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Ballon d'Alsace

Ballon d'Alsace is a 1247 meter high mountain at the border of Alsace, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté. From its top, views include the Vosges, the Rhine valley, and the Black Forest. Its prominence is 211 m.

It is also noted as the site of the first official mountain climb in the Tour de France on 10 July 1905, won by René Pottier. Stage 9 of the 2005 Tour crossed this mountain on the centenary of the original climb.

External links

* Climbbybike.com: All information on and profile of the Ballon d'Alsace
*ballon.alsace.free.fr
*les-mille-etangs.com



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