Col de Val Louron-Azet
{{Short description|Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Col de Val Louron-Azet
| photo = Panorama col d'Azet - Pyrénées.jpg
| photo_caption = A panorama of the Col d'Azet in the direction of the Louron Valley.
| elevation_m = 1580
| traversed = D225
| location = Hautes-Pyrénées, France
| range = Pyrenees
| map = France#France Occitanie#Pyrenees
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in the Pyrenees
| label = Col de Val Louron-Azet
| coords = {{coord|42|47|31|N|0|22|52|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| topo =
}}
The Col de Val Louron-Azet (or Col d'Azet) (elevation {{convert|1580|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, which links Saint-Lary-Soulan and Azet, in the Aure Valley to the west, with Génos and Loudenvielle in the Louron Valley to the east. To the east of the pass is the Val-Louron ski station, and the GR10 footpath is also nearby.{{cite web|url=http://www.gr-infos.com/en/gr10e.htm |title=From Oule Lake (Hautes-Pyrénées) to Araing Lake (Ariège)|accessdate=13 July 2014}}
Details of climb
Starting from Génos, the hairpin climb is {{convert|7.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|622|m|ft|abbr=on}} at an average gradient of 8.3%, with the steepest section being at 13%.{{cite web|title= Col de Val-Louron Azet – Genos |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-de-Val-Louron-Azet&qryMountainID=14794|publisher=www.climbbybike.com|accessdate=12 July 2014}}
Starting from Bazus-Aure, near to Saint-Lary-Soulan, the climb is {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|807|m|ft|abbr=on}} at an average gradient of 6.7%, with the steepest sections being at 11.8%.{{cite web|title= Col d'Azet – Bazus Aure |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Col-dAzet&qryMountainID=5835|publisher=www.climbbybike.com|accessdate=12 July 2014}}
Appearances in Tour de France
The Col de Val Louron-Azet was first used in the Tour de France in 1997, since when it has featured ten times, most recently in 2022.{{cite web|title=Col de Val Louron-Azet dans le Tour de France |publisher= ledicodutour |url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_v_w/val_louron_azet.html|accessdate=19 July 2022|language=French}}{{Cite web|title=First on top {{!}} ProCyclingStats|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/location/col-de-val-louron-azet//first-on-top|access-date=2021-10-14|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Year
!Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit |
|---|
| 2022
|17 |1 | align=left|{{Flagathlete|Tadej Pogačar|SLO}} |
| 2021
|17 |1 | align=left|{{Flagathlete|Anthony Perez|FRA}} |
| 2018
|17 |1 | align=left|{{Flagathlete|Julian Alaphilippe|FRA}} |
| 2016
|8 |1 |Pau |align=left|{{Flagathlete|Wout Poels|NED}} |
| 2014
| 17 | 1 | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet | align=left|{{Flagathlete|Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} |
| 2013
| 9 | 1 |align=left|{{Flagathlete| Simon Clarke|AUS}} |
| 2005
| 15 | 1 | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet |align=left|{{Flagathlete| Laurent Brochard|FRA}} |
| 2001
| 13 | 1 | Foix | Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet |align=left|{{Flagathlete| Laurent Jalabert|FRA}} |
| 1999
| 15 | 1 |align=left|{{Flagathlete| Fernando Escartín|ESP}} |
| 1997
| 9 | 1 | Pau | Loudenvielle-Vallée du Louron |align=left|{{Flagathlete| Marco Pantani|ITA}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-de-Val-Louron-Azet&MountainID=14794 Profile from Génos]
- [http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-dAzet&MountainID=5835 Profile from Bazus-Aure]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Val Louron-Azet}}