The Port del Cantó, or Coll del Cantó or Coll de la Pedra del Cantó, is a mountain pass at an altitude of 1,730 metres (5,680 ft)[1] located at the border of the municipalities of Soriguera, in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, and Montferrer i Castellbò in the comarca of Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain.

Port del Cantó
A view from the summit of the Port del Cantó
A view from the summit of the Port del Cantó
Elevation1,730 metres (5,680 ft)[1]
RangePyrenees
Coordinates42°22′17.20″N 1°14′20.23″E / 42.3714444°N 1.2389528°E / 42.3714444; 1.2389528
Port del Cantó is located in Catalonia
Port del Cantó
Port del Cantó
The Port del Cantó within Catalonia, Spain

The pass is located at kilometre 260 of the N-260 road.

It is on the ridge which connects the Serra Seca [ca], to the north, with the Serrat de Pratprimer to the south.

Distance to the top of the port is 28.8 km. Slope for emergency is 1073m, 4.3%. Western slope starts from sort and is 1038m,5.3%. [2]

Tour de France

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The route, from the western side, was used on Stage 9 of the 2016 Tour de France.[3][4]

Appearances in the Tour de France

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Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2016 9 1 Vielha Val d'Aran Andorre Arcalis   Thomas de Gendt (BEL)
1993 16 2 Andorre Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet   Toni Rominger (SUI)
1974 16 2 Seo de Urgel Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet   Domingo Perurena (ESP)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Port del Canto". Catena Cycling. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Port del Cantó (Sort)". www.rocobike.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ^ "TDF16 ET09 parcours" (PDF). Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Le collado ou Puerto del Canto dans le Tour de France". www.ledicodutour.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-06.