Col d’Aubisque

This climb is deeply embedded in the history of the Tour. When the organisers first discovered it, scouting for the 1910 race, they told the local man responsible for the roads of their plan, and he replied that they were crazy. When they offered to pay him 5,000 francs to clear the pass, he changed his mind.

Climbing to an altitude of 1,709 metres, the Aubisque starts relatively easy. Then at Eaux-Bonnes the riders turn left and the gradient increases. At the ninth kilometre, just before halfway, the road hits a gradient of 10%.