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The Col du Ballon d'Alsace () is a mountain pass situated close to the summit of the Ballon d'Alsace () in the Vosges Mountains of France. It connects Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle (Vosges) with Masevaux (Haut-Rhin) and Belfort. The Ballon d'Alsace was the first official mountain climb in the Tour de France on 11 July 1905 although the tour had crossed the slightly lower Col de la République () in each of the previous two years. The first rider to the top of the Ballon was René Pottier, with the stage being won by Hippolyte Aucouturier. Stage 9 of the 2005 Tour crossed this pass on the centenary of the original climb. ==Details of the climbs== The "historic" ascent, as used in the early Tours de France, is from Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle (north). From here, the ascent is 9.0 km long climbing 619 m at an average of 6.9%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Ballon-dAlsace&qryMountainID=5683 )〕 From the south, the climb starts at Malvaux, 4.5 km north of Giromagny. The climb is 12.4 km long, gaining 643 m at an average of 5.2%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Ballon-dAlsace&qryMountainID=5685 )〕 From Sewen (east), the climb is 13.2 km long, at an average of 5.1%, gaining 678 m in height. This climb starts on the D466 and joins the route from the south after 10 km, at the col du Langenberg (). The middle section (between 4 and 9 km) is steep, in excess of 8%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Ballon-dAlsace&qryMountainID=5684 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Col du Ballon d'Alsace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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