Orcières 1850

Orcières, Italy

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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Nearby

Château de Saint-Léger castelli · 11 km away
Réallon ski_resort · 12 km away
Lac de Serre-Ponçon attraction · 19 km away
Pont de Savines attraction · 19 km away
Savines Bridge bridge · 20 km away
Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien) monumenti · 20 km away
Immeuble monumenti · 20 km away
Ancien archevêché d'Embrun monumenti · 20 km away