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Col d'Aubisque East

Col d’Aubisque is 30.9km from Saint Savin
It is 22.9km to the start of the climb, via Col de Solour. The climb is 8km at 3.8% to an altitude of 1709m. It is one of the most beautiful roads in the Pyrenees.

 Cafe at the summit.


la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque.

It was on this road that Dutch
rider Win Van Est
went over the edge in the 1951 Tour de France.
Win Van Est, 1951 Tour de France.


la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque.

la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d'Aubisque
la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque.

la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d'Aubisque
Between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque.

 la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d'Aubisque
la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque

la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d'Aubisque

la Corniche du Cirque de Litor between Col du Soulor and Col d'Aubisque
Horses roam free on the Col d’Aubisque, they and their left behinds can be a hazard to fast descending cyclists.


Col d’Aubisque


Col d’Aubisque.


A giant bike to celebrate the Tour de France stage in 2007.

Late in the evening the sheep at the bottom of the photo are penned in for the night to protect them from bears.
Col d’Aubisque. Late in the evening the sheep at the bottom of the photo are penned in for the night to protect them from bears.

Ski slopes at Courette.
Ski slopes at Courette

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