Premise: The Col de Manse (1268 m ) is a mountain pass located in the Massif des Écrins approximately 9 km north-east of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The pass connects Gap with the high Champsaur valley and the ski resort of Orcières-Merlette. The road over the col is used occasionally by the Tour de France cycle race with the tour crossing the pass twice in 2013.
Hypothesis: The Tour de France passed through Orcieres-Merlette in 2013