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Col de Portet d'Aspet

Mountain pass in France

Col de Portet d'Aspet
Summary

Mountain pass in France

FieldValue
nameCol de Portet d'Aspet
photoCol de Portet d'Aspet.jpg
photo_captionThe summit of the Col de Portet d'Aspet
elevation_m1069
elevation_ref
traversedD618
locationHaute-Garonne, France
rangePyrenees
mapPyrenees
map_relief1
map_captionLocation in the Pyrenees
coords

The Col de Portet d'Aspet (elevation 1069 m) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Aspet and Saint-Girons and connects the Ger and Bouigane valleys, on the slopes of the Pic de Paloumère (1608 m).

Details of climb

Starting from Audressein, in Ariège, the climb is 18.1 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 557 m at an average gradient of 3.1%. The climb proper starts at Saint-Lary, 5.9 km and 393 m from the summit (at 6.8%), with the steepest sections being at 10.8% near the summit.

Starting from Aspet, in Haute-Garonne, the climb is 14.3 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 594 m at an average gradient of 4.2%. The climb proper starts at the D618/D44 junction (also the start of the climb to the Col de Menté), 4.4 km/436 m from the summit (at 9.6%), with several sections in excess of 11%; the maximum gradient is 12.8%, 3 km from the summit.

Panorama from the Col de Portet-d'Aspet.

Appearances in Tour de France

The Col de Portet d'Aspet was first used in the Tour de France in 1910 and has appeared regularly since. The leader over the summit in 1910 was Octave Lapize.

Since 1947, the Col has featured 36 times including on stage 15 of the 2024 race.

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
2024151LoudenviellePlateau de BeilleTobias Johannessen
2021162El Pas de la CasaSaint-GaudensPatrick Konrad
2018162CarcassonneBagnères-de-LuchonPhilippe Gilbert
2015122LannemezanPlateau de BeilleGeorg Preidler
2014162CarcassonneBagnères-de-LuchonThomas Voeckler
201392Saint-GironsBagnères-de-BigorreArnold Jeannesson
2011142Saint-GaudensPlateau de BeilleMickaël Delage
2010152PamiersBagnères-de-LuchonThomas Voeckler
2007152FoixLoudenvielleLaurent Lefèvre
2005152Lézat-sur-LèzePla d'AdetErik Dekker
2004132LannemezanPlateau de BeilleSylvain Chavanel
2003142Saint-GironsLoudenvielleRichard Virenque
2002122LannemezanPlateau de BeilleLaurent Jalabert
2001132FoixPla d'AdetLaurent Roux
1998112Bagnères-de-LuchonPlateau de BeilleAlberto Elli
1997102Bagnères-de-LuchonAndorre ArcalisLaurent Brochard
1995152Saint-GironsCauteretsRichard Virenque
1988152Saint-GironsLuz-ArdidenSteven Rooks
1984111PauGuzet-NeigeTheo de Rooij
1973133Bourg-MadameBagnères-de-LuchonRaymond Martin
197292Bagnères-de-LuchonColomiersChristian Raymond
1971143RevelBagnères-de-LuchonJosé Manuel Fuente
1969163CastelnaudaryBagnères-de-LuchonRaymond Delisle
1967163ToulouseBagnères-de-LuchonFernando Manzanèque
1966122Bagnères-de-LuchonRevelJulio Jiménez
1965102Bagnères-de-BigorreAx-les-ThermesJulio Jiménez
1964153ToulouseBagnères-de-LuchonJulio Jiménez
1963122Bagnères-de-LuchonToulouseFederico Bahamontes
1962142Bagnères-de-LuchonCarcassonneFederico Bahamontes
1960122Bagnères-de-LuchonToulouseJoseph Planckaert
1958152Bagnères-de-LuchonToulouseFederico Bahamontes
1957173Ax-les-ThermesSaint-GaudensMichel Stolker
1956132Bagnères-de-LuchonToulouseCharly Gaul
1951153Bagnères-de-LuchonCarcassonneGino Bartali
1947142CarcassonneBagnères-de-LuchonAlbert Bourlon

In the 1973 tour Raymond Poulidor almost died on the descent from the Portet d'Aspet when he plunged off the road into a ravine, taking a serious blow to the head and crawling out with the help of the race director, Jacques Goddet.

Fabio Casartelli

The monument to Fabio Casartelli

On 18 July 1995, during the fifteenth stage of the 1995 Tour de France, Fabio Casartelli and a few other riders crashed on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet. Casartelli sustained heavy facial and head injuries and lost consciousness. While being transported via helicopter to a local hospital, he stopped breathing and after numerous resuscitation attempts was declared dead. The Société du Tour de France and the Motorola team placed a memorial stone dedication to Casartelli on the spot where he crashed.

References

References

  1. [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=0.854167,42.944722&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]
  2. "Col de Portet d'Aspet from Audressein : 1069m".
  3. "Col de Portet d'Aspet from Aspet : 1069m".
  4. Woodland, Les. "The Yellow Jersey companion to the Tour de France".
  5. "The Official Tour de France Centennial". [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]].
  6. Woodland, Les. "The Yellow Jersey companion to the Tour de France".
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