Col du Portillon

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Col du Portillon

| photo = Col du Portillon - le poste-frontière espagnol (Pyrénées).jpg| photo_caption = Col du Portillon : Spanish frontier post (1965)

| elevation_m = 1293

| elevation_ref = [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=0.66,42.769167&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]

| traversed = D618A / N-141

| location = Haute Garonne, France
Lleida, Spain

| range = Pyrenees

| map = Pyrenees

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in the Pyrenees

| label = Col du Portillon

| coords = {{coord|42|46|9|N|0|39|36|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo =

}}

The Col du Portillon ({{Langx|ca|El coll de Portilló}}) (elevation {{convert|1293|m|ft|0}}) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran,

Spain.

Details of climb

Starting from Bossòst, the climb is {{convert|8.6|km|1|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|583|m|0|abbr=on}} at an average of 6.8%. The steepest section is at 8.2%, {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} from the summit.{{cite web|title=Col du Portillon – Bossòst |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-du-Portillon&MountainID=4221|publisher=www.climbbybike.com|accessdate=18 September 2011}}

Starting from Bagnères-de-Luchon, the climb is {{convert|10.2|km|1|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|663|m|0|abbr=on}} at an average of 6.5%. The final {{convert|7.9|km|1|abbr=on}} is at an average gradient of 8.4%, with the steepest section being at 13.9%.{{cite web|title=Col du Portillon – Bagnères-de-Luchon |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-du-Portillon&MountainID=6682 |publisher=www.climbbybike.com|accessdate=18 September 2011}}

Appearances in Tour de France

The Col du Portillon was first used in the Tour de France in 1957, since when it has featured 20 times, most recently in 2018, when the leader over the summit was Adam Yates.{{cite web|title=Le col du Portillon dans le Tour de France|url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_p/portillon.html|accessdate=15 July 2022|language=French}}

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Year !Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit
2018 \|16 \|1 \| Carcassonne \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Adam Yates\|GBR}}
2014 \|17 \|1 \| Saint-Gaudens \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Joaquim Rodríguez\|ESP}}
2006 \|11 \|1 \| Tarbes \| Pla-de-Beret \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|David de la Fuente\|ESP}}
2005 \|15 \|1 \| Lézat-sur-Lèze \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Karsten Kroon\|NED}}
2003 \|14 \|1 \| Saint-Girons \| Loudenvielle \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Richard Virenque\|FRA}}
2001 \|13 \|1 \| Foix \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Laurent Jalabert\|FRA}}
1999 \|15 \|1 \| Saint-Gaudens \| Piau-Engaly \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Kurt Van De Wouwer\|BEL}}
1993 \|16 \|2 \| Andorra \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Tony Rominger\|SUI}}
1979 \|1 \|1 \| Fleurance \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Jean-René Bernaudeau\|FRA}}
1976 \|14 \|2 \| Saint-Gaudens \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Pedro Torres\|ESP}}
1974 \|16 \|2 \| Seo de Urgel \| Pla d'Adet \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Domingo Perurena\|ESP}}
1973 \|13 \|1 \| Bourg-Madame \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Luis Ocaña\|ESP}}
1971 \|14 \|2 \| Revel \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|José Manuel Fuente\|ESP}}
1969 \|16 \|2 \| Castelnaudary \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Raymond Delisle\|FRA}}
1967 \|16 \|2 \| Toulouse \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Fernando Manzanèque\|ESP}}
1966 \|11 \|1 \| Pau \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Marcello Mugnaini\|ITA}}
1964 \|15 \|2 \| Toulouse \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Raymond Poulidor\|FRA}}
1963 \|11 \|2 \| Bagnères-de-Bigorre \| Bagnères de Luchon \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Guy Ignolin\|FRA}}
1961 \|16 \|2 \| Toulouse \| Superbagnères \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Imerio Massignan\|ITA}}
1957 \|17 \|2 \| Ax-les-Thermes \| Saint-Gaudens \|align=left\|{{Flagathlete\|Désiré Keteleer\|BEL}}

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Year

!Stage

!Category

!Start

!Finish

!Leader at the summit

2018

|16

| Carcassonne

| Bagnères de Luchon

|align=left|{{Flagathlete|Adam Yates|GBR}}