Port Ainé
{{Short description|Ski resort in Rialp in the Catalan Pyrenees}}
{{Infobox ski area
|name= Port Ainé
|logo=
|picture= Port ainé.JPG
|caption= Port Ainé ski resort, seen from the Cardós Valley
|location= Rialp
|nearest_city= Rialp, Catalonia (Spain)
|coordinates = {{coord|42|25|42|N|1|12|43|E|type:landmark_scale:50000|display=inline}}
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|pushpin_relief = y
|top_elevation= {{convert|2440|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|base_elevation= {{convert|1650|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|skiable_area= 32.5
|number_trails= {{color box|Black}} Black: 6
{{color box|Red}} Red: 7
{{color box|Blue}} Blue: 2
{{color box|Green}} Green: 7
22 Total
|longest_run=
|liftsystem= 8 Total (3 Chairlifts , 3 Platter lifts, 2 Carpets)
|lift_capacity= 11,850 skiers an hour
|terrainparks=
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|external_link= [http://www.granpallars.com/estacio_ficha_tecnica.php?id=port_aine website]
|}}
Port Ainé is a ski resort located in Rialp, in the Catalan Pyrenees, inaugurated in 1986. The ski area extends from 1,650 to 2,440 meters.
Cycling
{{Infobox cycling hill climb
| name = Port Ainé
| image =
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| location = Catalonia
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| end =
| altitude_m = 1199
| altitude_ft =
| length_km = 18.7
| length_mi =
| max_elevation_m = 1947
| max_elevation_ft =
| gradient = 6.8
| maxgradient = 12
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In March 2013, Port Aîné hosted the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya . Daniel Martin won at the top ahead of Joaquim Rodríguez and at the same time became the leader of the race. {{Cite web|url=https://www.podiumcafe.com/2013/3/15/4102572/volta-a-catalunya-no-more-messing-around|title = Volta a Catalunya: No More Messing Around|date = 15 March 2013}}
In 2016, the resort received the final of a new stage of the Tour de Catalogne during the 4th stage. Thomas De Gendt won after a breakaway while Nairo Quintana managed to grab the leader's jersey he took from Dan Martin by releasing the other favorites Richie Porte and Alberto Contador in the last kilometer. Esteban Chaves won the stage finishing at Port Ainé in the 2021 edition and Tadej Pogačar in 2024.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091121082457/http://www.granpallars.com/estacio_ficha_tecnica.php?id=port_aine Port Ainé website]
References
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{{Ski resorts in Catalonia}}
{{Ski Spain}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Port Aine}}
Category:Ski areas and resorts in Catalonia
Category:Climbs in cycle racing in Spain
Category:Geography of Catalonia
Category:Sport in the Province of Lleida
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