Port de Pailhères

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Col de Pailhères
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Sign at Mijanès at the start of the Col de Pailhères
Elevation 2,001 m (6,565 ft) [1]
Traversed byD25
Location Ariège, France
Range Pyrenees
Coordinates 42°44′0″N01°59′33″E / 42.73333°N 1.99250°E / 42.73333; 1.99250
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Col de Pailhères
Location in the Pyrenees

The Col de Pailhères (elevation 2,001 m (6,565 ft)) is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees, located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès (south-east) and Ax-les-Thermes (west).

Contents

Port de Pailhères (elevation 1,963 m (6,440 ft)) is located nearby, 400 m southwest. It is the lowest point between the valleys but from there the road D25 to Mijanès direction runs via the Col de Pailhères.

Details of climb

Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 871 m (2,858 ft) (an average gradient of 8.2%) with a maximum gradient of 10.2%. [2]

Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is 18.6 km (11.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 1,281 m (4,203 ft), (an average gradient of 6.9%) with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit. [3]

Tour de France

The climb has been used in five stages of the Tour de France cycle race with its first appearance coming in 2003. In 2013, it was used on the eighth stage, when the riders also competed for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange. [4]

Appearances in Tour de France [5]

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
2013 8 HC Castres Ax-3 Domaines Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)
2010 14 HC Revel Ax-3 Domaines Flag of France.svg  Christophe Riblon  (FRA)
2007 14 HC Mazamet Plateau-de-Beille Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Pérez  (ESP)
2005 14 HC Agde Ax-3 Domaines Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Totschnig  (AUT)
2003 131 Toulouse Ax-3 Domaines Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Sastre  (ESP)

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References

  1. ↑ IGN map
  2. ↑ "Col de Pailhères - Mijanes". climbbybike. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Col de Pailhères - Ax les Thermes". climbbybike. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stage 8: Castres to Ax 3 Domaines". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Le Port de Pailhères ou col de Pailhères dans le Tour de France" (in French). ledicodutour. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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