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Col des Ares

Mountain pass in Haute-Garonne, France

Summary

Mountain pass in Haute-Garonne, France

Field	Value
name	Col des Ares
photo	Vue depuis le Col des Ares.JPG
photo_caption	Col des Ares
elevation_m	797
elevation_ref
traversed	D618
map	Pyrenees
map_relief	1
map_caption	Location in the Pyrenees
label	Col des Ares
coords
location	Haute-Garonne, France
range	Pyrenees

Col des Ares (elevation 797 m) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet.

Details of the climbs

From Fronsac (west), the ascent is 8.4 km long. Over this distance, the climb gains 330 m in height at an average of 3.9%, with a maximum gradient of 11%.

From La Moulette, near Cazaunous, (east), the climb is 6.7 km long climbing 310 m at an average of 4.6%. Before reaching Juzet-d'Izaut, the D618 crosses the Col de Buret 599 m.

Tour de France

The Col des Ares 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. The col was last crossed on Stage 12 of the 2017 Tour de France.

Appearances in Tour de France (since 1947)

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
2017	12	2	Pau	Peyragudes	Thomas De Gendt
2014	16	2	Carcassonne	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Thomas Voeckler
2012	17	2	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Peyragudes	Thomas Voeckler
2010	15	2	Pamiers	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Thomas Voeckler
2008	9	3	Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Sebastian Lang
	2006	12	2	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Carcassonne	Michael Rasmussen
	2004	13	3	Lannemezan	Plateau de Beille	Sylvain Chavanel
1999	15	2	Saint-Gaudens	Piau-Engaly	Mariano Piccoli
1997	10	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Andorra	Laurent Brochard
1989	11	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Blagnac	Gert-Jan Theunisse
1984	11	3	Pau	Guzet-Neige	Theo de Rooij
1981	6	3	Saint-Gaudens	Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)	Bernard Becaas
1972	9	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Colomiers	Christian Raymond
1968	14	2	la Seu d'Urgell	Canet-Plage	Franco Bitossi
1966	11	3	Pau	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Joaquim Galera
1964	15	3	Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Joaquim Galera
	1963	12	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Toulouse	Rik Van Looy
	1962	14	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Carcassonne	André Darrigade
	1961	16	3	Toulouse	Superbagnères	Imerio Massignan
	1960	12	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Toulouse	André Darrigade
	1957	17		Ax-les-Thermes	Saint-Gaudens	Group
	1956	13	3	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Toulouse	Bruno Monti
	1952	17		Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Group
	1951	15		Bagnères-de-Luchon	Carcassonne	José Serra
	1948	8		Lourdes	Toulouse	Jean Robic
	1947	14		Carcassonne	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Albert Bourlon

From 1947 to 1952, and in 1957, the climb was not classified.

References

[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=0.694,42.991028&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]
"Col des Ares from Fronsac : 797m".
"Col des Ares from La Moulette : 797m".
"Col de Buret from La Moulette : 599m".
Woodland, Les. (2003). "The Yellow Jersey companion to the Tour de France". [[Random House]].
"Le col des Ares dans le Tour de France depuis 1947".

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