Col de Peyresourde

Col de Peyresourde
The eastern approach to the Col de Peyresourde
Elevation	1,569 m (5,148 ft)
Traversed by	D618
Location
Col de Peyresourde Location of Col de Peyresourde
Location	Haute-Garonne/Hautes-Pyrénées  France
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°48′08″N 0°27′46″E / 42.80222°N 0.46278°E / 42.80222; 0.46278Coordinates: 42°48′08″N 0°27′46″E / 42.80222°N 0.46278°E / 42.80222; 0.46278

The Col de Peyresourde (Occitan: Còth de Pèira Sorda) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères de Luchon and Arreau.

Details of climb

Starting from Bagnères de Luchon (east), the Col de Peyresourde is 15.27 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 939 m. (an average of 6.1%). The steepest sections are 9.8%.

Starting from Armenteule (west), the climb is 8.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 629 m. (an average of 7.6%).

Tour de France

The Col de Peyresourde was first used in the Tour de France in 1910 and has appeared frequently since. The leader over the summit in 1910 was Octave Lapize.

In 2007, the Tour de France crossed the Col de Peyresourde on stage 15, joining the climb at Saint-Aventin (5.5 km from Bagnères de Luchon) after descending from the Port de Balès. This stage was selected for the 2007 L'Étape du Tour, in which amateur and club riders ride over a full stage of the tour.

Appearances in Tour de France (since 1947)

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
2010	16	1	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Pau	Sylvester Szmyd
2008	9	1	Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Sebastian Lang
2007	15	1	Foix	Loudenvielle	Alexander Vinokourov
2006	11	1	Tarbes	Val d'Aran-Pla-de-Beret	David de la Fuente
2005	15	1	Lézat-sur-Lèze	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Laurent Brochard
2003	14	1	Saint-Girons	Loudenvielle	Gilberto Simoni
2001	13	1	Foix	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Laurent Jalabert
1999	15	1	Saint-Gaudens	Piau-Engaly	Alberto Elli
1998	10	1	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Rodolfo Massi
1995	15	1	Saint-Girons	Cauterets-Crêtes du Lys	Richard Virenque
1994	12	1	Lourdes	Luz-Ardiden	Roberto Torres
1993	16	1	Andorra	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Claudio Chiappucci
1989	10	1	Cauterets	Superbagnères	Robert Millar
1988	15	1	Saint-Girons	Luz-Ardiden	Steven Rooks
1986	13	1	Pau	Superbagnères	Bernard Hinault
1983	10	1	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Robert Millar
1981	6	1	Saint-Gaudens	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Bernard Hinault
1980	13	1	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Raymond Martin
1979	3	2	Bagnères de Luchon	Pau	Bernard Hinault
1976	14	1	Saint-Gaudens	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Luis Ocana
1974	16	2	La Seu d'Urgell	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Vicente Lopez-Carril
1972	8	2	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Lucien Van Impe
1971	16a	2	Bagnères de Luchon	Gourette-Eaux-Bonnes	Lucien Van Impe
1970	18	2	Saint-Gaudens	La Mongie	Raymond Delisle
1969	17	2	La Mongie	Mourenx	Joaquim Galera
1964	16	2	Bagnères de Luchon	Pau	Julio Jiménez
1963	11	2	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Bagnères de Luchon	Federico Bahamontes
1962	12	2	Pau	Saint-Gaudens	Federico Bahamontes
1961	17	2	Bagnères de Luchon	Pau	Imerio Massignan
1960	11	1	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Kurt Gimmi
1959	11	1	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Saint-Gaudens	Valentin Huot
1958	14	1	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Federico Bahamontes
1956	12	HC	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Jean-Pierre Schmitz
1955	17	2	Toulouse	Saint-Gaudens	Charly Gaul
1954	12	2	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Federico Bahamontes
1953	11	2	Cauterets	Bagnères de Luchon	Jean Robic
1952	17	2	Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Antonio Gelabert
1951	14	2	Tarbes	Bagnères de Luchon	Fausto Coppi
1949	11	2	Pau	Bagnères de Luchon	Jean Robic
1948	8	2	Lourdes	Toulouse	Jean Robic
1947	15	1	Bagnères de Luchon	Pau	Jean Robic

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

External links

• Profile from Bagneres de Luchon on climbbybike.com
• Profile from Armenteule on climbbybike.com
• Le col de Peyresourde dans le Tour de France (French)
• Very detailed summary of the 2007 climb
• Complete list of leaders over summit (French)