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HC Where this climb is: Haute-GaronneOccitania, France

Col de Peyresourde

Eastern ascent from Bagnères-de-Luchon
Length
13.8 km
Height gain
952 m
Average
6.9%
Steepest km
9.0%
Summit altitude
1580 m
Difficulty
206
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Elevation profile

628 m → 1580 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Peyresourde from Bagnères-de-Luchon
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 14 at 9.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.8 km
4–6%
0.5 km
6–8%
6.0 km
8–10%
2.5 km
10–14%
1.5 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 6.6–7.6
9.9%
2 km · km 11.8–13.8
8.7%
5 km · km 8.8–13.8
8.1%

Time to the top

1h 08 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 695 m 6.7%
2 740 m 4.5%
3 768 m 2.8%
4 841 m 7.3%
5 913 m 7.2%
6 967 m 5.4%
7 1037 m 7.0%
8 1117 m 8.0%
9 1191 m 7.4%
10 1273 m 8.2%

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About Col de Peyresourde

How long and how steep?
From Bagnères-de-Luchon, Col de Peyresourde is 13.8 km long and climbs 952 m at an average of 6.9%, to a summit at 1,580 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 9.0%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 08 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 53 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 206. It's the hardest of the 4 ways up to Col de Peyresourde.
Where is it?
It's in Haute-Garonne, Occitania, France.

How hard is 206?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Col de Peyresourde, Bagnères-de-Luchon 206

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