Col de Val Louron-Azet | |
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Elevation | 1,580 m (5,184 ft) [1] |
Traversed by | D225 |
Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Range | Pyrenees |
Coordinates | 42°47′31″N 0°22′52″E / 42.79194°N 0.38111°E |
The Col de Val Louron-Azet (or Col d'Azet) (elevation 1,580 m (5,180 ft)) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, which links Saint-Lary-Soulan and Azet, in the Aure Valley to the west, with Génos and Loudenvielle in the Louron Valley to the east. To the east of the pass is the Val-Louron ski station, and the GR10 footpath is also nearby. [2]
Starting from Génos, the hairpin climb is 7.4 km (4.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 622 m (2,041 ft) at an average gradient of 8.3%, with the steepest section being at 13%. [3]
Starting from Bazus-Aure, near to Saint-Lary-Soulan, the climb is 12 km (7.5 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 807 m (2,648 ft) at an average gradient of 6.7%, with the steepest sections being at 11.8%. [4]
The Col de Val Louron-Azet was first used in the Tour de France in 1997, since when it has featured ten times, most recently in 2022. [5] [6]
Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
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2022 | 17 | 1 | Saint-Gaudens | Peyragudes | Tadej Pogačar ( SLO) |
2021 | 17 | 1 | Muret | Col du Portet | Anthony Perez ( FRA) |
2018 | 17 | 1 | Bagnères-de-Luchon | Col du Portet | Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA) |
2016 | 8 | 1 | Pau | Bagnères-de-Luchon | Wout Poels ( NED) |
2014 | 17 | 1 | Saint-Gaudens | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet | Joaquim Rodríguez ( ESP) |
2013 | 9 | 1 | Saint-Girons | Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Simon Clarke ( AUS) |
2005 | 15 | 1 | Lézat-sur-Lèze | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet | Laurent Brochard ( FRA) |
2001 | 13 | 1 | Foix | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet | Laurent Jalabert ( FRA) |
1999 | 15 | 1 | Saint-Gaudens | Piau-Engaly | Fernando Escartín ( ESP) |
1997 | 9 | 1 | Pau | Loudenvielle-Vallée du Louron | Marco Pantani ( ITA) |