Col de Marie-Blanque

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Col de Marie-Blanque (elevation 1,035 m (3,396 ft)) is a mountain pass in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France. The pass is situated south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and connects the valleys of the Aspe and the Ossau rivers.

Col de Marie-Blanque
Elevation1,035 m (3,396 ft)[1]
Traversed byD294
LocationPyrénées-Atlantiques, France
RangePyrenees
Coordinates43°4′13″N 0°30′27″W / 43.07028°N 0.50750°W / 43.07028; -0.50750
Col de Marie-Blanque is located in Pyrenees
Col de Marie-Blanque
Col de Marie-Blanque
Location in the Pyrenees

Details of the climb

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The western side of the climb, starts from Escot on the N134. The climb is 9.3 km (5.8 mi) long at an average gradient of 7.7% (height gain – 715 m (2,346 ft)). Although relatively short, there are several long sections with gradients in excess of 11%.[2]

From Louvie-Juzon (east), the climb is 15.0 km (9.3 mi) long. Over this distance, it gains 615 m (2,018 ft) at an average gradient of 4.1%. The climb proper starts at Bielle on the D934 from where it is 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long, gaining 585 m (1,919 ft) at an average gradient of 5.1%, with a maximum of 8.5% near the start. En route, the climb passes the Plateau de Bénou.[3]

Tour de France

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The pass was first used in the Tour de France in 1978 and has been crossed 15 times by the tour, including on stage 9 of the 2020 tour from Pau to Laruns.[4]

Appearances in Tour de France

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Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2023 5 1 Pau Laruns   Jai Hindley (AUS)
2020 9 1 Pau Laruns   Marc Hirschi (SUI)
2010 17 1 Pau Col du Tourmalet   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
2007 16 1 Orthez GouretteCol d'Aubisque   Mauricio Soler (COL)
2006 10 1 Cambo-les-Bains Pau   Cyril Dessel (FRA)
2005 16 1 Mourenx Pau   Jörg Ludewig (DEU)
2000 10 1 Dax Hautacam   Javier Otxoa (ESP)
1996 17 2 Argelès-Gazost Pamplona   Neil Stephens (AUS)
1995 16 2 Tarbes Pau Stage neutralised
1992 2 1 San Sebastián Pau   Richard Virenque (FRA)
1990 17 1 Lourdes Pau   Dominique Arnaud (FRA)
1989 9 1 Pau Cauterets   Robert Forest (FRA)
1987 14 1 Pau Luz-Ardiden   Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA)
1987 13 1 Bayonne Pau   Luis Herrera (COL)
1986 12 1 Bayonne Pau   Pedro Delgado (ESP)
1978 10 2 Biarritz Pau   Michel Pollentier (BEL)

References

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  1. ^ IGN map
  2. ^ "Col de Marie Blanque: Escot". climbbybike. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Col de Marie Blanque: Luvie Juzon (stet)". climbbybike. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Le col de Marie-Blanque dans le Tour de France" (in French). ledicodutour. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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