Which climb is normally linked to the Tour de France's Souvenir Jacques Goddet prize?

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The Souvenir Jacques Goddet prize is normally associated with the Col du Tourmalet.

Created in 2001, the award honours Jacques Goddet, the French journalist and long-serving second director of the Tour de France. It goes to the first rider over a designated mountain summit, traditionally the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees.

The Tourmalet rises to about 2,115 metres and is one of the Tour’s most frequently used major climbs. A monument to Goddet stands near the summit, reinforcing the connection between the pass and the prize.

The association is not absolute: exceptional editions have used another climb. The Col d’Aubisque was used in 2002, while Port de Pailhères hosted the award in 2007. Those exceptions are why the question says “normally” rather than “always.”

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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