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Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet

3.8
8 reviews | Elevation profile | 9 photos
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Elevation profile Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet

Statistics

Difficulty points 545
Length 13.8 km
Average gradient 4.8%
Steepest 100 meters 14.4%
Total ascent 664m

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Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 13.8km long and bridges 664 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 545. The top of the ascent is located at 1069 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 9 photos.

Road names: D5 & D618

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Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
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Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
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Reviews (8)

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Rijn
3 Mo 4.0
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Done this climb in a round trip from Aspet via Saint-Girons to Aspet. Start of the climb from Aspet starts very calm then indeed some erratic sections of 15%. Very quiet in terms of traffic and almost the whole stretch in the shade , nice climb!

Deze beklimming gedaan in een rondje van Aspet via Saint-Girons naar Aspet. Begin van de klim uit Aspet begint heel rustig daarna inderdaad wat grillig met stukjes van ±15%. Heel rustig qua verkeer en bijna het hele stuk in de schaduw , lekkere klim!

Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
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TomJones
5 Mo 4.0
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A two-part climb, easy at first then much more complicated. Pleasant with few cars and shade almost all the time. A short break at the stele in tribute to the rider Fabio Casartelli, who was killed on the descent during the Tour de France.

Montée en deux partie, facile au début puis beaucoup plus compliquée. Agréable car peu de voitures et de l'ombre presque tout le temps. Petite pause à la stèle en hommage au coureur Fabio Casartelli qui s'est tué dans la descente lors du tour de France.

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Kilian
5 Mo 4.0
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Short but steep. I climbed it after the Col de Menté and back, already tired from the d+ I'd accumulated, and it buried me. The diversions to Fabio Casartelli's stele is compulsory (on the descent, as I'm not sure I'll be able to get going again in the middle of the climb). A short stop at Philippe Gilbert's parapet doesn't hurt either.

Court mais pentu. Je l'ai monté après le col de Menté en aller-retour, déjà fatigué du d+ accumulé, ce col m'a enterré. Le col fait donc 4.4km pour presque 10% en moyenne. Le détour à la stèle de Fabio Casartelli est obligatoire (dans la descente car pas sur de réussir a repartir en pleine montée) . Le petit arrêt au parapet de Philippe Gilbert ne fait pas non plus de mal.

Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
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Hayes
2 y 3.0
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After the Col de Menté, we also did this climb. It's only about 5-6 km, but it's very tough. Constant8-10 %. I was quite exhausted after the Menté and the temperature had risen to heatwave level. So this was a real struggle. I did not enjoy this climb much. Out of respect, stop at the monument to Casartelli.

Na de Col de Menté ook deze klim gedaan. Dan is hij maar ene km of 5-6 maar héél pittig. Constant8-10 %. Ik was na de Menté best uitgeput en de temperatuur was intussen naar hittegolf niveau gestegen. Daardoor was dit afzien tot en met. Weinig plezier aan deze klim beleefd. Hou uit respect even halt aan het monument voor Casartelli.

Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
Col de Portet-d'Aspet from Aspet
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Mell75
4 y 4.0
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The Col d' Aspet climbed from both sides. The warming up started with a climb from Audressein. To my great surprise, I was up there within 18 minutes. This could not be right but it was so. So a few days later I made the climb from Aspet. This was a different kettle of fish, what a tough climb! Okay, I am a beginner with only 3 years of cycling experience.
Right at the start, a short vicious climb that takes your breath away. After that, it's off and on in reasonable doing to calves-biting stretches. After the climb I could only conclude that from Audressein it is a breeze compared to the other side. All in all a great experience!

De Col d' Aspet van beide kanten beklommen. Het warmdraaien begon met een klim vanuit Audressein. Tot mijn grote verbazing was ik binnen 18 minuten boven. Dit kon niet kloppen maar was wel zo. Zodoende een paar dagen later vanuit Aspet de klim gemaakt. Dit was een ander koekje, wat een pittige klim! Oké, ik ben een beginner met nog maar 3 jaar fietservaring.
Direct aan het begin een korte venijnige klim die je de adem ontneemt. Daarna is het af en aan in redelijk te doen naar kuitenbijtende stukken. Na de klim kon ik alleen maar concluderen dat het vanuit Audressein een makkie is in vergelijking met de andere kant. Alles bij elkaar een geweldige ervaring!

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Jan
8 y
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From the exit of the Col de Menté it is a short and vicious climb. I find it hard to decide how to take it, full on or in moderation. If it is your first climb of the day you can go full on, but your heart rate will skyrocket. There are two sections with 17% (according to the signs). The descent back to Aspet is indeed quite dangerous. Not for nothing that this has become fatal for Fabio Casartelli.

Vanaf de afslag col de Menté is het een korte venijnige klim. Ik vind het moeilijk te bepalen hoe deze te nemen.Vol erop, of gedoseerd. Als het je eerste klim van de dag is dan kan je best vol gaan, maar je hartslag schiet dan ook omhoog. Er zijn twee stukken met 17% (volgens de borden). De afdaling terug naar Aspet is inderdaad best link. Niet voor niets dat dit Fabio Casartelli fataal is geworden.

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Jasper
8 y
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I had this side as a descent. As a climb probably much harder than the western side from Audressein. Only advantage is the shelter from the sun in the cooling gorge. Narrow, technical descent. If you let go of the brakes for a moment you're on the 70. Beware of places that stay wet for a long time under the trees!

Ik had deze kant als afdaling. Als klim waarschijnlijk veel zwaarder dan de westelijke kant vanuit Audressein. Enige voordeel is de beschutting tegen de zon in de verkoelende kloof. Linke, technische afdaling. Als je de remmen even loslaat zit je zo op de 70. Pas op voor plekken die lang nat blijven onder de bomen!

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tommie134
9 y
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Watched the Tour pass by here in 2010; fantastic!!!

Heb in 2010 hier de Tour zien langskomen; fantastisch!!!

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:58:10
11 km/h 01:15:12
15 km/h 00:55:09
19 km/h 00:43:32

Road surface condition

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