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HC Where this climb is: Pyrénées-AtlantiquesNouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Col du Pourtalet

Northern ascent from Laruns
Length
28.2 km
Height gain
1284 m
Average
4.6%
Steepest km
7.6%
Summit altitude
1791 m
Difficulty
219
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

507 m → 1792 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col du Pourtalet from Laruns
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 10 at 7.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
11.5 km
4–6%
8.0 km
6–8%
5.3 km
8–10%
2.8 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 9.8–10.8
8.2%
2 km · km 22.6–24.6
7.5%
5 km · km 21.0–26.0
6.5%

Time to the top

1h 42 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%
1 571 m 6.4%
2 601 m 3.0%
3 616 m 1.5%
4 656 m 4.1%
5 672 m 1.5%
6 697 m 2.5%
7 736 m 3.9%
8 782 m 4.5%
9 826 m 4.4%
10 902 m 7.6%

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About Col du Pourtalet

How long and how steep?
From Laruns, Col du Pourtalet is 28.2 km long and climbs 1,284 m at an average of 4.6%, to a summit at 1,791 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 10, averages 7.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 42 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 21 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 219. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col du Pourtalet.
Where is it?
It's in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

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