Peyragudes

Peyragudes
A view of Peyresourde, Hautes-Pyrénées with a ski slope at the resort of Peyragudes.
A view of Peyresourde, Hautes-Pyrénées with a ski slope at the resort of Peyragudes.
Peyragudes is located in France
Peyragudes
Peyragudes
Location within France
Peyragudes is located in Occitanie
Peyragudes
Peyragudes
Peyragudes (Occitanie)
Peyragudes is located in Pyrenees
Peyragudes
Peyragudes
Peyragudes (Pyrenees)
LocationGouaux-de-Larboust (Haute-Garonne), Germ (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Nearest major cityBagnères-de-Luchon
Coordinates42°47′24″N 0°26′42″E / 42.79000°N 0.44500°E / 42.79000; 0.44500
Top elevation2,240 m (7,349 ft)
Base elevation1,590 m (5,217 ft)
Trails
  • 51 total
  •   6 beginner
  •   23 easy
  •   18 intermediate
  •   4 difficult
Longest run5 km (3.1 mi) La vallée blanche
Lift system17 lifts
Terrain parks2
Snowmaking230 snow cannons
Websitewww.n-py.com/en/peyragudes/

Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne, in the Region of Occitanie.

The resort was created in 1988, when the Peyresourde and Agudes resorts were joined.[1]

Skiing

The resort is located on 2 sides of the same mountain, connected thru several lifts.

There are 18 ski lifts and 51 ski slopes:

  • 6 green slopes
  • 23 blue slopes
  • 18 red slopes
  • 4 black slopes

A major part of the resort is equipped with 230 snow-guns.[citation needed]

The Skyvall gondola, which cost €30m and opened in 2019, links Loudenvielle in the Vallee du Louron to the mountain village at Peyragudes.[2]

Cycling

The climb up to the ski-resort can be accessed from the D618 between Arreau and the Col de Peyresourde. The summit is situated at 1,605 m (5,266 ft).[1]

The climb was used on the 2010 Route du Sud, when David Moncoutié was the first rider to cross the line, going on to win the whole race.[3]

Tour de France

In 2012, Peyragudes was the finish of Stage 17 of the Tour de France. The summit of the climb for the purposes of the King of the Mountains was 1,000 m. before the end of the stage, at a height of 1,603 m (5,259 ft).[3][4] First over the summit was Alejandro Valverde, who went on to win the stage, with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins 19 seconds behind. Romain Bardet won the stage in the 2017 Tour, while Aru took the yellow jersey from Chris Froome. In the 2022 Tour Brandon McNulty broke the entire GC group with the exception of teammate Tadej Pogačar, who won the stage, and Jonas Vingegaard who retained the yellow jersey after finishing second on the stage.[5]

Year Stage Start of stage Category Stage winner Yellow jersey
2025 13 Loudenvielle TBD
2022 17 Saint-Gaudens 1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
2017 12 Pau 2  Romain Bardet (FRA)  Fabio Aru (ITA)
2012 17 Bagnères-de-Luchon 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)

Other appearances in the Tour

The climb was also used in Stage 17 of the 2018 Tour de France, with Tanel Kangert first over the summit.[6]

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the Summit
2018 17 1 Bagnères-de-Luchon Saint-Lary-Soulan Col de Portet  Tanel Kangert (EST)

References

  1. ^ a b "Peyragudes dans le Tour de France" (in French). Le Dico du tour. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.topskiresort.com/resort/Peyragudes/slopes
  3. ^ a b "Stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. ^ "July 19, Stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes 143.5km". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (20 July 2022). "Tour de France: Brandon McNulty named most aggressive rider after helping Tadej Pogačar to stage win: The American helped pace Tadej Pogačar for most of the final 30 kilometers, setting up the Slovenian for the stage victory". Velo News by Outside Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Peyragudes dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.