Col de la Pierre St Martin

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Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin
Elevation 1,760 metres (5,774 feet)
Location Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Flag of France France
Navarra, Flag of Spain Spain
Range Pyrenees
Coordinates 42°58′13.44″N, 0°45′57.6″E
Traversed by D132/NA1370

Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin (el. 1760 m.) is a mountain pass on the France-Spain border in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) and Navarra (Spain). The climb from the Spanish side will be used in the 2007 Tour de France.

Close to the summit of the pass, there is the ski station of Arette-Pierre-Saint-Martin.

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[edit] Details of the climb

The southern side of the climb, starting from Isaba (Navarra, Spain) is 27 km long at an average of 3.6 % (height gain - 966 m). The final stages of the climb start at Larra Belagua (1026m.) with 14 km at 5.2 %, with a maximum of 7.4%

The pass is situated south east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Starting from Arette (north east), the climb is 25.8 km long gaining 1466 m. (an average of 5.7%). En route, the climb passes over the Col de Labays (1351m.), the Pas de Guilhers (1436 m.) and the Col de Soudet (1540 m.).

[edit] Tour de France

The climb from the south will feature in 2007 in the Tour de France for the first time on the 218.5 km stage 16 from Orthez to Gourette-Col d'Aubisque.

[edit] Appearances in Tour de France

Year Stage Category Leader at the summit
2007 16 1 Mauricio Soler

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Coordinates: 42°58′13.44″N, 0°45′57.6″E

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