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Col du Portillon 
Col du Portillon : Spanish frontier post (1965)Elevation 1,293 m (4,242 ft) Traversed by D618A / N-141 Location Location of Col du Portillon
Col du PortillonLocation Haute Garonne 
France
Lleida
SpainRange Pyrenees Coordinates 42°46′9″N 0°39′36″E / 42.76917°N 0.66°ECoordinates: 42°46′9″N 0°39′36″E / 42.76917°N 0.66°E The Col du Portillon (Spanish: El coll de Portilló; elevation 1293 m) is a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. It connects Bagnères-de-Luchon in France with Bossòst in the Val d'Aran, Spain.
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Details of climb
Starting from Bossòst, the climb is 8.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 583 m. (an average of 6.8%). The steepest section is at 8.2%, 3 km from the summit.[1]
Starting from Bagnères-de-Luchon, the climb is 10.2 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 663 m. (an average of 6.5%). The final 7.9 km is at an average gradient of 8.4%, with the steepest section being at 13.9%.[2]
Appearances in Tour de France
The Col du Portillon was first used in the Tour de France in 1957, since when it has featured 18 times, most recently in 2006, when the leader over the summit was David de la Fuente.[3]
Year Stage Category Leader at the summit 2006 11 1 David de la Fuente 2005 15 1 Karsten Kroon 2003 14 1 Richard Virenque 2001 13 1 Laurent Jalabert 1999 15 1 Kurt Van De Wouwer 1993 16 2 Tony Rominger 1979 1 1 Jean-René Bernaudeau 1976 14 2 Pedro Torres 1974 16 2 Domingo Perurena 1973 13 1 Luis Ocaña 1971 14 2 José Manuel Fuente 1969 16 2 Raymond Delisle 1967 16 2 Fernando Manzanèque 1966 11 1 Marcello Mugnaini 1964 15 2 Raymond Poulidor 1963 11 2 Guy Ignolin 1961 16 2 Imerio Massignan 1957 17 2 Désiré Keteleer References
- ^ "Col du Portillon – Bossòst". www.climbbybike.com. http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-du-Portillon&MountainID=4221. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Col du Portillon – Bagnères-de-Luchon". www.climbbybike.com. http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-du-Portillon&MountainID=6682. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Le col du Portillon dans le Tour de France" (in French). http://ledicodutour.perso.sfr.fr/montagnes/cols__p/portillon.htm. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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Categories:- Mountain passes of France
- Mountain passes of Spain
- Mountain passes of the Pyrenees
- France–Spain border crossings
- Climbs in cycle racing
- 2001 Tour de France
- 2003 Tour de France
- 2005 Tour de France
- 2006 Tour de France
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