 François Faber was the first rider to cross the pass in 1911 and since then, it has been part of the route 33 times.It was last part of the 2000 Tour, (13th stage) when Pascal Hervé was the first to summit, in 2015 the mountain was again visited by Tour de France at Stage 17 this was won by Simon Geschke.The northern side from Barcelonette is 17.5 km long, climbing at an average of 6.3%.