Elevation 1,569 m Traversed by Route nationale 618 | Range Pyrenees | |
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Location Haute-Garonne/Hautes-Pyrénées, France Similar Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col de Val Louron‑Azet, Col du Soulor | ||
Col de peyresourde luchon cycling inspiration education
The Col de Peyresourde (Occitan: Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation 1,569 m (5,148 ft)) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Arreau.
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- Col de peyresourde luchon cycling inspiration education
- Map of Col de Peyresourde 65240 Loudervielle France
- Contador vs rasmussen on col de peyresourde in stage 15 of the tour de france of 2007
- Details of climbEdit
- Tour de FranceEdit
- References
Map of Col de Peyresourde, 65240 Loudervielle, France
Contador vs rasmussen on col de peyresourde in stage 15 of the tour de france of 2007
Details of climbEdit
Starting from Bagnères-de-Luchon (east), the Col de Peyresourde is 15.3 km (9.5 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 939 m (3,081 ft) (an average gradient of 6.1%). The steepest sections are 9.8%. No mountain pass cycling milestones for cyclists are placed on this side of the climb. Only close to Bagnères-de-Luchon and 3 kilometres from the summit signposts inform about the overall climb.
Starting from Armenteule (west), the climb is 8.3 km (5.2 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 629 m (2,064 ft) (an average gradient of 7.6%). On this side mountain pass cycling milestones for cyclists are placed every kilometre. They indicate the current height, the distance to the summit, and the average slope in the following passage.
Tour de FranceEdit
The Col de Peyresourde was first used in the Tour de France in 1910 and has appeared frequently since. The leader over the summit in 1910 was Octave Lapize.
In 2007, the Tour de France crossed the Col de Peyresourde on stage 15, joining the climb at Saint-Aventin (5.5 km from Bagnères de Luchon) after descending from the Port de Balès. This stage was selected for the 2007 L'Étape du Tour, in which amateur and club riders ride over a full stage of the tour.
The col was crossed twice in the 2012 Tour de France, firstly on Stage 16 from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon, when it was ranked a Category 1 climb, and again on the following day, when it was unranked, with the stage continuing on to the ski station at nearby Peyragudes. It was used again in the 2016 Tour de France on Stage 8, from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon, which saw eventual race winner Chris Froome make a daring descent attack from the top of the Col that caught many of his main rivals off guard, resulting in a solo stage victory