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Col de Marie-Blanque
Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees
Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Col de Marie-Blanque |
| photo | Cothdemariablanca.jpg |
| elevation_m | 1035 |
| elevation_ref | |
| traversed | D294 |
| map | Pyrenees |
| map_relief | 1 |
| map_caption | Location in the Pyrenees |
| label | Col de Marie-Blanque |
| coords | |
| location | Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| range | Pyrenees |
Col de Marie-Blanque (elevation 1035 m) is a mountain pass in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France. The pass is situated south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and connects the valleys of the Aspe and the Ossau rivers.
Details of the climb
The western side of the climb, starts from Escot on the N134. The climb is 9.1 km long at an average gradient of 7.75% (height gain – 705 m). Although relatively short, there are several long sections with gradients in excess of 13%.
From Louvie-Juzon (east), the climb is 15.0 km long. Over this distance, it gains 615 m at an average gradient of 4.1%. The climb proper starts at Bielle on the D934 from where it is 11.5 km long, gaining 585 m at an average gradient of 5.1%, with a maximum of 8.5% near the start. En route, the climb passes the Plateau de Bénou.
Tour de France
The pass was first used in the Tour de France in 1978 and has been crossed 15 times by the tour, most recently in the 2023 Tour de France.
Appearances in Tour de France
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | Pau | Laruns | Jai Hindley |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | Pau | Laruns | Marc Hirschi |
| 2010 | 17 | 1 | Pau | Col du Tourmalet | Juan Antonio Flecha |
| 2007 | 16 | 1 | Orthez | Gourette–Col d'Aubisque | Mauricio Soler |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | Cambo-les-Bains | Pau | Cyril Dessel |
| 2005 | 16 | 1 | Mourenx | Pau | Jörg Ludewig |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 | Dax | Hautacam | Javier Otxoa |
| 1996 | 17 | 2 | Argelès-Gazost | Pamplona | Neil Stephens |
| 1995 | 16 | 2 | Tarbes | Pau | Stage neutralised |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | San Sebastián | Pau | Richard Virenque |
| 1990 | 17 | 1 | Lourdes | Pau | Dominique Arnaud |
| 1989 | 9 | 1 | Pau | Cauterets | Robert Forest |
| 1987 | 14 | 1 | Pau | Luz-Ardiden | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle |
| 1987 | 13 | 1 | Bayonne | Pau | Luis Herrera |
| 1986 | 12 | 1 | Bayonne | Pau | Pedro Delgado |
| 1978 | 10 | 2 | Biarritz | Pau | Michel Pollentier |
References
References
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.5075,43.070278&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]
- "Col de Marie Blanque from Escot : 1035m".
- "Col de Marie Blanque from Louvie Juzon : 1035m".
- "Le col de Marie-Blanque dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.
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