Col d'Agnes - Aulus les Bains 9 €

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Col d'Agnes

Col d'Agnes
Elevation	1,570 m (5,151 ft)[1]
Traversed by	D8F
Location	Ariège, France
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°47′39″N 1°22′26″ECoordinates: 42°47′39″N 1°22′26″E
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The Col d'Agnes (elevation 1,570 m (5,150 ft)) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east).

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Details of climb

Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is 10.2 km (6.3 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 826 m (2,710 ft) (an average of 8.1%), with the steepest sections being at 10.6%.^[2]

Starting from Massat, the climb is 17.6 km (10.9 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 921 m (3,022 ft) (an average of 5.2%), with the steepest sections being at 8.2%.^[3] Approximately 4.0 km (2.5 mi) from the summit is the junction with the climb to the Port de Lers.

Appearances in Tour de France

The Col d'Agnes was first used in the Tour de France in 1988, since when it has featured five times, most recently in 2011, when the leader over the summit was Sylvain Chavanel.^[4]

Year	Stage	Category	Start	Finish	Leader at the summit
2011	14	1	Saint-Gaudens	Plateau de Beille	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
2009	8	1	Andorra la Vella	Saint-Girons	Mikel Astarloza (ESP)
2004	13	1	Lannemezan	Plateau de Beille	Michael Rasmussen (DEN)
1995	14	3	Saint-Orens-de-Gameville	Guzet-Neige	Marco Pantani (ITA)
1988	14	1	Blagnac	Guzet-Neige	Robert Millar (GBR)