| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 6 hairpin turns |
| #98 toughest climb of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| #47 most elevation gain of Isère |
| #92 longest climb of Isère |
| #41 average steepest climb of Isère |
Col du Luitel is a climb in the region Bourg d'Oisans. It is 10.1km long and bridges 911 vertical meters with an average gradient of 9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 917. The top of the ascent is located at 1280 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road names: Le Château, Les Aillauds & Place Molle
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Quite a demanding climb. You don't rest very often, and certainly not for long! Some pretty views just before reaching the summit. At the top, a poor, sad sign. This pass is worth doing, but it's not a magical climb.
Be smarter than me and go up to Chamrousse. I didn't understand where to turn off...
Ascension assez exigeante. On ne se repose pas souvent et surtout pas longtemps ! Quelques jolies vues juste avant d’arriver au sommet. Là haut, un pauvre et triste panneau. Ce col est à faire, mais ce n’est pas une montée magique.
Soyez plus malin que moi et montez à Chamrousse. Je n’ai pas compris où il fallait bifurquer…
Our team (80 people) did this last week. You come through the city and is welcomed by some very high ％ just when you are about to get out of that city. It "evens" out a bit on the next part, but never much of a rest anywhere on this climb. Make sure you climb it from the right side as going down with those ％ and the road surface will be very tricky. We found a little parking spot on the left hand just before the Strava KOM so we could regather the team there.
This was my goal for the season, a cool climb starting from Grenoble-Vizille-Séchilienne to warm up, then a non-stop attack right to the end, with a few tiny moments of respite, the end is difficult but what a pleasure to get to the top with this superb view. The climb is cool and there are no cars, which is perfect.
C’était mon objectif de la saison, une montée à la fraîche en commençant depuis grenoble-vizille-Séchilienne pour s’échauffer, puis ça attaque sans discontinuer jusqu’à la fin, quelques tout petits moments de répit, la fin est difficile mais quel plaisir d’arriver là haut avec cette superbe vue. La montée se fait au frais, sans voitures, c’est parfait
Did the climb in 2001 upfront watching the CLM (ITT) at the TdF; time recorded with a HAC4 cyclo computer was about 47 min; bike Bianchi EV2 (non slooping) with DA 39-27 gearing.
Downhill has been more sweatening already in the early 2000s.
The bike survived just 2 years until the frame cracked, likewise the second slooping in 2006.
Anyhow, since 2019 on sunny sundays I still enjoy an EV4 (frame 2004, 2010 Campa SR 39/53-11-21)
Greetings from Dresden/Germany
Did the climb in 2001 upfront watching the CLM (ITT) at the TdF; time recorded with a HAC4 cyclo computer was about 47 min; bike Bianchi EV2 (non slooping) with DA 39-27 gearing.
Downhill has been more sweatening already in the early 2000s.
The bike survived just 2 years until the frame cracked, likewise the second slooping in 2006.
Anyhow, since 2019 on sunny sundays I still enjoy an EV4 (frame 2004, 2010 Campa SR 39/53-11-21)
Greetings from Dresden/Germany
Very difficult ascent with a rather bad surface, better to go down by the Vaulnaveys side!
Une ascension très difficile avec un revêtement plutôt en très mauvais état, mieux vaut redescendre par le côté Vaulnaveys. Cependant, il n'y a quasiment aucune voiture qui circule sur cette montée.
Une fois au sommet il y a la possibilité de continuer en direction de Chamrousse sur une route en super bon état, mais bien plus utilisée par les voitures !
Very tough climb. Few places to recover. Descent is dangerous by the many small stones on the road
Zeer zware klim. Weinig plaatsen om te bekomen. Afdaling is gevaarlijk door de vele kleine steentjes op de weg
For those who wish, it is possible to lengthen this climb considerably by taking the road to Chamrousse after the col du Luitel. 7.5 km more climbing by a less steep but much wider route.
Voor wie het wenst is het mogelijk deze klim aanzienlijk te verlengen door na de col du Luitel de weg naar Chamrousse te nemen. 7.5 km meer klimwerk door een minder steile maar veel bredere route.
Beautiful and especially tough climb. Difficult descent with here and there bad road surface. Recommended.
Mooie en vooral zware klim. Lastige afdaling met hier en daar slecht wegdek. Aanrader.
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