Pas de Peyrol

Pas de Peyrol

Pas de Peyrol looking north from Puy Mary
Elevation 1,589 m (5,213 ft)
Traversed by D17/D680
Location Cantal, France
Range Massif Central
Coordinates 45°06′50″N 02°40′19″E / 45.11389°N 2.67194°E / 45.11389; 2.67194Coordinates: 45°06′50″N 02°40′19″E / 45.11389°N 2.67194°E / 45.11389; 2.67194
Pas de Peyrol

Location of Pas de Peyrol

Pas de Peyrol (el. 1,589 m) is a mountain pass located in Auvergne, France, and is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. The pass is on the slopes of Puy Mary (1,787 m) and is situated at the junction of three roads:

Tour de France

The pass is regularly used on the Tour de France, most recently on stage 5 of the 2016 tour. The pass was first used in the 1959 Tour de France, on the 231 km stage 14 from Aurillac to Clermont Ferrand, with Louis Bergaud first across the summit. In the 2004 tour, the pass was used on stage 10 from Limoges to Saint-Flour, approaching from the Salers direction which includes a final three kilometres at an average of 12% and a maximum gradient of 15%, with Richard Virenque first over the summit.

Appearances in the Tour de France

The Tour de France has crossed the summit 10 times since 1947, including stage 5 of the 2016 tour on July 6th, 2016. The 10th stage was selected for the 2004 L'Étape du Tour, in which amateur and club riders ride over a full stage of the tour.

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2016 5 2 Limoges Le Lioran Thomas De Gendt
2011 9 2 Issoire St Flour Thomas Voeckler
2008 7 2 Brioude Aurillac David de la Fuente
2004 10 1 Limoges St. Flour Richard Virenque
1985 15 2 Saint-Étienne Aurillac Eduardo Chozas
1983 14 2 Aurillac Issoire Lucien Van Impe
1975 14 3 Aurillac Puy-de-Dôme Lucien Van Impe
1968 17 3 Aurillac Saint-Étienne Aurelio Gonzalez
1963 14 3 Aurillac Saint-Étienne Federico Bahamontes
1959 14 2 Aurillac Clermont-Ferrand Louis Bergaud

See also

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