Col du Tourmalet from Luz Saint Sauveur via Super Barèges

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1111

difficulty points

7.4%

avg. gradient

14.1%

steepest 100 meters

18.9km

length

1403m

total ascent

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Col du Tourmalet from Luz Saint Sauveur via Super Barèges is a climb in the region Occitania. It is 18.9km long and bridges 1403 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1111. The top of the ascent is located at 2116 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: D 918, Quartier Cabadur, D 918, Route de Tournaboup & D 918

by Fusat

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
It's a nice pass but nothing more. The huge amount of motorised traffic of all kinds in addition to that of cyclists takes away a lot of the charm. To come back to the pass itself, it is very regular with no real difficulties except for the length. I find its mythical status exaggerated. I ... read more

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Col du Tourmalet from Luz Saint Sauveur via Super Barèges

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Statistics

Col du Tourmalet from Luz Saint Sauveur via Super Barèges This climb	Occitania 922 climbs	French Pyrenees 433 climbs	Pyrenees 715 climbs	France 6426 climbs	Europe 27335 climbs
Difficulty points 1111 HC	rank 3 20% easier than Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan	rank 7 20% easier than Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan	rank 9 20% easier than Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan	rank 56 31% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 438 63% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 7.4%	rank 163 61% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 122 61% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 172 68% less steep than Passatge Vall d'Incles	rank 1002 61% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 4913 75% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 18.9km	rank 45 51% shorter than Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens	rank 39 51% shorter than Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens	rank 68 51% shorter than Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens	rank 196 60% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 913 70% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1403m	rank 7 17% less ascent than Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes	rank 9 17% less ascent than Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes	rank 10 17% less ascent than Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes	rank 43 32% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 281 49% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

12 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

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Climbing times

7 km/h	02:42:10
11 km/h	01:43:12
15 km/h	01:15:40
19 km/h	00:59:44

Reviews/stories (2)

Fusat

9 Mo 01:45:00 (10.8km/h)

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It's a nice pass but nothing more.
The huge amount of motorised traffic of all kinds in addition to that of cyclists takes away a lot of the charm.
To come back to the pass itself, it is very regular with no real difficulties except for the length.
I find its mythical status exaggerated.
I prefer our Pyrenean passes such as la pierre saint Martin, issabe and le soudet or even the pass of labays which is like a film set. And then there are the Basque passes....
But if the tour passes through the Tourmalet then ....

Agostinho53

1 y 01:42:36 (11.1km/h)

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My very first col outside of category ever. I had no idea what was in store for me. I can still vividly imagine the kick at arrival. The climb itself is not the most beautiful. There are many more beautiful ones in the Pyrenees. There is a lot of traffic because.... everyone wants to be there. At the time, that was not a problem, although now I prefer the low-traffic, unknown cols. The Pyrenees.... A true cycling paradise, there is little traffic because, sparsely populated, few through roads, less known to the general public and an abundance of unknown but no less tough climbs.

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