Where is the Tourmalet?

Where is the Tourmalet?

French Pyrenees
Col du Tourmalet (pronounced [tuʁmalɛ]; elevation 2,115 m (6,939 ft)) is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up.

What the climbs in the Pyrenees?

Five Must Ride Climbs in the Pyrénées

• Col d’Aubisque. Along with the Col du Tourmalet, the Col d’Aubisque sits amongst the legends of the Pyrénées with a rich heritage in the Tour de France.
• Col du Tourmalet.
• Hautacam.
• Superbagnères.
• Col du Peyresourde.

How long is Col du Tourmalet?

18.3km long
Col du Tourmalet is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 18.3km long and bridges 1401 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1124. The top of the ascent is located at 2115 meters above sea level.

What is the steepest hill you can cycle up?

Mont Ventoux. Mont Ventoux is an iconic climb in cycling.

What’s the hardest climb in the Tour de France?

Tour de France 2021 – The Hardest Climbs

• The peak of the Col du Tourmalet is over 2,100 metres above sea level.
• The most recent winner atop the Tourmalet was Thibaut Pinot in 2019.

How steep is a 10% hill?

One tenth is 10%, so the sign above is for a 1 in 10 downhill slope. A hill of 1 : 20 means that there will be a change in height of one metre for every 20 metres of forward travel. One twentieth is 5%, so a gradient of 5% indicates a 1 in 20 slope.

How steep is a 30% slope?

Stages:

How steep is a 15 grade?

Slopes vs. gradients vs. % grades

What does a 20% hill mean?

It doesn’t matter exactly what it means, 20% is steeper than 10%. In surveying 20% is interpreted as 20% of a right angle (i.e. a brick wall) and so would be 18 degrees.