Col d’Izoard
E926985
Col d’Izoard is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, famed for its dramatic Casse Déserte landscape and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Col de l’Izoard | 1 |
| Col d’Izoard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11407927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Col d’Izoard Context triple: [Briançonnais area, hasMountainPass, Col d’Izoard]
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A.
Col d’Èze
Col d’Èze is a renowned mountain pass above Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes, frequently used as a decisive climbing stage in professional road cycling races.
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B.
Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, renowned for its challenging climbs and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
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C.
Col de Bussang
Col de Bussang is a mountain pass in northeastern France that crosses the Vosges range and serves as an important route between Alsace and Lorraine.
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D.
Col de la Machine
Col de la Machine is a scenic mountain pass in the Vercors region of southeastern France, known for its dramatic roads and proximity to the famous Combe Laval balcony road.
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E.
Col du Midi
Col du Midi is a high-altitude glacial pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, serving as a key access point for mountaineering and ski touring routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Col d’Izoard Target entity description: Col d’Izoard is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, famed for its dramatic Casse Déserte landscape and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
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A.
Col d’Èze
Col d’Èze is a renowned mountain pass above Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes, frequently used as a decisive climbing stage in professional road cycling races.
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B.
Col de la Madeleine
Col de la Madeleine is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, renowned for its challenging climbs and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
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C.
Col de Bussang
Col de Bussang is a mountain pass in northeastern France that crosses the Vosges range and serves as an important route between Alsace and Lorraine.
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D.
Col de la Machine
Col de la Machine is a scenic mountain pass in the Vercors region of southeastern France, known for its dramatic roads and proximity to the famous Combe Laval balcony road.
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E.
Col du Midi
Col du Midi is a high-altitude glacial pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, serving as a key access point for mountaineering and ski touring routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road pass ⓘ |
| connects |
Briançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guillestre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
north side from Briançon
ⓘ
south side from Guillestre via Queyras ⓘ |
| hasAverageGradient |
about 4–5 percent (north side)
ⓘ
about 7 percent (south side) ⓘ |
| hasClimbCategory | Hors catégorie (Tour de France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
memorial to Fausto Coppi and Louison Bobet
ⓘ
small cycling museum at the summit ⓘ |
| hasGiroRole | occasionally used in the Giro d’Italia ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature | Casse Déserte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumGradient |
about 10 percent (south side)
ⓘ
about 8–9 percent (north side) ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Arvieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Briançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guillestre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyValley | Queyras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCyclingHistory |
associated with Fausto Coppi
GENERATED
ⓘ
associated with Louison Bobet GENERATED ⓘ iconic climb in professional road cycling GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenery |
rocky pinnacles of Casse Déserte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sparse, semi-desert landscape near the summit ⓘ |
| hasSummitElevation |
2360 metres
ⓘ
7743 feet ⓘ |
| hasSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTourDeFranceRole |
regular climb in the Tour de France
ⓘ
summit finish in some Tour de France stages ⓘ |
| isOftenClosedIn | winter ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Route des Grandes Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
cyclists
ⓘ
motorcyclists ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic Casse Déserte landscape
ⓘ
frequent inclusion in the Tour de France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Hautes-Alpes department NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Cottian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cycling tourism
ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy | D902 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycle racing
ⓘ
motor traffic ⓘ road cycling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Col d’Izoard Description of subject: Col d’Izoard is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, famed for its dramatic Casse Déserte landscape and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Col de l’Izoard