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Ballon d'Alsace

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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

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    May 27, 2016

    Road cycling

    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

    Road cycling

    Even col over good road surface. Also ideal for training your descent.
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    November 29, 2022

    Road cycling

    Actually, the Ballon d'Alsace itself is not skied on, but only the Col du Ballon d'Alsace, which is a little below, but who cares about such small things when there is a great view over the Rhine plain to the Black Forest and even the Jura offers and in the restaurant delicious specialties entice you to have a coffee?
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    Elevation 1,170 m

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

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