| Port de Pailhères | |
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Sign at Mijanès at the start of the Port de Pailhères |
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| Elevation | 2,001 m (6,565 ft) |
| Traversed by | D25 |
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Port de Pailhères
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| Location | Ariège, France |
| Range | Pyrenees |
The Port de Pailhères or (Col de Pailhères) is a pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees.
The summit is at an altitude of 2,001 metres, and is located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès (south-eastern) and Ax-les-Thermes (western).
Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is 10.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 871 m. (an average percentage of 8.2%) with a maximum gradient of 10.2%.
Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is 18.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1281 m. (an average percentage of 6.9%) with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit.
The climb has been used in four stages of the Tour de France cycle race in 2003, 2005, 2007 (14th stage), and 2010 (14th stage).
| Year | Stage | Category | Start | Finish | Leader at the summit |
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| 2010 | 14 | HC | Revel | Ax-3 Domaines | Christophe Riblon |
| 2007 | 14 | HC | Mazamet | Plateau-de-Beille | Rubén Pérez |
| 2005 | 14 | HC | Agde | Ax-3 Domaines | Georg Totschnig |
| 2003 | 13 | 1 | Toulouse | Ax-3 Domaines | Juan Miguel Mercado |