Luz Ardiden

Hors Catégorie

13.3 km

Distance

1008 m

Elevation Gain

7.6%

Average Gradient

12%

Max Gradient

1711 m

Summit Elevation

827

Difficulty Points

12.2%

Steepest 100m

Hairpin Turns

The third in the great trio of climbs above Luz-Saint-Sauveur, alongside the Tourmalet and Hautacam. Luz Ardiden rises from the thermal town in a series of relentless switchbacks through pine forest, averaging 7.6% over 13.3km with little variation — this is a climb that demands a settled pace from...

Pro Tip

The combination of Tourmalet (east) followed immediately by Luz Ardiden — departing Luz-Saint-Sauveur for the second climb after the Tourmalet descent — is a 64km, 2,276m elevation day that tests the...

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Cycling in French Pyrenees

Elevation data from climbfinder.com

Luz Ardiden

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Col du Tourmalet (west from Luz-Saint-Sauveur)

Hautacam