Col du Tourmalet

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Col du Tourmalet is one of the highest and most famous mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, renowned as a legendary and frequently featured climb in the Tour de France.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Col du Tourmalet canonical 9
Col d’Aubisque 1
Géant du Tourmalet statue 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
road pass
averageGradientEastSide about 7.5 %
averageGradientWestSide about 7.4 %
closedInWinterDueTo snow
connects Luz-Saint-Sauveur
Sainte-Marie-de-Campan
country France
crosses Pyrenees main ridge
linked to: Pyrenees
elevation 2115 m
about 6939 ft
firstUsedInTourDeFrance 1910
hasClimbingSide east side from Sainte-Marie-de-Campan
west side from Luz-Saint-Sauveur
hasFeature exposed upper slopes
frequent fog and low clouds
steep hairpin bends
hasMonument Géant du Tourmalet statue
linked to: Col du Tourmalet
hasNearbyTown Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Luz-Saint-Sauveur
hasNearbyVillage Sainte-Marie-de-Campan
hasSkiResort Barèges
linked to: Vallée de Barèges

La Mongie
hasTourDeFranceRecord most frequently used high pass in the Pyrenees
isFamousFor Tour de France stages
cycling
isOneOf highest paved passes in the French Pyrenees
isPartOf Route des Cols
lengthOfClimbEastSide about 17 km
lengthOfClimbWestSide about 19 km
literalNameMeaning Pass of the distant mountain
locatedIn French Pyrenees
linked to: Pyrenees
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hautes-Pyrénées
locatedInRegion Occitanie
maximumGradient about 10 %
mountainRange Pyrenees
name Col du Tourmalet
nameLanguage French
near Pic du Midi de Bigorre
regionType High Pyrenees
roadNumber D918
roadOpenSeason typically from late spring to autumn
tourDeFranceCategory Hors catégorie
tourismType cycling tourism
ski tourism
usedBy cyclists
hikers
motor vehicles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hautes-Pyrénées contains Col du Tourmalet
Hautes-Pyrénées contains Col d’Aubisque
linked to: Col du Tourmalet
La Mongie near Col du Tourmalet
Hinault–LeMond rivalry era notableClimb Col du Tourmalet
Luz-Saint-Sauveur near Tourmalet Pass
linked to: Col du Tourmalet
Lavedan hasMountainPass Col du Tourmalet
subject linked to: Lavedan (Pyrenean valleys)
Vallée de Barèges near Col du Tourmalet
Vallée de Campan hasNearbyPass Col du Tourmalet
Col du Tourmalet hasMonument Géant du Tourmalet statue
linked to: Col du Tourmalet
Col du Tourmalet name Col du Tourmalet
Col du Soulor hasNearbyPass Col du Tourmalet
La Mongie near Col du Tourmalet
subject linked to: La Mongie ski resort