Climb of the Col de la Croix-de-Chaubouret from La Valla-en-Gier (cat. 1, l. 10.1 km, a. 1201 m, a.s. 6.5%, m.s. 9.4%) and descent to Saint-Etienne in stage 3 of Paris-Nice 2006. Featuring Floyd Landis, Luis Sanchez, Fränk Schleck, Stefan Schumacher, Patxi Vila, Samuel Sanchez, Antonio Colom, José Luis Rubiera, Haimar Zubeldia, Pietro Caucchioli.