Col du Tourmalet
Luz Saint Sauveur, France
Le Col du Tourmalet est un col de 18.8 kilomètres. C'est un col de catégorie supérieure (HC). Il est situé à Luz Saint Sauveur, Midi-Pyrénées, France. La pente moyenne de ce col est de 7.2% avec un maximum de 9.6%. Le Col du Tourmalet monte de 757 mètres au départ à 2.115 mètres au sommet, pour un total de 1.357 mètres d'ascension.
Profil
Faits
| Distance | 18.8 km |
| Dénivelé | 1357 m |
| Pente Moyenne | 7.2 % |
| Pente Maximale | 9.6 % |
| Catégorie du Col | HC |
| Altitude Minimale | 757 m |
| Altitude Maximale | 2115 m |
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Description
Some Frenchmen believe that Tourmalet translates into "bad trip" or "bad detour" because in French Tour translates into "trip" and mal translates into "bad"; however, the correct language to translate from is Gascon, not French, because of the mountain's location in the Gascony-region and the "du" in the name, which is the Gascon pendant to the French "de". Then Tour becomes "distance", which is spelled "tur" but pronounced "tour", mal is translated into "mountain", and it becomes "the". The translation from Gascon to English then becomes "The Distance Mountain".
The Col du Tourmalet is one of the most famous climbs on the Tour de France. It has been included more than any other pass, starting in 1910, when the Pyrenees were introduced. The first rider over was Octave Lapize, who went on to win the general classification in Paris. In 1913, Eugène Christophe broke his fork on the Tourmalet and repaired it himself at a forge in Sainte-Marie-de-Campan.
Up to 2019, the Tour has visited the Col du Tourmalet a total of 87 times. The total includes three stage finishes at the summit and three at La Mongie. Since 1980 it has been ranked hors catégorie, or exceptional. The Vuelta a España has also crossed the pass several times.
In 2011, a new and wider route was made from Super Barèges. Taking this route. The old route, which passes through the Gaubie bridge, is reserved for cyclists to allow them a car-free section; it has been named "Laurent Fignon track ". These two roads meet 4.1 km from the top of the pass.
In the sixth stage of the Vuelta 2020, the route would initially lead over the Col de Portalet, the Col d'Aubisque and finally a finish at the top of the Tourmalet. As a result of the Corona problems and the more stringent measures that followed, the organisation decided to adapt the stage and no longer ride over French territory.
The organisation has already presented an alternative stage. The riders will go over the Alto de Petralba, the Puerto de Cotefablo, after which they will finish at the Sallent de Gállego-Aramón Formigal ski station.