Super Besse

Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France.

Puy de Sancy from the south
Super Besse
The station and the foot of the ski slopes
The station and the foot of the ski slopes
Super Besse is located in France
Super Besse
Super Besse
Location within France
LocationBesse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Nearest major cityClermont-Ferrand
Coordinates45°30′38.52″N 2°51′24.30″E
Top elevation1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Base elevation1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Runs27
Lift system23
Lift capacity24,000 people/hour
Websitewww.sancy.com

Geography

Super Besse located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne). Situated approximately 50 km from Clermont-Ferrand, it is located at an altitude of 1350 m on the slopes of Puy de Sancy, Puy de la Perdrix and Puy Ferrand.

Facilities

Super Besse in the evening

The on piste skiing consists of 43 km distributed on 27 tracks (5 green, 9 blue, 9 red and 4 black) between 1300 m and 1840 m altitude, on the south-eastern slope of Puy de Sancy. It contains 21 ski lifts. It also includes 125 km of cross-country skiing.

The resort includes:

  • 1 funitel with 20 places (new in 2008)
  • 4 chair-lifts
  • 16 ski-lifts.

Tour de France

Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France. The finish was at an altitude of 1289 m, whereas in previous years the finish was at 1350 m.

Tour de France stage finishes

Year Stage Start of stage Distance (km) Category of climb Stage winner Yellow jersey
2011 8 Aigurande 189 3  Rui Costa (POR)  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
2008 6 Aigurande 195.5 2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Kim Kirchen (LUX)
1996 13 Le Puy-en-Velay 177 3  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)  Bjarne Riis (DEN)
1978 13 Figeac 221.5 3  Paul Wellens (BEL)  Joseph Bruyère (BEL)

Alejandro Valverde is listed as the winner for the 2008 stage as original stage winner Riccardo Riccò was removed from the classification after testing positive for the banned performance enhancer CERA.

Details of climb

Starting from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (1040 m), the climb to Super Besse (1325 m) is 7.2 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 285 m (an average of 3.95%). The maximum gradient is 8.4%.

From the valley at Lomprat the total climb is 11 km at 4.7%.

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