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Col du Portillon : Spanish frontier post (1965) |
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| Elevation | 1,293 m (4,242 ft) |
| Traversed by | D618A / N-141 |
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Col du Portillon
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| Location | Haute Garonne France Lleida Spain |
| Range | Pyrenees |
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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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]
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 |
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| 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 |