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Orcières Merlette
Champoléon · Hautes-Alpes · France
Orcières-Merlette, also known as Orcières Merlette 1850, is a ski resort near to Orcières, Hautes-Alpes, in the French Alps. It has been a summit finish for Tour de France stages on multiple occasions, most notably in 1971, when Luis Ocaña beat Eddy Merckx by over eight minutes to take the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
50 km
Piste length
26
Lifts
2,731 m
Top elevation
1,826 m
Base elevation
Pistes by difficulty
🔵 Easy 26 km🔴 Intermediate 19 km⚫ Advanced 5 km
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