Orcières Merlette 1850

Orcières, France · built 1952

Orcières-Merlette (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsjɛʁ mɛʁlɛt]), 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.

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