Route: N20/E09, N22 & CG-2 Ax-les-Thermes to Andorra la Valla – 47 miles Ridden: 30/06/2007 The N22 takes you from France into Andorra and over this Col, where the road becomes the CG2. Fast with wide sweeping bends, the road is reasonably good for bikers but let down by the volume . . . → Read More: Port d’Envalira – 2,409m
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Route: D618 St. Girons to Tarascon sur Ariege – 37 miles Ridden: 30/06/2007 This Col sits on the D618 between St. Girons and Tarascon sur Ariege – on the N20 between Foix and Andorra. The whole 37 mile ride is good whilst not being particularly challenging. There’s a decent auberge at . . . → Read More: Col de Port – 1,249m Route: D44, D85 & D618 St. Beat to St. Lary – 19 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007, 30/06/2007, 01/07/2007 & 23/07/2010 This Col on the D618 is another nice one albeit not particularly high. It’s not particularly steep either with an average gradient of 3.1% on the east side and 4.1% on the . . . → Read More: Col de Portet d’Aspet – 1,069m Route: D44, D85 & D618 St. Beat to St. Lary – 19 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007, 30/06/2007 & 23/07/2010 This Col sits on the D44 a few miles to the east of St. Beat, and before you get to the Portet d’Aspet on the D618. Not a Col to go out of . . . → Read More: Col de Mente – 1,349m Route: N260 & N230 Castejon de Sos to Vielha – 41 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007 This is a quiet, well-surfaced and attractive road situated on the N260 between Castejon de Sos and the junction with the N230 to the east. The summit is next to, and scarcely separate from, the Coll de . . . → Read More: Coll de Espina – 1,407m Route: N260 & N230 Castejon de Sos to Vielha – 41 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007 This is a quiet, well-surfaced and attractive road situated on the N260 between Castejon de Sos and the junction with the N230 to the east. The summit is next to, and scarcely separate from, the Coll de . . . → Read More: Coll de Fadas – 1,470m Route: D934 & A136 Laruns to Biescas – 35 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007 The D934, on the French side, and the A136, on the Spanish side link Laruns in France with Biescas in Spain, where you can turn off onto the famous N260 which takes you all the way to Andorra. This . . . → Read More: Col du Pourtalet – 1,794m Route: N294 Escot to Bielle – 13 miles Ridden: 29/06/2007 This Col links the two roads that lead to Col du Somport and Col du Pourtalet. Situated on the D918 between Escot and Bielle, the road is more suited to the cycling fraternity than the biking fraternity. It made its Tour . . . → Read More: Col de Marie Blanque – 1,057m Route: N134/E07 & N330/E-7 Pau to Jaca – 74 miles Ridden: 28/06/2007 The E7, a main European highway links France and Spain via the Tunnel du Somport between Pau and Oloron Ste. Marie in France and Jaca in Spain. The tunnel is open year round – important because the neighbouring Col . . . → Read More: Col du Somport – 1,632m |
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