2006 LES PYRENEES RIDE SPECS

Date

Day

Ride Distance

The Climb(s)

Climb km & Grade

Ride Difficulty

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July 6

1

62 miles / 100 km

Local Foothills near Chambery

TBD

Medium

July 7

2

50 miles / 81 km

Col de Lautaret

15 km / 3.8% avg / 9.0% max

Easy

July 8

30 miles / 48 km

Easy, low-key ride

N/A

Easy

July 9

4

108 miles / 174 km

Col de la Croix

Col du Telegraphe

Col du Galibier

Alpe d'Huez

12.5 km / 6.8%

12 km / 7.3-9%

17.5 km / 6.9%

13.8 km / 7.9%

Very Hard

July 10

5

TBD

Easy, low-key ride

N/A

Easy

July 11

6

31 miles / 50 km

Cormet du Roselend

20.1 km / 6%

Medium

July 12

7

40 miles / 65 km

Courcheval

21.8 km / 6.3%

Hard

Courcheval Finish

July 13

8

97 miles / 156 km

Col du Madeleine

Col du Telegraphe

Col du Galibier

19.5 km / 8%

12 km / 7.3-9%

17.5 km / 6.9%

Very Hard

Col du Galibier

July 14

9

31 - 62 miles / 50 - 100 km

Col d'Izoard

20 km / 5.7-9%

Hard

Briancon Start or along Tour route