Col de Portet

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Col de Portet
Serpentines from a bird's eye view

Serpentines from a bird's eye view

Compass direction east
Pass height 2215  m
region Hautes-Pyrénées , Occitania , France
Valley locations Vallée de Couplan Lac de l'Oule (Saint-Lary-Soulan) Saint-Lary-Soulan
Mountains Pyrenees
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Mountain scoring Hors Catégorie
Ø pitch   8.3% (1419 m / 17.0 km)
Max. Incline 12.5%
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Col de Portet (Pyrenees)
Col de Portet
Coordinates 42 ° 49 '59 "  N , 0 ° 14' 12"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 '59 "  N , 0 ° 14' 12"  E
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The Col de Portet is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees . The 2215 meter high crossing is in the Occitanie region ( Hautes-Pyrénées ). It was ridden for the first time in the Tour de France in 2018 ( 17th stage ) and was chosen as the mountain finish , the winner of this mountain finish - Nairo Quintana  - was honored with the souvenir Henri Desgrange .

Individual evidence

  1. Col de Portet. In: cyclingcols.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018 .
  2. Tour de France 2018 - regulations. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Amaury Sport Organization , p. 19 , accessed on July 19, 2018 (French).