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The Col du Ballon d’Alsace (1178 m (3865 ft)) is a mountain pass situated close to the summit of the Ballon d’Alsace (1247 m (4091 ft)) in the Vosges Mountains of France. It connects Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle (Vosges) with Masevaux (Haut-Rhin) and Belfort.The Ballon d’Alsace was the first official mountain climb in the Tour de France on 11 July 1905 although the tour had crossed the slightly lower Col de la République (1161 m (3809 ft)) in each of the previous two years.
