Alpe d’Huez
E283731
Alpe d’Huez is a famous French Alpine ski resort and cycling climb renowned for its challenging hairpin bends and frequent appearances in the Tour de France.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpe d’Huez canonical | 6 |
| Alpe d'Huez | 1 |
| Alpe d’Huez climb | 1 |
| Alpe d’Huez cycling ascents | 1 |
| Tour de France stage climb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2640117 — 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: Alpe d’Huez Context triple: [Isère, contains, Alpe d’Huez]
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A.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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B.
Col du Mont Maudit
Col du Mont Maudit is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, used by alpinists as part of classic routes across the glaciated terrain between France and Italy.
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C.
Col de la Faucille
Col de la Faucille is a high mountain pass in the French Jura that serves as a key crossing point between the Lake Geneva region and the interior of France.
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D.
Desgrange
Desgrange is the surname of Henri Desgrange, the French sports journalist and organizer best known as the founding director of the Tour de France.
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E.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
- 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: Alpe d’Huez Target entity description: Alpe d’Huez is a famous French Alpine ski resort and cycling climb renowned for its challenging hairpin bends and frequent appearances in the Tour de France.
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A.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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B.
Col du Mont Maudit
Col du Mont Maudit is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, used by alpinists as part of classic routes across the glaciated terrain between France and Italy.
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C.
Col de la Faucille
Col de la Faucille is a high mountain pass in the French Jura that serves as a key crossing point between the Lake Geneva region and the interior of France.
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D.
Desgrange
Desgrange is the surname of Henri Desgrange, the French sports journalist and organizer best known as the founding director of the Tour de France.
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E.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climb
ⓘ
mountain resort ⓘ ski resort ⓘ |
| averageAnnualSunshine | over 300 days ⓘ |
| averageClimbGradient | about 8.1 percent ⓘ |
| climbElevationGain | approximately 1100 metres ⓘ |
| climbLength | approximately 13.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| cyclingClimbFrom |
Le Bourg-d’Oisans
ⓘ
linked to:
Bourg-d’Oisans
|
| elevation | approximately 1860 metres ⓘ |
| famousFor |
alpine skiing
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ |
| firstTourDeFranceFinishYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| firstTourDeFranceStageWinner | Fausto Coppi ⓘ |
| frequentEvent |
Tour de France stage finish
ⓘ
linked to:
Tour de France stages
|
| hairpinsFeature | plaques commemorating stage winners ⓘ |
| hairpinsNumberedFrom | 1 at the top to 21 at the bottom ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Pic Blanc glacier area ⓘ |
| hasHairpinNumbering | yes ⓘ |
| hasLiftSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSkiRun | Sarenne ⓘ |
| hasTourDeFranceStatus | iconic mountain-top finish ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | approximately 3330 metres ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
La Marmotte cyclosportive
ⓘ
Triathlon de l’Alpe d’Huez ⓘ |
| knownFor | sunny weather ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
French Alps ⓘ Isère ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 11.5 percent ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Le Bourg-d’Oisans
ⓘ
linked to:
Bourg-d’Oisans
|
| nickname | L’Île au Soleil ⓘ |
| numberOfHairpinBends | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfSkiRuns | over 100 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oisans
ⓘ
linked to:
Dauphiné
|
| SarenneDescription | one of the longest black runs in the world ⓘ |
| SarenneLength | approximately 16 kilometres ⓘ |
| skiAreaName | Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine Ski ⓘ |
| skiAreaSize | approximately 250 kilometres of pistes ⓘ |
| summerActivities |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ road cycling ⓘ |
| tourDeFranceStageType | mountain stage ⓘ |
| usedFor | amateur cycling events ⓘ |
| viewFromHighestPoint | views of the Écrins massif ⓘ |
| winterActivities |
skiing
ⓘ
snowboarding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alpe d’Huez Description of subject: Alpe d’Huez is a famous French Alpine ski resort and cycling climb renowned for its challenging hairpin bends and frequent appearances in the Tour de France.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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