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Port de Pailhères

Field	Value
name	Col de Pailhères
photo	Pailheres.jpg
photo_caption	Sign at Mijanès at the start of the Col de Pailhères
elevation_m	2001
elevation_ref
traversed	D25
map	Pyrenees
map_relief	1
map_caption	Location in the Pyrenees
label	Col de Pailhères
coords
location	Ariège, France
range	Pyrenees

The Col de Pailhères (elevation 2001 m) is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees, located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès (south-east) and Ax-les-Thermes (west).

Port de Pailhères (elevation 1963 m) is located nearby, 400 m southwest. It is the lowest point between the valleys but from there the road D25 to Mijanès direction runs via the Col de Pailhères.

Details of climb

Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is 10.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 871 m (an average gradient of 8.2%) with a maximum gradient of 10.2%.

Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is 18.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1281 m, (an average gradient of 6.9%) with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit.

Tour de France

The climb has been used in five stages of the Tour de France cycle race with its first appearance coming in 2003. In 2013, it was used on the eighth stage, when the riders also competed for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange.

Appearances in Tour de France

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
2003	13	1	Toulouse	Ax-3 Domaines	Juan Miguel Mercado
2005	14	HC	Agde	Ax-3 Domaines	Georg Totschnig
2007	14	HC	Mazamet	Plateau-de-Beille	Rubén Pérez
2010	14	HC	Revel	Ax-3 Domaines	Christophe Riblon
2013	8	HC	Castres	Ax-3 Domaines	Nairo Quintana

References

[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=1.9925,42.733333&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]
"Port de Pailhères from Mijanes : 2001m".
"Port de Pailhères from Ax les Thermes : 2001m".
"Stage 8: Castres to Ax 3 Domaines". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
"Le Port de Pailhères ou col de Pailhères dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.

Wikipedia Source

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