°E / 44.95; 6.883

Colle Sestriere, Col de Sestriere, is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps. It is occupied by the town of Sestriere in the Province of Turin, Italy. It is 17 km (11 mi) from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.

It is a famous starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. Notably, it was the scene of a definitive moment in Lance Armstrong's career when he rode away from the field in a breakaway uphill finish to take the stage in the 1999 Tour de France, which was the first of his seven championships in that race.

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

References