the Col du Galibier and theTour de France have been forming a union for 57 years
the Tour de France has crossed the Col du Galibier 58 times
on 21 July 2011 the Col du Galibier represented the highest point of arrival of the entire history of the Tour de France
52 cyclists crossed the Col du Galibier first, representing 11 different countries
21 cyclists, after crossing the Col du Galibier first, had won the stage
6 cyclists were able to cross the Col du Galibier first, in 2 different editions of the Tour de France
Andy Schleck was able to win the stage, with point of arrival on the Col du Galibier (21 July 2011) and to cross the Col du Galibier first, in the following day stage
in 1930 Benoit Faure and Pierre Magne in pair, crossed the Col du Galibier first
the last deed on the Col du Galibier that decided the fate of the Tour de France was that of Marco Pantani, nicknamed "Pirata", in 1998 in view of the 15th stage (Grenoble - Les 2 Alpes)
on19 May 2013 the Giro d’Italia will cross the Galibier for the 1st time in its historywith the stage’s point of arrival located at: 2,645 mt
